🥚🎨 Pysanky Eggs: A Colorful Cultural Experience! 🎨🥚

Get ready to create something truly egg-straordinary! 🌈✨

Join us at the Libuse Branch for a hands-on Pysanky Egg–making class, where tradition, creativity, and culture come together.

📍 Libuse ...Branch
📅 Saturday, February 28
⏰ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

👧🧑 Open to children ages 10+, teens, and adults!

🎨 Learn the beautiful art of traditional Czech Pysanky egg decorating
🥚 Design and take home your own colorful masterpiece
🌍 Celebrate Czech culture in this fun, interactive workshop

⚠️ Registration is required as space is limited:
👉 https://rpl.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=295298

👀 Be on the lookout for more dates!
🗓️ Saturday, March 28
🗓️ Saturday, April 25

📍 Same place, same time!

#PysankyEggs #LibuseBranch #CulturalCrafts #EggDecorating #HandsOnArt #LibraryPrograms #RPL #CreativeCommunity #CelebrateCulture 🥚🎨✨

📚🖤✨ Black History Month Spotlight: Langston Hughes ✨🖤📚

This month, we celebrate the life and legacy of Langston Hughes (1901–1967), one of America’s most influential poets, writers, and voices of the Harlem Renaissance. 🎷🖋️

Born in Missouri and rising ...to fame in New York City, Hughes used poetry, plays, novels, and columns to capture the beauty, struggles, and resilience of Black life in America. 🌟

📖 His groundbreaking collection The Weary Blues (1926) helped shape jazz poetry and forever changed American literature.

Hughes didn’t just write—he inspired generations, spoke truth through art, and amplified the voices of his community during the growing Civil Rights Movement. ✊🏽💬

Stop by the library this Black History Month to explore his powerful works and discover the stories that helped shape history. 💙📚

#BlackHistoryMonth #LangstonHughes #HarlemRenaissance #BlackLiterature #PoetryLegend #LibraryReads #CelebrateBlackVoices #RPLReads #HistoryThroughWords 🎷📖✨

Today was nothing short of AMAZING! 🎉✨

🖤❤️💛💚 In celebration of Black History Month, we gathered together to honor the incredible individuals who have made a lasting impact on our community — leaders, trailblazers, and changemakers whose legacy continues to pave the way ...for generations to come.

It was our esteemed honor to recognize:
🌟 Ret. Major Freddie Price Sr.
🌟 Ret. Brigadier General Owen Monconduit
🌟 Late Israel B. Curtis
🌟 Late John E. Allen Jr.
🌟 Mr. Randy Holly Jr.
🌟 Mr. Levator Boyd
🌟 Mr. Herbert Dixon

Your dedication, service, and influence will never be forgotten. 💫

We would also like to extend a special thank you to the next generation for their courage and confidence to stand up and speak on behalf of our honorees. 👏🏾✨

🌟 Brooke Price
🌟 Ellis Turner
🌟 Trinity Baptiste
🌟 Christian Jones
🌟 Alex Turner
🌟 Parris Jones
🌟 Jordan Holmes

Your voices matter, and you represent the future of the legacy we celebrate today. 💚

A heartfelt thank you to Ms. Ingrid Johnson for her valuable contributions to making this event such a success. 🌟 Your dedication and support truly made a difference!

A HUGE thank you to everyone who attended and helped make our 3rd Annual Central Louisiana African American Culture & Heritage Center event a monumental occasion to remember! 🎊 Your presence, support, and love truly made the day special.

Special thanks to the incredible D.R.E.A.M Drumline, led by Mr. Kevin Johnson 🥁🔥, for bringing the energy and delivering a phenomenal performance!

Again, thank you all for making this a powerful, memorable, and uplifting day for our community. Together, we celebrate the past, honor the present, and inspire the future! 🖤❤️💛💚

#BlackHistoryMonth #HonoringLegacies #CommunityStrong #CultureAndHeritage #CentralLouisiana #BlackExcellence #NextGeneration #Trailblazers #3rdAnnualEvent #CelebratingHeritage

🏆✨ Honoring Excellence: 2026 AACHC Honorees ✨🏆

We are proud to recognize the outstanding individuals selected as the 2026 African American Cultural Heritage Center (AACHC) Honorees—leaders whose dedication, service, and impact continue to uplift and inspire our community. ...🖤🌟

👏 Please join us in celebrating:
• Ret. Brigadier General Owen Monconduit
• Ret. Major Freddie Price Sr.
• Mr. Randy Holly Jr.
• Mr. Levator Boyd
• The late Mr. John Allen
• Mr. Herbert Dixon
• The late Mr. Israel “Bo” Curtis

These honorees represent excellence, leadership, and a lasting commitment to making a difference. We look forward to celebrating their achievements and honoring their legacy. 💫

#AACHC2026 #BlackHistoryMonth #CommunityLeaders #HonoringExcellence #CelebrateLegacy #RPL #AfricanAmericanHistory #LocalHeroes 🏆🖤✨