🌱🍎 FREE Summer Meals + Summer Fun at Rapides Parish Library! 🍎🌱

This summer, grow your mind AND your appetite with Rapides Parish Library’s “Plant a Seed, Read” Summer Reading Program! ☀️📚✨

School-age kids and teens can enjoy FREE meals all summer long ...through the Summer Food Service Program while also exploring fun activities at the library! 🌻

📖 Summer Reading
🎨 Arts & Crafts
🖍️ Coloring & Activity Books
🌱 Fun activities all summer long

📅 June 1 – July 31

🌼 JOHNSON BRANCH
🕑 Monday–Friday • 2PM–4PM

🌼 MCDONALD BRANCH
🍳 Breakfast • 9AM–10AM
🥪 Lunch • 12PM–2PM

🌼 ROBERTSON BRANCH
🥪 Lunch • 10AM–12PM

🌼 MARTIN BRANCH
🍳 Breakfast • 10AM–12PM
🥪 Lunch • 1PM–3PM

Meals must be eaten at the library during serving times.

🌱 Come plant the seeds for a summer full of reading, creativity, meals, and fun! 💚✨

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

#PlantASeedRead #SummerReading #RapidesParishLibrary #SummerMeals #LibraryFun #FamilyFun #KidsActivities #CommunitySupport #SummerFun #LibraryLife 🌱🍎

🔬⚙️ Summer Camp: STEM in Action! ⚙️🔬

📍 Main Library
📅 July 13 – July 17
⏰ 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM (daily)

Get ready to think big, build bigger, and explore the world of STEM! 👀🚀

This hands-on camp is packed with fun, creativity, and ...discovery:

📦 Design and build cardboard creations
🧪 Experiment with science and chemistry
🧴 Make your own cleaning and skincare products
💡 Solve challenges and bring your ideas to life

It’s all about learning by doing—and having a blast while you’re at it! 🤯✨

👥 Open to ages 12–17

⚠️ Space is limited—registration required
👉 https://rpl.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=341149

📞 Contact 318-445-2411 for more information

#MainLibrary #STEMCamp #SummerCamp #HandsOnLearning #CreativeTeens #LibraryPrograms 🔬✨

🌱📚 Summer Reading Is On Its Way! 📚🌱

Get ready to Plant a Seed, Read with Rapides Parish Library this summer! ☀️✨

Summer Reading begins June 1 and runs through July 31, filled with books, prizes, programs, entertainment, and fun for all ages! 🌻📖

...Track your reading, grow your imagination, and let your love of learning bloom all summer long. 🌱💚

🚨📚 CAUGHT IN THE ACT! 📚🚨

Members of the A Little Bit of Everything Book Club were caught reading at Westside Regional Library! 👀📖

📍 Westside Regional Library

🔍 Suspected of:
📚 Carrying towering TBR lists
☕ Discussing books for ...hours
👀 Saying “just one more chapter”
📖 Recommending books to everyone they meet

⚠️ WARNING: These readers are known to have strong opinions about plot twists, favorite characters, and whether the book was better than the movie 😏

Proceed with caution… you may leave with a new favorite book recommendation! ✨📚

#WestsideLibrary #CaughtReading #BookClubLife #LibraryLife #GetCaughtReading 🚨📚

📰✨ Discover The Wall Street Journal ✨📰

🌎 Global News. Local Access.
FREE with YOUR Rapides Parish Library card!

Enjoy digital access to The Wall Street Journal, one of the world’s leading daily financial newspapers! Stay informed with trusted reporting and ...explore:

📈 Business and financial news
🌍 National and international headlines
🏛️ Political updates
💼 Job market trends
📰 In-depth articles and expert analysis

📲 Access The Wall Street Journal from anywhere on any device for 3 days at a time!

Getting started is easy:
✔️ Create an account with your email address
✔️ Choose your own password
✔️ Start reading instantly

Once your access expires, simply return and log in again to renew your 3-day access.

🏠 Want to use it from home?
Visit:
🌐 www.rpl.org
➡️ eBranch
➡️ Databases
➡️ Scroll down to “Wall Street Journal”

Stay informed, explore trusted journalism, and discover more with Rapides Parish Library! ✨

#RapidesParishLibrary #WallStreetJournal #LibraryResources #DigitalAccess #StayInformed 📰✨

🇺🇸❤️ Happy Memorial Day from our RPL family! ❤️🇺🇸

Today, we honor and remember the brave men and women who served and sacrificed for our country.

As a reminder, all Rapides Parish Library locations are closed today in observance of Memorial Day.

Even ...while our branches are closed, you can still enjoy digital books, audiobooks, streaming services, and more through 🌐 www.rpl.org and the RPL app. 📚💻

We hope everyone has a safe and meaningful holiday. ❤️🤍💙