🎉📖 Congratulations, Ta'Naya James! 🌱💚
Our Week 8 Teen Summer Reading Winner from McDonald Branch is a junior at Glenmora High School and has been reading her way to success all summer long! 📚🎁
Way to go, Ta'Naya! Thanks for participating in our Plant a ...Seed, Read! Summer Reading Program—we hope you enjoy your prize! 🌻✨
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🎉🌱 Another Summer Reading Winner! 🌱🎉
Join us in congratulating Ta'Naya James, McDonald Branch's Week 8 Teen Summer Reading Winner! 📚🎁
A junior at Glenmora High School, Ta'Naya has been reading all summer long and earned this exciting prize through ...our Plant a Seed, Read! Summer Reading Program! 🌻
Way to go, Ta'Naya! 👏 We hope you enjoy your prize, and thank you for making reading part of your summer!
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📚✨ It's almost time for the Friends of the Rapides Parish Library Book Sale!
Thousands of books.
Amazing bargains.
A great cause.
📍 Main Library
🗓 July 30 | 9–6
🗓 July 31 | 9–6
🗓 August 1 | 9–1
🛍 Fill a bag for $10 ...Thursday & Friday + FREE Friends tote!
📚 Saturday
25¢ Hardcovers
10¢ Paperbacks
Every purchase supports the Friends of the Rapides Parish Library! ❤️
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📚 The Friends of the Rapides Parish Library Book Sale is Almost Here! 📚
Book lovers, mark your calendars! The Friends of the Rapides Parish Library are bringing back one of the biggest book sales of the year—and it's packed with incredible bargains!
Every purchase ...helps support the Friends of the Rapides Parish Library, whose generosity helps make library programs, events, and special opportunities possible throughout our parish.
📍 Main Library
411 Washington Street, Alexandria
🗓 Thursday, July 30 | 9 AM–6 PM
🗓 Friday, July 31 | 9 AM–6 PM
🗓 Saturday, August 1 | 9 AM–1 PM
💲 Thursday & Friday
📚 Fill an entire bag for just $10
👜 PLUS receive a FREE Friends of the Library tote bag!
💲 Saturday
• Hardcover books – 25¢
• Paperbacks – 10¢
Come support the Friends and discover your next favorite book!
🌲🐻 Ready for a WILD adventure? 🌿✨
The U.S. Forest Service is stopping by Robertson Branch to bring the beauty of Kisatchie National Forest straight to the library!
🌳 Learn about Louisiana's only national forest
🦌 Discover amazing wildlife and native ...plants
🐻 Meet the legendary Smokey Bear
🔥 Pick up important fire safety tips
🌞 Enjoy a fun, hands-on nature experience!
📍 Robertson Branch
📅 Wednesday, July 29
⏰ 10:00 AM–11:00 AM
📞Contact 318-640-3098 for more info.
Bring your curiosity and your love for the outdoors—we'll see you in the forest... at the library! 🌲🐻💚
#RapidesParishLibrary #RobertsonBranch #ForestAdventure #USForestService #SmokeyBear #KisatchieNationalForest #PlantASeedRead #SummerReading2026 #NatureAdventure 🌿🐻🌲✨
🌲🌿 Adventure is calling! 🐻✨
Join the U.S. Forest Service at Robertson Branch for an exciting Forest Adventure where you'll discover the wonders of Kisatchie National Forest, Louisiana's only national forest!
This fun, hands-on program is perfect for nature ...lovers of all ages. Learn about the incredible wildlife and plants found throughout our state, explore the beauty of Louisiana's forests, and meet a very special guest... Smokey Bear! 🐻🔥
🌲 Explore Louisiana's only national forest
🦅 Learn about local wildlife and native plants
🐻 Meet Smokey Bear
🔥 Discover important fire safety tips through interactive learning!
📍 Robertson Branch
📅 Wednesday, July 29
⏰ 10:00 AM–11:00 AM
📞 For more information, call 318-640-3098.
Come explore, learn, and celebrate the great outdoors with us—you won't want to miss this exciting Summer Reading adventure! 🌿🌞
#RapidesParishLibrary #RobertsonBranch #ForestAdventure #USForestService #SmokeyBear #KisatchieNationalForest #PlantASeedRead #SummerReading2026 #NatureFun 🌲🐻🌿✨
🌱✨ The countdown is on... but Summer Reading isn't over yet! ✨📚
There's still time to:
🌼 Earn prizes
📖 Read more books
📱 Log your minutes in Beanstack
🌱 Finish your Summer Reading goals!
Don't miss your chance to finish strong ...before the program ends. Every page and every minute brings you closer to your next prize!
🔗 Beanstack: https://rpl.beanstack.com/reader365
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🌱📚 The End of Summer Reading Is Almost Here... But There's Still Time! 📚🌱
Don't let the finish line sneak up on you! ⏳ There's still time to keep reading, log your minutes, and earn prizes before this year's Plant a Seed, Read! Summer Reading Program comes... to an end!
Whether you're working toward your next prize or trying to reach your reading goal, every minute counts. Keep turning those pages and don't forget to log your reading in Beanstack!
🏆 There's still time to earn prizes!
📱 Log your minutes in Beanstack!
📚 Keep reading through the end of Summer Reading!
Finish strong—we're cheering you on every step of the way! 🌻📖
🔗 Log your reading here: https://rpl.beanstack.com/reader365
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🍽️📚 History is on the Menu! 📚🍽️
Travel back to the Great Depression with historian and chef Richard Holloway as the CHOW Series explores how hardship shaped some of America's most recognizable foods.
📍 Main Library
📅 Monday, August 10
🕠 ...5:30–8:00 PM
🥣 Discover Depression-era recipes and innovations.
📖 Learn how families stretched every meal.
🍴 Explore the history behind foods we still enjoy today.
It's the perfect evening for food lovers, history buffs, and curious minds alike!
🎟️ Registration is required and space is limited.
📲 Register now:
https://rpl.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=341386
📞 318-445-2411
#RapidesParishLibrary #MainLibrary #CHOWSeries #FoodHistory #CulinaryHistory #GreatDepression #HistoryLovers #LibraryEvents #FoodForThought #CommunityLearning 🍽️📖
