🌱☀️ Summer fun is about to BLOOM at Rapides Parish Library! ☀️🌱

We’re bringing AMAZING entertainment to branches all summer long! 🌻✨

🦖 TMM Project — June 8–12
🐰 Harvey Rabbit & Friends — June 22–26
🌊 The Ocean Adventure — July ...6–10
🎭 David LeBoeuf — July 20–24

From music and dancing to ocean adventures and laugh-out-loud fun, there’s something exciting growing every week! 🌼📚

🌱 Mondays
📍 BC 10AM | LB 6PM

🌱 Tuesdays
📍 HN 10AM | WR 6PM

🌱 Wednesdays
📍 RB 10AM | MR 2PM

🌱 Thursdays
📍 MC 10AM | KG 6PM

🌱 Fridays
📍 MN 10AM | JN 2PM

🌻 Don’t leaf the fun behind—come grow with us this summer! 🌻

#RapidesParishLibrary #SummerReading #PlantASeedRead #LibraryPrograms #FamilyFun #SummerFun #LibraryLife #CommunityEvents #KidsActivities #TeenFun 🌱✨

🌱 Plant a Seed, Read! 🌱

Watch your child grow this summer with Rapides Parish Library’s exciting Summer Reading Program! Reading helps young minds bloom—and now it’s even more fun. Log your reading in Beanstack all June and July and earn blooming awesome prizes along the way! ...🌼📚

🌿 150 Minutes — Cool Certificate
🌻 500 Minutes — Snazzy Sunglasses
🌳 1000 Minutes — Hip Hat
🌺 1500 Minutes — Majestic Medal

There’s so much more to help your family grow! Enjoy fun programs, lively entertainment, helpful resources, and plenty of ways to dig into all the library has to offer. Summer is the perfect time to plant the seed of a lifelong love of reading—come grow with us!

🚨📚 SUSPECT CAUGHT READING AT WESTSIDE! 📚🚨

📍 Westside Regional Library

🔍 Charges include:
📖 Excessive page turning
📚 Carrying a dangerously large TBR list
👀 Browsing the stacks for “just one more book”

⚠️ WARNING: May ...disappear into fictional worlds for hours at a time! 😏

Witnesses say the suspect appeared highly invested in the storyline and may attempt to recommend books to others nearby. Proceed with caution! ✨📚

#WestsideLibrary #CaughtReading #LibraryLife #GetCaughtReading #BookLovers 🚨📚

🌱📚 Plant a Seed, Read—Teen Edition! 📚🌱

Grow your mind, level up your skills, and score awesome prizes this summer with Rapides Parish Library’s Teen Summer Reading Program! Reading isn’t just for school—it builds creativity, sharpens your thinking, and helps you see the... world in new ways. 🌍✨

Log your reading minutes in Beanstack all June and July to earn entries into weekly prize drawings. The more you read, the more chances you have to win! 🎉🔥

🌿 Week 1 (June 1–5) — Palmetto’s Gift Card
🌿 Week 2 (June 6–12) — Wireless Earbuds
🌿 Week 3 (June 13–19) — Doce Vita Gift Card
🌿 Week 4 (June 20–26) — Fortnite Gift Card (V-Bucks)
🌿 Week 5 (June 27–July 3) — Wayback’s Gift Card
🌿 Week 6 (July 4–10) — Phone Charging Bank
🌿 Week 7 (July 11–17) — Little Cake’s Gift Card
🌿 Week 8 (July 18–24) — Water Cup
🌿 Week 9 (July 25–31) — Escape Room Gift Card

🌱 The more you read, the more your chances grow.

Don’t just scroll—grow. Plant the habit, track your reading, and watch your summer (and your prizes) bloom!

🇺🇸✨ Memorial Day Closure✨🇺🇸

All Rapides Parish Library locations will be closed on Monday, May 25, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. ❤️🤍💙

Even while our branches are closed, the library fun doesn’t stop! 📚💻 You can still enjoy eBooks, ...audiobooks, streaming services, research tools, and more anytime through 🌐 www.rpl.org and the RPL app.

🌱📚 Plant a Seed, Read—Adult Edition! 📚🌱

Grow your mind, stay sharp, and enjoy the benefits of reading this summer with Rapides Parish Library’s Summer Reading Program for Adults! Reading isn’t just relaxing—it strengthens memory, boosts creativity, and keeps your mind ...thriving. 🌿✨

Log your reading minutes in Beanstack throughout June and July for a chance to win a prize basket from your local branch. The more you read, the more your chances grow! 🎉📖

🌱 Build focus and keep your mind active
🌼 Discover new stories and ideas
🌿 Connect with a community of readers

At the end of July, each branch will draw a winner—so keep turning those pages!

Don’t just unwind—grow. Plant the habit, track your reading, and let your summer bloom. 🌸