🥚🎨 Pysanky Eggs: Spring into Color & Culture! 🎨🥚

Get ready for another egg-cellent opportunity to create, learn, and celebrate tradition! 🌸✨

Join us at the Libuse Branch for a hands-on Pysanky Egg–making class, where you’ll explore the beautiful art of ...traditional Czech egg decorating.

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

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

🎨 Design your own colorful, intricate egg

🌍 Celebrate Czech creativity and culture in a fun, interactive workshop

⚠️ Registration is required as space is limited:
👉 https://rpl.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=292275

👀 Be on the lookout for our next session:
🗓️ Saturday, April 25

📍 Same place, same time!

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🕘📚 New Hours at the Johnson Branch!

📍 Johnson Branch
📅 Mon-Friday
⏰ 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Mon, Tues, Thurs)
⏰ 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Wed & Fri)

We’ve updated our hours at the Johnson Branch! Stop by and see everything the library has waiting for you.... ✨

📖 Discover your next favorite book
💻 Use computers and library resources
🎨 Explore fun programs and activities

Whether you're here to read, learn, create, or connect—we’d love to see you! Come visit us soon.

📞 Contact 318-776-5153 for more information.

#JohnsonBranch #LibraryHours #MoreThanJustBooks #LibraryLife #RapidesParishLibrary 📚🕘

📚⏳ There’s Still Time to See the Centennial Exhibit!

📍 Westside Regional Library
📅 Now through March 30, 2026
⏰ During Open Hours

There’s still time to stop by and experience the State Library of Louisiana’s Centennial Exhibit before it leaves ...Alexandria! 🎉

This special traveling exhibit celebrates 100 years of service to Louisiana’s libraries and communities. Discover the fascinating history behind our state’s library system through:

📜 Historic documents and rare items from the Louisiana Collection
📰 Articles from the State Library’s earliest scrapbooks
📸 Vintage photographs from the Historic Photograph Collection
📖 Stories highlighting a century of library service

Don’t miss this opportunity to explore Louisiana’s rich library history right here in Rapides Parish.

📍 Westside Regional Library
5416 Provine Place, Alexandria, Louisiana

📞 Contact 318-442-2483 for more information.

#StateLibraryOfLouisiana #CentennialExhibit #WestsideRegionalLibrary

🐰📚 One Week Left: Easter Basket Read-Off! 🌷🥚

Calling all book lovers—of every age! Our Annual Easter Basket Read-Off is still going, but time is running out! ⏳

Beginning March 1, readers have been logging their reading in Beanstack to earn entries for a chance to ...win a festive Easter Basket prize. The more you read, the more chances you have to win! 📖✨

🎉 Four winners will be selected at each branch:
👶 Ages 0–5
🧒 Ages 6–12
🧑 Teens 13–18
📚 Adults 19 and up

📅 You have until March 31 to log your reading in Beanstack!
🏆 Winners will be selected by each branch on April 1.

There’s still time to pick up a book, start reading, and enter for your chance to win! Stop by the library and join the fun.

#EasterBasketReadOff #ReadToWin #BeanstackReading #LibraryChallenge #RapidesParishLibrary #SpringReading 🐰📚🌷

🐣🌷 2nd Annual Community Easter Egg Hunt

📍 Glenmora Ball Field (Optimist Field)
📅 Saturday, March 28
⏰ 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Get ready for a fun-filled, egg-citing day for the whole family! 🐰🥚 Join us for our 2nd Annual Community Easter Egg Hunt and ...celebrate the season with your community!

🎉 Activities Include:
🥚 Easter Egg Hunts
🎨 Crafts & Games
📸 Photos with the Easter Bunny
🎈 Balloon Animals
🍦 Red River Ice Cream Truck
🧀 FREE Nachos & Drinks
🎟️ Cake Walk & Raffle

📍 Located at:
1000 Turkey Creek Rd., Glenmora, LA

⏰ Egg Hunt Schedule:
🐣 11:00 AM — Ages 0–5 (Field 1)
🐰 11:30 AM — Ages 6–12 (Field 2)
🌸 12:00 PM — Ages 13 & up (Field 3)
💛 12:15 PM — Special Needs Hunt (Field 1)

This special event is made possible with support from the Town of Glenmora, Glenmora Police & Fire Departments, local businesses, and the Glenmora Friends of the Library.

Bring your loved ones and come celebrate with us—we can’t wait to see you there! 🌷✨

📞 Contact 318-748-4848 for more information.

#EasterEggHunt #CommunityEvent #FamilyFun #Glenmora #LibraryPrograms #SpringFun #RapidesParishLibrary 🐣🌷

📜📚 100 Years of Louisiana Library History

📍 Westside Regional Library
📅 March 16 – March 30, 2026
⏰ During Open Hours

A century of stories is coming to Alexandria! The State Library of Louisiana’s Centennial Exhibit is making its tour stop at Westside ...Regional Library, giving the Rapides Parish community a chance to explore 100 years of Louisiana library history.

This special traveling exhibit celebrates the State Library’s long tradition of supporting libraries and citizens across Louisiana. Through pop-up display banners and companion booklets, visitors can explore the fascinating journey of the State Library and the growth of public libraries throughout the state.

🗂️ Rare materials from the Louisiana Collection
📰 Historic news clippings from early State Library scrapbooks
📸 Vintage images from the Historic Photograph Collection
📖 Stories from a century of library service

Come experience this unique exhibit and discover the history behind the libraries that serve communities across Louisiana.

📍 Westside Regional Library
5416 Provine Place, Alexandria, Louisiana

📞 Contact 318-442-2483 for more information.

#LouisianaLibraryHistory #StateLibraryOfLouisiana #CentennialExhibit #WestsideRegionalLibrary #LouisianaHeritage #RapidesParishLibrary 📜📚