📚💘 Happy National Library Lovers Month! 💘📚

February is the perfect time to celebrate all things books, reading, and libraries! 🌸✨

Stop by your local Rapides Parish Library branch and enjoy a bouquet of books just waiting to be discovered — from romance and ...mystery to fantasy, history, and everything in between! 💐📖

Whether you’re checking out your next great read, browsing our displays, or spending a cozy afternoon in the stacks, we’d love to see you this month. 💙

Fall in love with your library all over again! 🥰📚

#NationalLibraryLoversMonth #LibraryLove #RPLReads #BouquetOfBooks #BookLovers #FebruaryReads #SupportYourLibrary #RapidesLibrary 📖💐✨

🎓💻✨ Level Up with Gale Presents: Udemy! ✨💻🎓

Want to boost your career skills or dive into a new hobby? Gale Presents: Udemy gives you access to thousands of on-demand video courses—all free with your library! 📚💙

Explore learning opportunities across 75+ ...categories, including:
💼 Business & Leadership
💻 Technology & Coding
📈 Career Development
🎨 Creative Skills
🧘 Personal Growth

All courses are taught by world-class instructors and are continuously updated, so you can learn at your own pace anytime, anywhere. 🌟

👉 Visit our website at www.rpl.org
to access Udemy and start learning today! 🚀

#GalePresentsUdemy #OnlineLearning #CareerSkills #PersonalDevelopment #LibraryResources #RPL #LearnSomethingNew #FreeWithYourLibrary 🎓📚✨

🖤💛❤✨📚 Celebrate Black History Month at the Library! 📚✨🖤💛❤

February is Black History Month, a time to honor and celebrate the incredible individuals who paved the way through courage, creativity, leadership, and resilience.

🌟 From inspiring authors and ...groundbreaking inventors to powerful activists and community leaders—Black history is American history, and their stories deserve to be remembered and shared.

📍 Stop by any Rapides Parish Library location this month to explore:
📖 Featured book displays
🎥 Educational programs & documentaries
🎨 Cultural celebrations and events
💡 Stories that inspire future generations

Let’s learn, reflect, and celebrate together!

#BlackHistoryMonth #RPL #CelebrateHistory #LibraryPrograms #HonoringLegacy #ReadLearnGrow #CommunityCelebration #AfricanAmericanHistory #KnowledgeIsPower

🎉✨ Candied Yams & Cornbread ✨🎉

Get ready for an uplifting and unforgettable experience as we celebrate the month with Candied Yams & Cornbread, a powerful storytelling program you won’t want to miss! 💛📖

📍King Branch
🗓Saturday, February 28
...⏰12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

🌟 Join us as Sylvia Davis and Rosa Metoyer share spectacular stories that inspire, connect, and uplift the community. This program is always something truly special—come feel the joy, history, and heart behind every word.

🥂 A small reception will follow, so stay, connect, and celebrate with us!

📞 For more information: 318-445-3912

Come listen, celebrate, and be inspired at Candied Yams & Cornbread! 💫

#CandiedYamsAndCornbread #KingBranch #Storytelling #CommunityVoices #CelebrateCulture #LibraryPrograms #RPL

📚🎉 Happy World Read Aloud Day! 🎉📚

Today is the perfect day to celebrate the joy of stories, sharing, and reading together! 🌍✨
What better way to mark the occasion than by stopping by your local Rapides Parish Library branch to check out a new book (or a whole stack ...😉) and enjoy the magic of reading aloud.

📖💛 And don’t forget—Storytime is always happening across RPL!

Here’s where you can join the fun:

📍 Boyce Branch – Storytime Upon Request
📍 King Branch – Storytime Upon Request
📍 Johnson Branch – 1st & 3rd Wednesdays • 3pm–4pm
📍 Libuse Branch –
👶 Library Babies Tuesdays • 10am–10:30am
📚 Storytime Thursdays • 10:30am–11:30am
📍 Main Library – Wednesdays • 10:30am–11am
📍 Martin Library – Wiggles & Giggles Fridays • 10am–10:30am
📍 McDonald Branch –
👶 Library Babies • 9:30am–10am
📚 Storytime Thursdays • 10am–11am
📍 Robertson Branch – Explore & Discover Wednesdays • 10am–11am
📍 Westside Regional Library –
👶 Toddler Time Thursdays • 10am–10:30am
📚 Storytime Fridays • 10am–10:30am
📍 Hineston Branch – Thursday Morning Adventures • 10:30am–11am

🎤📚 Whether you're reading to your child, listening to a story with friends, or picking up your next great adventure—today is all about celebrating literacy and connection.

See you at the library! 💙✨

#WorldReadAloudDay #RapidesLibrary #RPLStorytime #ReadTogether #LibraryFun #EarlyLiteracy #FamilyPrograms #BooksBringUsTogether 📖🎉