📚🚐 Lecompte, the library is rolling into town! 🚐📚
Even while the Johnson Branch is temporarily closed for repairs, your library is still here for you!
📍 Lecompte High School
📅 Every Monday
🕐 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Stop by the Rapides Parish ...Library Bookmobile to:
📚 Check out books
📖 Return library materials
🌱 Keep your Summer Reading going
😊 Enjoy free library services for the whole family
We're bringing the library directly to you because great stories are always worth the trip! 💙
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🇺🇸✨ Tomorrow is the day! ✨🇺🇸
Join us as we gather one final time to unveil the Bronze Braille American Flag at the Westside Regional Library.
After two incredible dedication ceremonies at the Martin Library and Libuse Branch, this meaningful journey concludes ...tomorrow—and we'd love for you to be part of it.
📍 Westside Regional Library
📅 Tomorrow – Monday, July 20
🕕 6:00 PM
Come honor the veterans whose courage and sacrifice inspired this remarkable monument, experience the Bronze Braille American Flag, and help us commemorate America's 250th Anniversary.
Bring your family, invite your friends, and join us for an unforgettable evening of remembrance, honor, and community. ❤️🤍💙
#RapidesParishLibrary #WestsideRegionalLibrary #BronzeBrailleAmericanFlag #Americas250 #HonorOurVeterans #Community #LouisianaLibraries
🥪☀️📚 SUMMER JUST GOT EVEN BETTER! 📚☀️🥪
School may be out, but FREE meals, fun, and learning are in session at Rapides Parish Library! 🎉💙
We're teaming up with The Food Bank of Central Louisiana to provide FREE meals for school-age children and teens ...at select library locations all summer long! 🍎🥪
✨ While you're here, stick around for:
📚 Reading adventures
🎨 Arts & Crafts
🖍️ Coloring & Activity Books
📖 Homework Help (where available)
Fuel your body, spark your imagination, and enjoy everything your library has to offer this summer! 🌱💙
🗓️ June 1 – July 31
📅 Every Monday – Friday
📍 Meal Locations & Times
🍳 McDonald Branch
🥞 Breakfast • 9:00 AM–10:00 AM
🥪 Lunch • 12:00 PM–2:00 PM
📚 Martin Library
🥞 Breakfast • 10:00 AM–12:00 PM
🥪 Lunch • 1:00 PM–3:00 PM
📖 Robertson Branch
🥪 Lunch • 10:00 AM–12:00 PM
🍽️ Meals are provided at no cost to eligible children and must be eaten at the library during posted serving times.
✨ Come for a meal...
📚 Stay for a great book...
🎨 Create something amazing...
💙 Make this your best summer yet!
See you at the library! ☀️🥪📖
#RapidesParishLibrary #SummerMeals #FoodBankOfCentralLouisiana #SummerReading2026 #PlantASeedRead #FreeMeals #HealthyKids #LibraryLife #KidsEatFree #SummerFun #ReadCreateGrow #SeeYouAtTheLibrary ☀️📚🍎
🎩🪄✨ TOMORROW... THE MAGIC BEGINS! ✨🪄🎩
David LeBoeuf is BACK!! 🤩
Get ready for an unforgettable week of magic, laughs, surprises, and audience participation with Rapides Parish's favorite Magic Man!
Prepare to laugh...
Prepare to be ...amazed...
Prepare to ask... 🤯
"HOW DID HE DO THAT?!"
🎩 Tour Schedule
🗓️ Monday, July 20
📍 Boyce Branch 🕙 10 AM
📍 Libuse Branch 🕕 6 PM
🗓️ Tuesday, July 21
📍 Hineston Branch 🕙 10 AM
📍 Westside Regional Library 🕕 6 PM
🗓️ Wednesday, July 22
📍 Robertson Branch 🕙 10 AM
📍 Martin Library 🕑 2 PM
🗓️ Thursday, July 23
📍 McDonald Branch 🕙 10 AM
📍 Martin Luther King Jr. Branch 🕕 6 PM
🗓️ Friday, July 24
📍 Main Library 🕙 10 AM
📍 Lecompte Town Hall 🕑 2 PM
🎩✨ See one show...
🎉 Or catch them ALL!
📅 Visit www.rpl.org for more Summer Reading information.
Who's ready for a week FULL of MAGIC?! 🪄🎩✨
#RapidesParishLibrary #PlantASeedRead #SummerReading2026 #DavidLeBoeuf #MagicMan #MagicShow #FamilyFun #LibraryMagic #SummerReading 🎩🪄✨
🇺🇸✨ ONE MORE SLEEP! ✨🇺🇸
Tomorrow, we gather one final time to unveil the Bronze Braille American Flag at the Westside Regional Library. ❤️🤍💙
📍 Westside Regional Library
📅 Tomorrow • Monday, July 20
🕕 6:00 PM
Join us as we honor... the World War II veterans who founded the Blinded Veterans Association and all veterans who lost their sight during or following military service.
🇺🇸 A powerful tribute.
⭐ A meaningful celebration.
❤️ A community coming together.
Don't miss this special opportunity to be part of an unforgettable evening honoring service, sacrifice, and America's 250th Anniversary.
We'll see you tomorrow! 🇺🇸
#RapidesParishLibrary #WestsideRegionalLibrary #BronzeBrailleAmericanFlag #Americas250 #HonorOurVeterans #Community #LibraryEvents #LouisianaLibraries
🇺🇸✨ One more unveiling to go! ✨🇺🇸
We've been honored to celebrate two incredible Bronze Braille American Flag dedication ceremonies at the Martin Library and Libuse Branch, and now we're inviting you to join us for our final unveiling!
📍 Westside ...Regional Library
📅 Monday, July 20
🕕 6:00 PM
The Bronze Braille American Flag honors the World War II veterans who founded the Blinded Veterans Association and all veterans who lost their sight during or following military service. Featuring raised stars and stripes and the Pledge of Allegiance in Braille, this remarkable monument is both inspiring and accessible.
Come be part of this meaningful event as we continue celebrating America's 250th Anniversary and honoring those whose courage and sacrifice changed lives for generations to come.
We hope you'll join us for this special evening. ❤️🤍💙
#RapidesParishLibrary #WestsideRegionalLibrary #BronzeBrailleAmericanFlag #Americas250 #HonorOurVeterans #Community #LouisianaLibraries #Westside
🇺🇸✨ THE JOURNEY CONTINUES! WESTSIDE, YOU'RE NEXT! ✨🇺🇸
What an incredible week it has been! ❤️🤍💙
We have already had the honor of unveiling the Bronze Braille American Flag at both the Martin Library and the Libuse Branch, and the outpouring of ...support from our communities has been truly inspiring. Thank you to everyone who joined us in honoring our nation's heroes and celebrating this meaningful addition to Rapides Parish.
Now, it's Westside Regional Library's turn!
📍 Westside Regional Library
📅 Monday, July 20
🕕 6:00 PM
Be part of this historic and moving ceremony as we unveil the Bronze Braille American Flag, a powerful tribute honoring the World War II veterans who founded the Blinded Veterans Association and all veterans who lost their sight during or following military service.
This special dedication is presented in commemoration of America's 250th Anniversary (1776–2026) and serves as a lasting reminder of courage, sacrifice, accessibility, and service.
🇺🇸 Experience this remarkable monument featuring raised stars and stripes and the Pledge of Allegiance in Braille.
🤝 Join veterans, community members, and local leaders for an unforgettable evening.
🍪 Stay afterward for refreshments and fellowship.
If you've been looking for a chance to experience this meaningful dedication, this is it! Bring your family, invite your friends, and help us make this final unveiling another unforgettable celebration of patriotism, remembrance, and community.
We can't wait to see Westside come together for this extraordinary event! ❤️⭐💙
🔬🚀 What. A. Week. 🚀🔬
Our STEM Camp has officially come to an end, and we're still amazed by everything our campers accomplished! 💙
Yesterday, our teens wrapped up the incredible projects they've been creating all week, putting their new STEM skills on full... display.
✨ They built.
🧪 They experimented.
💡 They created.
🤝 They collaborated.
🎉 They had an amazing time!
From cardboard engineering projects to hands-on chemistry and DIY creations, this week was filled with curiosity, creativity, and innovation.
A huge THANK YOU to every teen who joined us and to our amazing community partners for helping make this year's STEM Camp such an incredible success. Your support helps inspire the next generation of innovators!
Until next time... keep exploring, keep creating, and keep asking questions! 💙🔬🚀
#RapidesParishLibrary #MainLibrary #STEMCamp #STEMEducation #FutureInnovators #HandsOnLearning #Science #Technology #Engineering #Math #LibraryLife #CommunityPartners #TeensWhoSTEM #CreateDiscoverInspire
🔬✨ STEM CAMP 2026 WAS A HUGE SUCCESS! ✨🔬
What an incredible week at Main Library!
Our teens spent the week building, experimenting, discovering, and creating—and yesterday they proudly wrapped up the projects they've been working so hard on all week long. The ...results were nothing short of amazing! 🚀
Throughout STEM Camp, participants:
📦 Built imaginative cardboard creations.
🧪 Explored fascinating science and chemistry concepts.
🧴 Made their own cleaning and skincare products.
💡 Developed new skills, solved challenges, and discovered just how exciting STEM can be!
We are incredibly thankful to every teen who attended and made this year's camp such a fun, energetic, and inspiring experience.
A very special thank you also goes to our outstanding community partners, whose support and collaboration helped make STEM Camp possible. Together, we're helping inspire future scientists, engineers, inventors, and innovators right here in Rapides Parish.
Thank you to everyone who helped make STEM Camp 2026 one to remember! We can't wait to see what our campers create next. 💙🚀🔬
