✊🏽📚 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Closure 📚✊🏽

All Rapides Parish Library locations will be closed on Monday, January 19 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

🌐Online services are always available at www.rpl.org

#MLKDay #RPL #LibraryClosure

🎭🦉✨ Owlbert Is Ready for Mardi Gras! ✨🦉🎭

Owlbert has his beads ready and wants YOU to join the fun! 💜💛💚 Stop by the McDonald Branch to check out a festive selection of Mardi Gras books for all ages. Whether you’re curious about the history, love colorful parades,... or just want a fun seasonal read, we’ve got something to make you say laissez les bons temps rouler! 🎉📚

Swing by, grab a book, and celebrate Mardi Gras with Owlbert! 🦉🎺

#Owlbert #MardiGrasReady #McDonaldBranch #LibraryFun #MardiGrasReads #LetTheGoodTimesRoll #RPL 💜💛💚

✨📚 There’s always something happening at the Main Library! 📚✨

Stop by and explore our latest fun and informative displays—we’ve got something for every curious mind!

🇺🇸 Discover a special display honoring the anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans
📖 ...Check out a display highlighting popular elementary book series
🦁 Visit our zoo-themed display, featuring children’s animal books, zoo passes, and even biofacts borrowed from the Alexandria Zoo!

Whether you love history, animals, or great books, the Main Library has you covered. Come learn, explore, and be inspired!

#MainLibrary #LibraryDisplays #BattleOfNewOrleans #ZooPasses #ChildrensBooks #AlexandriaZoo #LibraryFun #ExploreAndLearn

📚✨ The Truth Behind J. B. Lafargue’s Life ✨📚

Join us at the Martin Luther King Jr. Branch for a powerful and enlightening afternoon as we uncover hidden history and celebrate a legacy that helped shape Black education in America.

📍King Branch
📅Saturday, ...January 10
⏰2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

📖 Featuring a book talk & signing of Michael Wynne’s latest biography:
All towards the elevation of the negro race in America…": Jean Baptiste Lafargue, The "Negro" Who Re-Invented Black Education For America".

🎤 Special Guests:
✨ Michael Wynne — collector, historian, speaker, and preservationist
✨ Josette Abugov — great-great niece of J. B. Lafargue, environment reporter at The Times-Picayune/NOLA.com, and fiction writer

Discover long-hidden truths about the life, history, and heritage of Jean Baptiste Lafargue, and engage in meaningful conversation that honors his lasting impact. Books will be available for purchase and signing.

Come learn, reflect, and be inspired by history that deserves to be known. 🌟

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✨🏛️ Check Out Louisiana Museums! 🏛️✨

We’re excited to announce that with a valid RPL library card, you can now check out museum passes to the Alexandria Museum of Art 🎨 and the New Orleans Museum of Art 🖼️—just like checking out a book!

💳 How it ...works:
🔹 Use your RPL library card
🔹 Reserve electronic passes online
🔹 Visit participating museums for FREE

🎫 Passes are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis, so be sure to plan ahead and reserve early!

🔎 Learn more & check availability:
👉 https://checkoutlouisiana.quipugroup.net/?rapi

Or stop by your nearest Rapides Parish Library branch for help.

Culture, creativity, and discovery are waiting—go check out a museum! ✨

#LAMuseums #CheckOutLouisianaMuseums #StateLibraryOfLouisiana #RPL #FreeResources #MuseumPasses #ExploreLouisiana 🎨🏛️