👶📚 Library Babies! 📚👶
✨ It’s National Library Week!
💛 Bring your little ones for fun, learning, and smiles!
📍 Libuse Branch
📅 Every Tuesday
⏰ 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
👶 Birth–age 4 welcome!
📖 Stories, songs, and early ...learning fun!
#NationalLibraryWeek #LibuseBranch #LibraryBabies #EarlyLiteracy #LibraryLove #RapidesParishLibrary 💫📚
🧠✨ Sensory Backpacks at Your Library! ✨🧠
🎉 It’s National Library Week—Find Your Joy in a space made for everyone! 💛
👝 Available at ALL RPL branches!
💙 Supporting young minds, one visit at a time
✨ Inside each backpack:
🦺 ...Compression vest
🎧 Noise-canceling headphones
🧩 Fidget tools
📍 Just ask at the circulation desk
✔ Quick in-house checkout with an adult
🌟 Designed to:
✔ Reduce sensory overload
✔ Support neurodiverse children
✔ Make library visits more comfortable & fun
💛 Because everyone deserves to feel welcome at the library!
#NationalLibraryWeek #FindYourJoy #LibraryLove #SensorySupport #InclusiveLibrary #CommunityCare #RapidesParishLibrary 🧠💫📚
🧠✨ Find Your Joy at the Library! ✨🧠
🎉 It’s National Library Week, and we’re making every visit more welcoming for EVERYONE! 💛
👝 Sensory Backpacks—at ALL RPL branches!
💙 Thanks to a generous donation from CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Pediatric ...Therapy Center (with support from Ace Hardware), we’re helping support young minds—one visit at a time!
✨ What’s inside?
🦺 Compression Vest – calming & grounding
🎧 Noise-Canceling Headphones – reduce noise overload
🧩 Fidget Tools – help with focus & stress relief
📍 How to use one:
Stop by the circulation desk and ask a staff member!
An adult can complete a quick in-house checkout
🌟 Why it matters:
✔ Helps reduce sensory overload
✔ Supports neurodiverse children
✔ Builds comfort & confidence during library visits
💛 Everyone deserves to feel comfortable, included, and excited to be at the library!
#NationalLibraryWeek #FindYourJoy #LibraryLove #SensorySupport #InclusiveLibrary #CommunityCare #RapidesParishLibrary 🧠💫📚
📚✨ Hineston Reading Jamboree! ✨📚
🎉 It’s National Library Week and we’re in the FINAL month to join the fun! 💛
📖 Don’t miss your chance to participate—time is running out!
🙌 Open to anyone with an RPL library card!
🌟 Keep reading, ...keep exploring, and be part of the excitement!
📍 Stop by the Hineston Branch to get started!
#NationalLibraryWeek #HinestonBranch #ReadingJamboree #LibraryLove #FindYourJoy #RapidesParishLibrary 📚💫
📚🎉 National Library Week Fun at Hineston! 🎉📚
Hineston is in the FINAL month to participate in the Hineston Reading Jamboree! 💛✨
📖 Don’t miss your chance to join in on the fun! You have until the end of the month to participate!
🙌 Anyone with an ...RPL library card can participate!
🌟 Keep reading, keep exploring, and be part of the excitement before time runs out!
📍 Stop by the Hineston Branch to learn more and get involved!
#NationalLibraryWeek #HinestonBranch #ReadingJamboree #LibraryLove #FindYourJoy #RapidesParishLibrary 📚✨
📚📱 National Library Week = Library On The Go! 📱📚
✨ Find Your Joy anytime, anywhere with the RPL App! 💛
📲 Take your library with you:
📖 View what you have checked out
⏳ See what’s on hold
📚 Place new items on hold
📅 Browse programs ...& events
✨ And so much more!
💡 Your library is always right at your fingertips!
📍 Download the RPL App today and start exploring!
#NationalLibraryWeek #FindYourJoy #LibraryOnTheGo #RPLApp #LibraryLove #MoreThanJustBooks #RapidesParishLibrary 📚💫
📱📚 Library On The Go! 📚📱
✨ It’s National Library Week—Find Your Joy anytime, anywhere with the RPL App! 💛
📲 Your library right in your pocket:
📖 View what you have checked out
⏳ See what’s on hold
📚 Place new holds
📅 Browse ...programs & events
✨ And more!
💡 Easy, convenient, and always with you!
📍 Download the RPL App and start exploring today!
#NationalLibraryWeek #FindYourJoy #RPLApp #LibraryOnTheGo #LibraryLove #RapidesParishLibrary 📚💫
🍒💛 Volunteer Spotlight! 💛🍒
Celebrating Ms. Cherry this National Volunteer Week! 🎉📚
✨ 16 years of volunteering with RPL
💛 A heart for helping her community
📖 Always ready to assist with prints, books, and more!
🌟 Favorite memories:
...🎉 MLK Jr. Branch Grand Opening (2014)
🎉 AACHC Grand Opening (2024)
🙌 Plus, she’s played a big role in AACHC Annual Events for the past 3 years!
💛 Thank you, Ms. Cherry—we appreciate you more than words can say!
🍨 The King Branch wouldn’t be the same… you truly are the cherry on top! 🍒✨
#NationalVolunteerWeek #VolunteerSpotlight #LibraryLove #CommunityStrong #KingBranch #RapidesParishLibrary 💛📚✨
🍒💛 National Volunteer Week Spotlight! 💛🍒
Today we’re celebrating a very special volunteer—Ms. Cherry! 🎉📚
✨ Ms. Cherry has been volunteering with RPL since 2010 (that’s 16 amazing years!) and has made such a lasting impact on our community 💛
...📖 She loves helping patrons with prints, books, and more—because she truly cares about serving her community!
🌟 Some of her favorite memories include:
🎉 The grand opening of the Martin Luther King Jr. Branch (2014)
🎉 The grand opening of the Central Louisiana African American Culture & Heritage Center (2024)
🙌 For the past 3 years, she’s also played an important role in the Annual Events for the AACHC!
💛 Thank you, Ms. Cherry, for your time, dedication, and heart—RPL wouldn’t be the same without you!
🍨 And let’s be honest…
If the King Branch were an ice cream sundae, you’d be the cherry on top! 🍒✨
#NationalVolunteerWeek #VolunteerSpotlight #LibraryLove #CommunityStrong #KingBranch #RapidesParishLibrary 💛📚✨
