🌲📚 Adventure Awaits with Rapides Parish Library! 📚🌲

Rapides Parish Library is excited to announce that patrons can now “Check Out Louisiana” with FREE Louisiana State Park and Historic Site passes using their library card! 🌎✨

Through the statewide Check Out ...Louisiana initiative, RPL cardholders can explore Louisiana’s incredible natural beauty, outdoor adventures, and rich history — all completely FREE.

🏕️ Visit Louisiana State Parks
🏛️ Explore State Historic Sites
🚗 One-day admission for one vehicle and passengers
📚 Available at ALL Rapides Parish Library branches

PLUS… patrons can also ask to check out a special Geaux Explore backpack (limited availability) packed with tools to make your adventure even more exciting! 👀🌿

🎒 Geaux Explore Backpacks include:
🔭 Binoculars
🧭 Compass
🔎 Magnifying glass
🌱 Leave No Trace outdoor ethics cards
🐸 Louisiana Amphibians Guide
📘 Keep Louisiana Beautiful activity book

Whether you’re hiking trails, spotting wildlife, discovering Louisiana history, or making family memories outdoors, your next adventure starts at the library! 💛

✨ HOW IT WORKS ✨
✔️ Visit any RPL branch with your library card
✔️ Check out a free state park pass
✔️ Ask about a Geaux Explore backpack
✔️ Head out and start exploring Louisiana!

📍 Passes provide one-time entry to any of Louisiana’s 21 State Parks and 14 State Historic Sites.
⚠️ Passes are first-come, first-served and cannot be placed on hold.
⚠️ Passes do not include cabins, campsites, overnight stays, or special programs.
⚠️ Each household may check out a pass once every six months.

🌞 Louisiana is full of natural beauty, fascinating history, and unforgettable adventures — and now you can discover it all for FREE with your Rapides Parish Library card!

#RapidesParishLibrary #CheckOutLouisiana #LouisianaStateParks #GeauxExplore #LibraryAdventure #ExploreLouisiana 🌲📚✨

🚨📚 WANTED: The Hardcover Hoodlum 📚🚨

👀 Suspected of cozy reading crimes

🔫 Armed with:
• Hardcovers
• Coffee
• Quiet vibes

⚠️ WARNING:
May disappear into a book

#GetCaughtReading #CozyReads #LibraryLife 📖✨

🍓🧀🍔 MAY IS FULL OF FLAVOR! 🌮🔥🥗

Did you know May is:

🥬 National Salad Month
🍓 National Strawberry Month
🧀 National Cheese Month
🥚 National Egg Month
🍔 National Hamburger Month
🌮 National Salsa Month
🔥 National Barbeque ...Month
🌱 National Asparagus Month

Sounds like the perfect time to level up your kitchen game 😋📚

Stop by Rapides Parish Library and check out cookbooks packed with:
🍳 Fresh recipes
🔥 BBQ favorites
🍓 Sweet treats
🌮 Flavorful dishes
🧀 Comfort food classics

Whether you’re planning cookouts, family dinners, or trying something brand new, your next favorite recipe could be waiting at the library 👀📖

📍 Visit your local branch today!

#RapidesParishLibrary #CookbookCollection #NationalBBQMonth #NationalStrawberryMonth #FoodieFinds #LibraryLife #CookingWithTheLibrary 🍔📚✨

🚨📚 SUSPECT CAUGHT 📚🚨

Suspect has been caught having a good time… 👀📖

📍 McDonald Branch

⚠️ WARNING: WILL RECOMMEND BOOKS

Proceed with caution—this reader is known to spread the joy of reading! 😏📚

#McDonaldBranch ...#GetCaughtReading #LibraryLife #CaughtReading 📚✨

📚✨ Discover JSTOR with Rapides Parish Library! ✨📚

🔎 Trusted. Scholarly. FREE with your Rapides Parish Library card!

Need reliable information for school, research, lesson planning, or personal learning? JSTOR gives you access to thousands of academic journals, books, ...magazines, and historical documents—all in one place!

Think of JSTOR as Google for school-quality information… except everything is expert-reviewed, trustworthy, and ready to help you dive deeper into the topics you care about. 💡📖

📚 Explore history, science, art, literature, and more
🧠 Access high-quality academic resources
📄 Find trusted information for papers and projects
🕰️ Discover archives and older materials you can’t easily find elsewhere
🚫 No paywalls. No questionable websites. Just reliable information.

Perfect for:
🎓 Students
👩‍🏫 Educators
📖 Lifelong learners
🔍 Curious minds

⚠️ JSTOR is available for IN-LIBRARY USE ONLY and must be accessed inside a Rapides Parish Library branch.

📍 Find the JSTOR link on our website:
🌐 www.rpl.org
➡️ Collections & Services
➡️ In Branch Services

✨ Empower your research. Expand your knowledge. It’s all here—thanks to your Rapides Parish Library! ✨

#RapidesParishLibrary #JSTOR #ResearchTools #LibraryResources #LifelongLearning #StudentSuccess 📚✨