East Baton Rouge Parish Library
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Saturday May 11 9:00am - 5:00pm CDT
Read Photos
Celebrate Children's Book Week with us by having your picture taken with a favorite book. You will have your name entered into a drawing for a chance to win a free book. No registration is required.
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Saturday May 11 9:00am - 5:00pm CDT
READ Photos
In celebration of Children's Book Week, children can get their photos taken while holding a favorite book in front of a special display in our Children's Room. Participants can enter a drawing for a chance to win a new book! For children ages 11 & under.
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Saturday May 11 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Mom is the Best! Storycraft
Join us to celebrate Mother's Day by reading Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too? by Eric Carle, then make your very own Felt Flower Bouquet to take home with you! While Supplies Last. For ages 5-11. Please call 225-231-3260 for more information.
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Saturday May 11 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
LSU Press Presents: Robert Morgan and Fallen Angel: A Life of Edgar Allan Poe
LSU Press Presents: Robert Morgan and Fallen Angel: A Life of Edgar Allan Poe Virtual watch party followed by live, in-person discussion.
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Saturday May 11 2:30pm - 4:00pm CDT
Bath Bombs
Come to Jones Creek Library to learn how to make your own fizzy bath bombs from scratch!
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Saturday May 11 2:30pm - 4:30pm CDT
Mother's Day Bouquet
Join us anytime between 2:30 PM & 4:30 PM to listen to the book Curious George: Mother's Day Surprise by C. A. Krones. You can also make a Spring Bouquet craft, as supplies last. For children ages 4-11.
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Sunday May 12 9:00am - 5:00pm CDT
Read Photos
Celebrate Children's Book Week with us by having your picture taken with a favorite book. You will have your name entered into a drawing for a chance to win a free book. No registration is required.
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Sunday May 12 6:00pm - 7:30pm CDT
Group Tai Chi Class
Join us for hour-long Tai Chi sessions and meet friends through group practice. Together with the Tai Chi Club, we will explore the Yin and Yang of Mind-Body and find the way of nature in Tai Chi. At the end of the series you will pick up a full Tai Chi routine to pract......More
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Monday May 13 10:30am - 11:30am CDT
Morning Book Club
Discussing Lady Tan's Circle of Women, by Lisa See
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Monday May 13 3:30pm - 5:00pm CDT
Coloring & Puzzle Time
Join us in the Meeting Room to help color our Castle Fort to get it ready for the Children's Room in the summer! We'll get started with a reading of the book Prince Ribbit by Jonathan Emmett as you color together with crayons and markers. We'll also have jigsaw puzzles ......More
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Monday May 13 4:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
RCB Walking Club
Do you work downtown? Do you sit at a desk all day? Stretch your legs and join us on the 4th floor for a low-impact cardio workout! Most weeks we follow along with trainer Leslie Sansone's "boosted walking" program for a gentle, brisk, four-mile walk. No registration ne......More
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Monday May 13 6:00pm - 7:00pm CDT
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Tuesday May 14 12:00pm - 1:00pm CDT
Mystery Lovers Book Club
Mystery Lovers Book Club Author Focus: Mary Higgins Clark In this month's edition, our mystery selection celebrates one of the most famous authors, Mary Higgins Clark. Bring your favorite or pick up a new one at the Mystery Lovers Book display at the Main Library!
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Tuesday May 14 3:00pm - 6:00pm CDT
Red Stick Farmers Market
Tuesday Afternoon Market Resumes The Red Stick Farmers Market is reviving its seasonal, Tuesday market at the EBR Main Library with its popular afternoon hours and a fresh atmosphere. The Red Stick Farmers Market will host a group of farmers and food artisan......More
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Tuesday May 14 3:30pm - 7:30pm CDT
Writers Rendezvous
Calling all writers! Please join us at the Fairwood Branch Library for our monthly writers group. Our “Writers Rendezvous” is an informal writers group where people can meet, share ideas, and get feedback on current projects.
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Tuesday May 14 5:30pm - 8:00pm CDT
Business Networking and Movie Night
Bring your business cards and come join like-minded professionals at the Main Library at Goodwood for a chance to network and enjoy a screening of a 2015 biographical drama film about an Apple Inc. co-founder. Time for networking will be provided before and after the fi......More
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Tuesday May 14 6:00pm - 8:00pm CDT
Let's Knit Together!
Are you an enthusiastic knitter? Or would you like to learn? Join us Tuesdays at the Zachary Library. Just bring knitting needles and yarn!* *Size 6, 7, or 8 needles, and a smooth worsted weight (#4) yarn in a color you like. For more information call 225-658-1......More
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Wednesday May 15 10:30am - 12:00pm CDT
Movie Matinee'
Showing Secretariat (2010) 123 minutes
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Wednesday May 15 10:30am - 11:00am CDT
Clumsy Crab Story/Craft
Join us as we read Clumsy Crab., by Ruth Galloway, then make an adorable crab craft. Ages 2-5
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Wednesday May 15 5:00pm - 6:00pm CDT
Canva Basics
Canva has all the tools you need to design graphics for projects.
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Wednesday May 15 6:00pm - 7:30pm CDT
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Thursday May 16 All Day
Butterfly Bracelets
Can butterfly become a world class pollinator like bee? Find out in the hilarious story Make Way for Butterfly by Ross Burach. Afterward, create a bee-you-tiful butterfly bracelet. For ages 3 - 7. While supplies last. Sorry, no groups.
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Thursday May 16 1:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
Crafting for a Cause Book Club
Join us to learn a new skill and connect with other adults at the Pride-Chaneyville Branch Library at 1 p.m. every Thursday for a chance to create something beautiful and enjoy the company of fellow crafters. All Skill levels are welcome. Donations of yarn, supplies or......More
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Thursday May 16 3:00pm - 4:30pm CDT
Chess Club
Come play Chess at Delmont Gardens, all skill levels welcome.
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Thursday May 16 4:00pm - 6:00pm CDT
Small Business Walk-In Clinic
Come meet our Business Librarians to discuss “all things business” at the Main Library at Goodwood every Thursday from 4-6 p.m. Whether your business is still a dream, just starting out, or well-established, let us help you optimize its potential. No appointment r......More
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Thursday May 16 5:00pm - 7:00pm CDT
Nostalgia Movie Night
Come watch Pride and Prejudice (2005)!
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Thursday May 16 5:00pm - 6:00pm CDT
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Thursday May 16 6:30pm - 7:30pm CDT
QUIRKY Ladies Book Club
Ladies, join us at Bluebonnet Library for our monthly book club for women. Each month, we read a different novel, covering various topics and themes. Contact the Reference Desk for more information at 225-763-2250.
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Friday May 17 7:00pm - 8:00pm CDT
EBR Schools Talented Music Spring Concert
Come hear the students of EBR Schools' Talented Music Program, led by Dr. YongHao Pan and Dr. Kimberly Costanza, as they perform their Spring Concert on Saturday, May 11 at 2 p.m. at the Main Library at Goodwood. This event is free and open to the public for all ag......More
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Saturday May 18 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Books and Music: "Happy"
Clapping! Claves! Tapping! Tambourines! Snapping! Hand drums! Cymbals! Egg Shakers! Triangles! This month we will practice rhythms and grooves using all kinds of percussion instruments and our own bodies while we listen to Pharrell Williams’ joyous song “Happy”. We wil......More
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Saturday May 18 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
Gamer Night @ Pride
Come play your choice of a variety of games with us and have the ultimate fun! Games to choose from include: Wrong Party, The Night Cage, and Rainbow Pirates!
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Saturday May 18 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
STEM Time: Robotics
Today we're reading excerpts from Weird Robots, by Jeff De La Rosa, then playing with Cubelet Robot Blocks, which help teach problem-solving skills. Ages 6-11.
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Saturday May 18 2:30pm - 3:00pm CDT
Dawn of the Drawbots
Beep beep boop! The robots have taken over! Do you have a future robotics engineer at home? Come listen to excerpts from Where in the World Can I Design a Robot? Then we'll build our very own Drawbots, robots that can draw on their own! Ages 7-11. Registration is requir......More
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Monday May 20 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
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Monday May 20 4:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
RCB Walking Club
Do you work downtown? Do you sit at a desk all day? Stretch your legs and join us on the 4th floor for a low-impact cardio workout! Most weeks we follow along with trainer Leslie Sansone's "boosted walking" program for a gentle, brisk, four-mile walk. No registration ne......More
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Monday May 20 4:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
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Monday May 20 6:00pm - 7:00pm CDT
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Tuesday May 21 3:00pm - 6:00pm CDT
Red Stick Farmers Market
Tuesday Afternoon Market Resumes The Red Stick Farmers Market is reviving its seasonal, Tuesday market at the EBR Main Library with its popular afternoon hours and a fresh atmosphere. The Red Stick Farmers Market will host a group of farmers and food artisan......More
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Tuesday May 21 3:30pm - 4:45pm CDT
Monster Mouth STEM Time
Listen to selections from the book Lunch Walks Among Us by Jim Benton, the first book in the author's Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist series. Then, you'll make a little "monster" with a mouth that opens due to air pressure, thus showing you how pneumatics works. You'll a......More
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Tuesday May 21 6:00pm - 8:00pm CDT
Let's Knit Together!
Are you an enthusiastic knitter? Or would you like to learn? Join us Tuesdays at the Zachary Library. Just bring knitting needles and yarn!* *Size 6, 7, or 8 needles, and a smooth worsted weight (#4) yarn in a color you like. For more information call 225-658-1......More
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Tuesday May 21 6:00pm - 8:00pm CDT
Author Talk with Rebecca F. Kuang
For registration and more information click here YWe welcome you to register for a thrilling conversation with Rebecca F. Kuang (R.F. Kuang) as she chats with us about her New York Times bestselling novel, Yellowface. Yello......More