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Who has the best moon walk? Show us at 11:45 a.m. tomorrow at SummerFest and you may win the contest! facebook.com/OuachitaParishP…
SummerFest is THIS SATURDAY! Come out to the free community party and celebrate the summer reading challenge. facebook.com/OuachitaParishP…
The Next Level: Mystery Mayhem program on May 15 at the Main Branch Library has been postponed until further notice.
National Poetry Month prompt (share in the comments for a chance to win a prize!): Write a poem based on a favorite travel memory.
National Poetry Month prompt (share in the comments!): Choose a line from a favorite song and use it as inspiration for a poem.
The Main and Ouachita Valley Branches will open today, April 14, for regular hours from 2-5 p.m. All other branches will open for regular hours on Monday.
Congratulations to Myra Ellington Lawrence! Myra's "Armadillo's Revenge" won the Your Southern Journey memoir writing contest.
Due to inclement weather, all branches are closed for the day. The Main and Ouachita Valley Branches will open for regular hours from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, weather permitting. We will update tomorrow.
National Poetry Month prompt: Use the last sentence of yesterday’s poem as the first sentence in today’s poem.
National Poetry Month prompt: Write a poem about an object that is the last of its kind, either in reality or hypothetically.
Ouachita Parish Public Library Archivist Cyndy Robertson walks us through the step-by-step process of preserving a Louisiana love letter written in 1866 in a homemade humidifer. The Special... facebook.com/OuachitaParishP…
Happy National Bookmobile Day! Bruce gives us a private tour of the bookmobile, which travels to rural neighborhoods. facebook.com/OuachitaParishP…
National Poetry Month prompt: Write a poem about an object you've never given much thought to, perhaps a houseplant or mailbox.
It's National Library Workers' Day! Take a behind-the-scenes look at how your book ends up on the shelf. facebook.com/OuachitaParishP…
Try offering some advice to someone in a poem.
Share your poem below in the comments to celebrate National Poetry Month.
Your library has a new mission statement!
"to advance literacy, inspire lifelong learning, and strengthen our community by serving everyone in Ouachita Parish" facebook.com/OuachitaParishP…
Create and learn with your children and grandchildren at the library. Our families put their minds together to build kites out of recycled materials at the Louise Williams Branch.