DVDs to The Second Floor

Just a quick note to let our users know that non-fiction DVDs (like how-tos and documentaries) are being moved upstairs to be mixed in with the non-fiction books. We figure it will make a lot more sense and make that kind of material easier to find.

If you have any questions, call the Information Desk at 985-876-1733.

What's Going On?

If you want to stay abreast of the many, many, many events that will going on at the library this summer, try putting the Terrebonne Parish Library's Events Calendar in your "favorites."

You can even zero in on a particular branch by finding the location in the pulldown menu...that way, you'll see only what's happening in your favorite library branch.



For more information on an event that interests you, just move your cursor over the text and click. This will pop open a window telling you more about what's going on and how to get more information or register, if necessary. There will be links to print or download the event to your calendar/organizer, if you have one installed on your computer.

Call 985-876-5158 for more information on the library's calendar of events.

Learn a Foreign Language!

Summertime @ The Terrebonne Parish Library

There's a lot going this summer at the library, and here are some events and programs you might want to know about:

1. The annual summer reading program, titled "Once Upon a Time" begins May 26 and ends July 25. Children through the sixth grade can read books to win prizes, participate in arts and crafts workshops and see live performances. Coupons and certificates from local businesses reward those kids who complete the program.

Teens and adults aren't left out, either. The teen summer program, "Express Yourself" will have workshops just for teens. Remind the young adult in your life that the library is a safe and sophisticated place to meet a friend or just hang out.

2. In June, a collection of folk art featuring the work of 21 southern artists from 9 states will be passing through. This display of so-called "outsider" art will feature text panels and photographs explaining where the artists got their inspiration.

3. June's Summer Performances--

Bourg Branch (11am), East Houma(2pm)--Friday, June 5--Betsy McGovern, Musician--KIDS

Main Library--Monday, June 8 (2pm)--Johnette Downing, Musician--KIDS

Bourg Branch--Monday, June 15 (11am)--Character Two, Storytellers--KIDS

Main Library--Tuesday, June 16 (1pm)--Healing Force, Musicians--KIDS, ADULTS

Main Library--Wednesday, June 17 (2pm)--GrayHawk, Storyteller--KIDS

Montegut Branch--Friday, June 26 (11am)--The Jack and Jill Players, Acting Troupe--KIDS

Montegut Branch(11am) and East Houma Branch(2pm)--Tuesday, June 30--Toni Batiste, Dancer--KIDS

Chauvin Branch--Tuesday, June 30 (1pm)--Mary Lecompte, Storyteller--KIDS

Faces & Stories: A Portrait of Southern Writers

If you're the kind of person who finds looking at photographs of notable people interesting, then a new exhibition on display at the Terrebonne Parish Library is for you.

Through the end of May, Faces & Stories: A Portrait of Southern Writers, a travelling exhibit operated by the Southern Arts Foundation and made possible through grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, will be housed on the first floor of the Terrebonne Parish Main Library.

The photographer, Curt Richter, was commissioned to photograph the founding members of the Fellowship of Southern Writers. The project expanded until he had taken hundreds of strikingly beautiful black & white photographs of some very interesting faces.

For more information on the exhibit, call or , email Lauren Ledet at 986-876-5158, ext. 234.

Dularge Grand Re-Opening!

The Dularge Branch library is open and back in business, but we hope you'll join us Saturday, March 21st for the official ribbon-cutting on the new, improved and much-better-looking building!



The renovated Dularge Branch, located at 837 Bayou Dularge Road, features:

-an expanded collection of new books

-new areas for kids and teens

-a new DVD collection

-books on CD

-new computers

-more public space and parking

To contact the Dularge Branch, call 985-851-1752 or email them at dularge@terrebonne.lib.la.us