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Donaldsonville

500 Mississippi Street

Phone: (225) 473-8052

Mon., Wed., Fri. .......... 8:30AM—5:30PM

Tuesday & Thursday .. 8:30AM—8:00PM

Saturday ........................ 8:30AM—12:30PM

Gonzales

708 S. Irma Blvd.

Phone: (225) 647-3955

Monday—Thursday .... 8:30AM—8:00PM

Friday & Saturday ….. 8:30AM—5:30PM

Galvez

40300 Hwy. 42

Phone: (225) 622-3339

Mon., Wed., Fri. .......... 8:30AM—5:30PM


Saturday ........................ 8:30AM—12:30PM

Dutchtown

13278 Hwy. 73

Phone: (225) 673-8699

Mon., Wed., Fri. .......... 8:30AM—5:30PM


Saturday ........................ 8:30AM—12:30PM

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Please join us at the Ascension Parish Library in Gonzales on Thursday, July 18th, at 6 PM, for a presentation by Louisiana State Trooper Jared Sandifer on Women's Safety. Trooper Sandifer will be sharing tips on personal safety for women as well as personal defense in unexpected situations.

Call the library at 647-3955 to register.

Y ou can never get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me."

- C. S. Lewis

Elevenses …. What a lovely way to spend a Saturday morning at the library, especially if you’re feeling a bit peckish. We invite you to pop in for tea and a chat with Charlotte Guedry and Czarina Walker as we mingle with friends and neighbors, enjoy a cuppa, and learn all about the finer points of taking tea.

Drinking tea is an everyday occurrence in many cultures and the morning break for tea has long been an integral part of the working day. Charlotte and Czarina share their family customs and traditions with us all as we enjoy a soothing cup of tea and a delightful repast.

The place to be for a nice spot of tea is the Dutchtown location of your Ascension Parish Library. Mark your calendars … Saturday, July 27th at 11 AM, of course!

Whether it’s a cup of tea, a cuppa, or a spot of tea, we’ll have the kettle on.

Please call the library at 673-8699 to reserve your seat.

Our speakers …

Charlotte Guedry is Editor-in-Chief of The Creole-Ascension Parish Online Newspaper. Charlotte is from England, and tea has been a staple in her life since her early years. Family memories will forever be associated with tea somewhere in the picture. From an early age, she knew how to make the “proper cuppa!” She serves it at home and firmly believes that the tradition of tea, from the steeping to the serving, is a part of who she is. It’s about more than the drink to her, it’s about time spent with loved ones and the merriment of conversation.

Czarina Walker is CEO of InfinEDGE Software. Another tea enthusiast, Czarina has grown up with the drink via influence from the Pakistani side of her family. With children of her own now, she has turned the tradition of tea into something to share with her children. To Czarina, the traditions she is creating are also all about family. Sharing the drink is a time spent together and the memories of sharing the drink with her family when she was a child are cherished ones now being shared into the next generation.

Elevenses … a midmorning break for refreshments taken between breakfast and lunch, usually around 11a.m. The ritual of elevenses makes us stop and pace ourselves, providing an opportunity to rest a little and reflect, or just to catch up with ourselves or our friends.

Attendance at library programs and events constitutes consent to be photographed for

Ascension Parish Library publicity purposes.

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Contest Rules:

Beginning June 1, stop by your local Ascension Parish Library

for a Booklover’s Summer entry form.

Read or listen to three books between June 1 and July 31

Record the titles and authors; tell us if you liked the books

or not and why.

Turn in your entry form at any location of the library.

~

Your entry form automatically enters you into a

Grand Prize drawing for a chance to win

featuring:

A DELUXE TRACTOR SCOOT with BUCKET BASKET

Gardening is easier when you can sit, swivel, and roll! Work from a

seated position, so it’s easier on your back and knees. Great for

gardening and many other projects.

LOUISIANA GARDENER’S GUIDE by DAN GILL and JOE WHITE

This colorful reference guide is packed with recommendations for

plants that thrive in Louisiana.

MONTH-BY-MONTH GARDENING IN LOUISIANA by DAN GILL

This easy-to-use book highlights each major plant category using a

monthly format for gardening success

all year.

AN ASSORTMENT of GARDENING ACCESSORIES.

(One drawing at each library location, August 2)

You will also be eligible to win a $25 Barnes and Noble gift card

during weekly prize drawings at each library location

from Monday, June 10 through Monday, July 29.

You can submit additional entry forms every time

you read 3 more books. Each additional entry

earns you another chance to win a prize. ~ You must be 18 years or older to participate. ~

“There is a temperate zone in the mind, between luxurious indolence and exacting work; and it is to this region, just between laziness and labor, that summer reading belongs. “ Henry Ward Beecher

~ Thursday, July 11, 2013 ~

Donaldsonville / 12 Noon

Midwives by Chris Bohjalian

Dutchtown / 6:30 PM

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

Gonzales / 6:30 PM

In the Sanctuary of Outcasts by Neil White

Galvez/ 6:30 PM

Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things

by Randy O. Frost

If you are interested in attending a book club meeting at any location,

please call to see if space is available. Registration is required.

Ascension Parish Library cardholders can

now download thousands of eBooks for

use on a variety of devices including

eReaders, tablets, smartphones, and PCs,

using our new Freading service.The

Freading service offers unlimited,

simultaneous access to all titles, so there is

no waiting for another user to return a title

before you can borrow it. Access to books

is controlled by tokens. Each user is given a weekly allotment of 6

tokens which appears in the upper right hand corner of the home

page after login. These tokens are redeemed to borrow books. Visit

www.myAPL.org, click on Digital Media, and try Freading today!

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Think nothing in life is free?Think again!

It’s often said that one person’s trash is another person’s

treasure. Do you have a perfectly good item that you’d like to be rid of, or are you in the market for discarded items? Ascension Parish Library is connecting people who want to get rid of stuff with people who can use it at “Free + Recycling = Freecycling.”

Bring in gently used, unwanted items, and see if there are things that you need or want. Come in and see what’s available! Avoid the hassles of garage sales and thrift stores. Don’t miss this great opportunity to clean out your attic and help the environment at the same time!

Saturday, July 20th Donaldsonville

& Saturday, July 27th

Galvez

9 AM—Noon @ both locations

TWO locations

APL Gonzales, June 4, 2013 …

In Celebration of National Garden Club Week , members

of the Gonzales Garden Club visited the library in

Gonzales with flowers and a book donation. GGC

President Priscilla Monson presented a copy of Secrets to

Great Soil to John Stelly, APL Assistant Director. In the

background is a beautiful arrangement of daisies, yellow

roses, and lemon slices fashioned by GGC member Joan

Riley for the occasion. Along with the floral display,

packets of wildflower seed were available for patrons to

bring home. Thanks to the Gonzales Garden Club for

brightening up our day with these lovely surprises.

“The earth laughs in flowers.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

Juneteenth Festival, June 8, 2013 …

Our booth at the recent Juneteenth Festival in

Donaldsonville was a popular stop for festival

goers. Not only could you get an “I’m a

Library Fan” to keep cool, but you could learn

all about the many services we provide like the

summer reading programs, Dig Into Reading

for children and Beneath the Surface, for

teens, and A Booklover’s Summer for adults.

We would like to thank the Juneteenth Festival

organizers for inviting us to take part in this

wonderful celebration by enjoying the

company of old friends, making new friends,

and telling everyone about YOUR library.

about how tornadoes maintain their

intensities and what causes them to fizzle out,

Karstens said.

Tornado Forecasting

At the moment, tornadoes are much more

difficult to forecast than hurricanes. For

example, the National Hurricane Center was

able to predict the path of last year's

Hurricane Sandy with startling accuracy a

full five days before it made landfall. In

contrast, even though residents of Moore had

advanced warning that a potentially

dangerous storm was moving in, they had

only 16 minutes after the first warning on

May 20 before the tornado touched down.

Part of the difficulty, Karstens said, is that

tornadoes are much smaller than hurricanes.

"It's really a matter of scale," he explained.

"With the hurricane being so large, we're able

to populate our models with lots of points to

resolve it and we can come up with much

more accurate multiday forecasts." Secondly,

while current computer models can predict

when a supercell storm is likely to form, not

all supercell storms give rise to tornadoes.

"That's one of the questions we're

struggling with as scientists: which storms

will be the ones to go on producing tornadoes

and which ones won't?" Karstens said.

Karstens is involved in an NSSL project

that aims to predict a tornado's path shortly

after it forms, called Warn-on-Forecast. He's

optimistic that tornado forecasting will

improve as computers and tornado modeling

software become more powerful, and as more

environmental data such as temperature and

dew point measurements are gathered close

to tornado-spawning storms by instruments

and tornado researchers.

"We've got a long way to go," he said,

"but I think we're making steady progress."

If you would like to learn more about

tornadoes, check out these items from the

library:

Storm Chaser: A Photographer's Journey

779 REE Jim Reed

Storm Warning: The Story of a Killer

Tornado

363.34 MAT Nancy Mathis

Big Weather: Chasing Tornadoes in the

Heart of America

551.553 SVE Mark Svenvold

The Forgotten Storm: The Great Tri-State

Tornado of 1925

551.553 AKI Wallace Akin

The Tornado: Nature's Ultimate Windstorm

551.553 GRA Thomas P. Grazulis

Deadliest Tornadoes, (DVD)

V 551.553 DEA

Twister Chasers, (DVD)

V 551.553 TWI

Edited from Discovery News and National Geographic News

The tornado that struck near the Oklahoma

City suburb of El Reno May 31 was

upgraded to an EF5 strength (winds greater

than 200 mph) — the strongest rating on the

Enhanced Fujita scale, which is used to

measure the strength of tornado winds based

on the damage caused. National Weather

Service (NWS) storm surveyors also put the

tornado's path at a whopping

2.6 miles (4 kilometers) across

at its widest point, making it the

widest tornado on record.

The tornado was part of an

outbreak that hit the area

around the Friday rush hour and

endangered thousands of people

on local highways. Three storm

chasers were killed in the

outbreak after a tornado picked up and

destroyed their vehicle — an event that has

caused some soul-searching in the chaser

community.

The May 31 outbreak came a little more

than a week after another EF5 tornado

decimated the city of Moore, Okla., killing

24 people. Both tornado outbreaks were

made possible by optimal tornado conditions.

"By pure chance, we had two separate

weather systems, both in very close locations

and that ended up looking quite similar," said

Christopher Karstens, a research scientist

with National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration's (NOAA) National Severe

Storms Laboratory (NSSL) in Norman,

Oklahoma.

Tornado Alley

What makes Oklahoma so tornado-prone?

The state lies within an area of the Great

Plains known as Tornado Alley, a region that

stretches from South Dakota to central Texas.

Tornado Alley occupies a unique geographic

position where warm humid air from the Gulf

of Mexico, hot dry air from Arizona and New

Mexico, and cool dry air from Canada meet,

explained NSSL's Karstens.

"In the springtime, those air masses tend to

work together to create environments that we

saw [on May 20 and May 31]," he added.

"Sometimes they collide in Oklahoma,

sometimes in Texas, and sometimes in

Kansas."

While the United States has perhaps the

best historical records for tornadoes, twisters

also occur elsewhere, including Italy, India,

and South America. Another area with

similar conditions to Tornado Alley is

Bangladesh, said Chris Weiss, an

atmospheric scientist at Texas Tech

University. "They have a lot of violent

tornadoes - some would argue even stronger

[storms] and tornadoes - over there," Weiss

said. "But a lot go unreported because they

don't have nearly the observation network

over there that we have over here."

What Tornadoes Have in Common

While tornadoes can differ in their size,

strength, and location, they all share certain

characteristics. They are spawned from a

type of rotating storm called a supercell

thunderstorm. And they are all driven by

atmospheric instability and by a phenomenon

known as wind shear. This happens when

"wind near the ground blows in one

direction, but aloft it blows in another

direction. This creates shear in

the airflow," Karstens explained.

"If you produce an updraft

within that flow, the updraft will

acquire the properties of the air,

and the atmosphere begins to

spin and rotate."While scientists

understand some of the basic

setup conditions necessary for

tornado formation, there are still

many fundamental questions about tornadoes

that remain unanswered.

Tim Samaras, one of the tornado chasers

killed by the El Reno tornado, was known for

getting instruments inside tornadoes to

measure pressure and wind speeds. A month

before his death, Samaras said in an

interview, "We still don't know why some

thunderstorms create tornadoes while others

don't. We're trying to collect as many

observations as possible, both from outside

and from the inside [of tornadoes]."

Scientists also have a limited understanding

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Storm surveyors put

the tornado's path at a

whopping 2.6 miles

across at its widest

point, making it the

widest tornado on

record.

http://www.noaa.gov/

http://www.noaa.gov/

http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/

Resources available include: Free Small Business Counseling & Mentoring

* Free Small Business Seminars * Free Small Business Guide to Licenses

and Permits * Local and National Website Links * Free APL Databases *

Business Forms on the Web * Business Magazines / Newspapers

Ascension Parish Library and SCORE – Baton Rouge offer free, on-site counseling in Ascension Parish for new business start-ups and

mentoring for existing businesses. Counseling sessions are held at two library locations each month by appointment.

SCORE – Counselors to America’s Small Business is a nonprofit Association and a resource partner of the Small Business Administration.

SCORE is dedicated to entrepreneur education and the formation, growth, and success of small business nationwide.

Counselors are active or retired business owners and executives with extensive experience, who

follow the steps on “How to Start and Manage a Successful Business.” This includes help on the

Business Plan, Financial Forecast, Marketing & Sales, Legal and Accounting suggestions, Business

Insurance needs, and the Bank Loan Package preparation. SCORE counselors follow a strict code of

ethics and confidentiality.

This year SCORE will begin expanding its education opportunities in the community for small

businesses with a new Simple Steps Program and a stronger Community Alliance Program. These

new programs will help SCORE become an even more valuable resource in our community. To learn

more, visit the SCORE WEB SITE AT www.scorebr.org.

All counseling sessions are free.

Score counselors follow a strict code of ethics and confidentiality.

Counseling sessions are by appointment only.

To schedule an appointment, call (225) 381-7130 or toll-free (877) 381-7130.

Please specify which library location you prefer: Gonzales or Dutchtown.

Counseling sessions last for one hour. Sessions start and end promptly on the hour.

Wednesday

July 17

9 - 10 AM

10 - 11 AM

11 - 12 Noon

Wednesday

July 24

1 – 2 PM

2 – 3 PM

3 – 4 PM

Tuesday

July 2

9 – 10 AM

10 – 11 AM

11 – 12 Noon

Tuesday

July 16

1 – 2 PM

2 – 3 PM

3 – 4 PM

Small business owners can take advantage of the free business consulting the library offers on the second Monday of each

month in Galvez and the second Wednesday of each month in Donaldsonville. Persons wanting to start or improve a small

business receive private, two-hour consulting sessions designed to provide professional help in areas of financing, marketing,

and accounting.

Potential small business owners can obtain individualized, detailed assistance in areas including business plan development,

financial projections, marketing, licensing requirements, and site selection.

For those wanting to improve their existing business, assistance with reversing cash flow problems, developing sound

accounting practices, producing marketing materials, and packaging loan proposals is available.

This service is sponsored by the Ascension Parish Library and is a partnership program with the U. S. Small Business

Administration (SBA), the Louisiana Department of Economic Development, and the Louisiana Small Business Development

Center at Southern University and A & M College – Baton Rouge. All services are free and confidential. To schedule an

appointment, call the Louisiana Small Business Development Center at (225) 922-0998.

Monday

July 8

Galvez

Wednesday

July 10

Donaldsonville

APL Databases … Keep up with Business News & Trends from your home or office.

Ascension Parish Library subscribes to a variety of databases to help small business owners stay current with business news and

assist with in-depth research. The databases can be used in the library or accessed from your home or office

with a current library card. Business Source Complete … This database is the world's largest resource of full text

business publications. It contains far more full text business periodicals than any other database currently available.

Business Source® Complete is the overwhelmingly superior database for full text journals in all disciplines of business,

including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, banking, finance, etc. As part of the comprehensive coverage

offered by this database, indexing and abstracts and full text are available back as far as 1886 or the first issue published.

Additional full text, non-journal content includes financial data, books, monographs, major reference works, book

digests, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports,

company profiles, SWOT analyses, and more. To access this database from home or work, click Research Databases on the library’s

home page, then enter your Ascension Parish Library card number. Select EBSCO and then select Business Source Complete.

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http://www.scorebr.org/

http://www2.state.lib.la.us/databases/?illcode=c1ac

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July 2013 MONday TUESday WEDnesday THURSday FRIday

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Teen Spa Day 2p Galvez Guy Stuff 5:30p Dutchtown

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Kokusaika 4p Gonzales Wii Afternoon 4p Donaldsonville

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Time Capsules 5:30p Gonzales & Galvez

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Mind Games 5:30p Donaldsonville

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Teen Spa Day 2p Dutchtown

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Resin Jewelry 5:30p Dutchtown

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Guy Stuff 5:30p Gonzales Teen Book Club 5:30p Galvez

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Teen Spa Day 2p Donaldsonville

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Teen Spa Day 2p Gonzales Guy Stuff 5:30p Donaldsonville Steampunk Circus 5:30p Galvez

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Steampunk Circus 5:30p Gonzales

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Steampunk Circus 5:30p Dutchtown

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Steampunk Circus 5:30p Donaldsonville Teen Open Mic 6:30p Dutchtown

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LOCATIONS

Gonzales

708 S. Irma Blvd Gonzales, LA 70737 (225) 647-3955

Galvez

40300 Hwy. 42 Prairieville, LA 70769 (225) 622-3339

Donaldsonville

500 Mississippi St. Donaldsonville, LA 70346 (225) 473-8052

Dutchtown

13278 Hwy 73 Geismar, LA 70734 (225) 673-8699

Online: www.myAPL.org

QUITE SIMPLE! Register for the 2013 Teen Summer Reading Program at any location of the Ascension Parish Library. Registered teens can participate in our summer events and contests!

Earn a stamp on your prize stamp card by attending any teen program or bringing in a completed book review form to any Ascension Parish Library location. Turn in a completed stamp card (3 stamps) to win a Summer Reading Program Completion Prize. Each additional completed stamp card submitted earns you one (1) chance to win an end of summer prize giveaway.

Get ready to have an extraordinary summer!

Do you like cosplaying, discussing anime and manga, playing Gomoku, folding origami, or writing haiku? How about learning some Japanese language and history? These are some of the things you can be involved in at each meeting of Kokusaika, our Japanese culture club. For more information, call the Ascension Parish Library in Gonzales at 647-3955. July 3 4:00 pm Gonzales

TEEN OPEN MIC

Calling talented teens—it’s time for another great round of entertainment at the public library. Bring your talent and 10 minutes of material, or two songs, to perform in front of a crowd. Come listen and play in a supportive setting, and have fun all at once. No registration is required, but time is limited. For more information, call the Ascension Parish Library in Dutchtown at 673-8699. July 30 6:30 pm Dutchtown

Teen Book Club

Whether you’re a fan of Lauren Oliver, Scott Westerfeld, Suzanne Collins, James Patterson, or one of the other zillion authors in the world … come and discuss the book that’s sitting on the floor by your bed. There’s a good chance someone else has read it and wants to talk about it too at the Ascension Parish Library’s Teen Book Club. For more information, call the Ascension Parish Library in Galvez at 622-3339. July 18 5:30 pm Galvez

MIND GAMES From The Tell-Tale Heart to Fraggle Rock, put your knowledge of all things “Beneath the Surface” to the test!

July 11 5:30 pm Donaldsonville

RESIN JEWELRY Design and create a one-of-a-kind ring! July 16 5:30 pm Dutchtown

TIME CAPSULES There’s nothing like a time capsule to help you capture the moment and what it means to be you in 2013!

July 9 5:30 pm Gonzales & Galvez

GUY STUFF Make survival gear, transplant gummy bear heads, and more at this afternoon of crazy, manly fun! July 2 5:30 pm Dutchtown July 18 5:30 pm Gonzales July 23 5:30 pm Donaldsonville

TEEN SPA DAY From aromatherapy to facials, we have your easy, eco-friendly ticket to relaxation! July 2 2:00 pm Galvez July 12 2:00 pm Dutchtown July 19 2:00 pm Donaldsonville July 23 2:00 pm Gonzales

Wii AFTERNOON Bring your friends, and choose from Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and more! July 3 4:00 pm Donaldsonville

Whether a rêveur, steampunk, or just looking for some fun during the last magical days of summer, come float from tent to tent enjoying the attractions at your leisure. July 23 5:30 pm Galvez July 24 5:30 pm Gonzales July 25 5:30 pm Dutchtown July 30 5:30 pm Donaldsonville

Photo contest

Submit your photographic interpretation of the theme “Beneath the Surface” between June 1 & July 31 to enter our photo contest. Photos will be displayed in the library throughout the summer. Prizes will be awarded to one photographer at each location.

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Flower Fun Bingo

9:30 & 11:30 AM

Donaldsonville & Dutchtown

Egyptian Dig 2:00 PM

Gonzales

2

Toddler Storytime 10:00 AM

Galvez

Preschool Storytime 11:00 AM

Galvez

Flower Fun Bingo

9:30 & 11:30 AM

Gonzales

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Gonzales, Donaldsonville &

Dutchtown


Gonzales & Dutchtown

Flower Fun Bingo

9:30 & 11:30 AM Galvez

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Pet Rocks

10:00 AM, 2:00 & 6:30 PM

Gonzales

Mad Science

10:00 AM & 2:00 PM Galvez

Dino Party 10:00 AM

Dutchtown

Tween Book Club 4:00 PM


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Galvez

Pajama Storytime 6:30 PM


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Dutchtown



Debris Art with Trish Ransom

Pt. 1 10:30 AM Gonzales

2:00 PM Dutchtown

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Lapsit Storytime 10:00 AM

Gonzales, Galvez & Dutchtown

Bilingual Storytime 11:00 AM

Gonzales

Pajama Storytime 6:30 PM

Gonzales & Galvez

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Pet Rocks

10:00 AM & 2:00 PM

Donaldsonville

Egyptian Dig 2:00 PM

Galvez

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Mad Science

10:00 AM & 2:00 PM

Gonzales

Billy Jonas

10:30 AM Dutchtown

2:00 PM Donaldsonville

Old West Afternoon

2:00 PM Galvez

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Galvez


Galvez

Tween Book Club 4:00 PM

Galvez

Comedy Hour 6:30 PM

Donaldsonville

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Dutchtown



Debris Art with Trish Ransom

Pt. 2 10:30 AM Gonzales

2:00 PM Dutchtown

Pet Rocks 10:00 AM & 2:00 PM

Galvez

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Mad Science 10:00 AM & 2:00 PM

Donaldsonville

Playmakers 2 PM

Galvez

Comedy Hour 6:30 PM

Dutchtown

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Pet Rocks

10:00 AM & 2:00 PM

Dutchtown

Tween Book Club 4:00

PM Gonzales

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Lorax Party 2:00 PM

Dutchtown

Steampunk Owls 4:00 PM

Galvez

Comedy Hour 6:30 PM

Gonzales

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Galvez


Galvez

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Dutchtown



Lorax Party 2:00 PM

Donaldsonville

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Bilingual Storytime 11:00 AM

Gonzales

Comedy Hour 6:30 PM

Galvez

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10:00 AM & 6:30 PM

Gonzales

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Galvez

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* These programs are supported in part by a Decentralized Arts

funding Grant from the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge in cooperation with the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, and Louisiana State Arts Council.

Part 1: Wednesday July 10 10:30 AM Gonzales

2:00 PM Dutchtown

Part 2: Wednesday July 17 10:30 AM Gonzales 2:00 PM Dutchtown

From trash to treasure … Trish Ransom returns this summer to help children create a stunning piece

of art with recycled materials. Using bottlecaps, hammers, and a lot of imagination, children will

create their own “debris art” fish. This is a two-day workshop. Participants should plan to attend

both parts of the program. This program is limited to children entering grades 2 and above. Space is

limited to 20 participants, and registration is required.

For more information, or to register, please call the Ascension Parish Library in Gonzales at 647-3955 or in Donaldsonville at

473-8052.

Monday July 15 10:30 AM Dutchtown 2:00 PM Donaldsonville

Throw out the rules when Billy Jonas hits the stage! It's a musical conversation …

a sonic celebration … a splendiferous gathering of old and young, because at a

Billy Jonas show, the ensemble is … everyone!

In his music, Billy mixes conventional

instruments (guitar, bass, marimba) with

homemade creations (using buckets and

barrels, keys and cans, bells and body

percussion). This isn’t the kind of

performance that you sit and watch.

Before you know it, you will be stomping

your feet, clapping your hands, and singing

along. You are a part of the show!

No registration required. For more

information, please call the Ascension Parish

Library in Dutchtown at 673-8699 or in

Donaldsonville at 473-8052.

Registration begins on

Thursday, May 23.

At registration, you will

receive a Summer Reading

log , calendar, bibliography

bookmark, and a button.

After 100 minutes of reading,

you will receive a tote bag,

certificate, bookmark, pencil

and a free hamburger from

Whataburger.

For each additional 100

minutes of reading, you will

receive a chance to win the

weekly Summer Reading

Program t-shirt giveaway!

Reading logs must be turned

in by Wednesday, July 31, to

be redeemed for prizes.

Thursday July 18 2 PM Galvez Playmakers of Baton Rouge, Louisiana’s only professional theatre for young

audiences, have done it again! Get ready for a crazy, zany, and wacky performance

all about this summer’s theme, Dig Into Reading. When Playmakers are on stage, the

fun doesn’t stop.

Playmakers of Baton Rouge have been touring south Louisiana with the Summer

Neighborhood Tour since 1983. The production is written, designed, and performed

by local artists from the community. No registration required. For more information,

please call the Ascension Parish Library in Galvez at 622-3339.

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Databases are available in the library or from your home computer using your library

card to log in. To access our databases, visit www.myAPL.org, click on the Research

Databases button or on the navigation menu, scroll down and click on the desired

database. For additional information, please contact the library or ask any staff member.

Computer Training Seminars @ the Library

Introduction to Windows

July 26 - 10 AM - Donaldsonville

This workshop is intended for people with

little or no computing experience. With

hands-on practice, participants will become

familiar with how to use the basic

components of a computer, as well as how

to open files and programs in Windows,

the world's most popular operating system.

Recommended for beginners.

Internet Basics

July 11 - 10 AM - Gonzales Internet Basics is intended for people with

little or no experience with the Internet or

the World Wide Web. Participants will be

introduced to the Internet, learn how the

World Wide Web works, and learn how to

explore the World Wide Web using

Microsoft Internet Explorer.

Discovering E-Mail

July 31 - 10 AM - Gonzales Write letters and instantly send them

anywhere in the world with the touch of a

key? It is possible! Welcome to the world

of e-mail! The workshop will cover a brief

history of e-mail, discuss its uses, cover the

various types of e-mail (such as online

service, web-based e-mail, pop-mail, etc.),

discuss the features found in e-mail, and

feature hands-on e-mail practice. Already

having some internet and computer

experience will be helpful to participants.

Introduction to Microsoft Word

July 24 - 6 PM - Gonzales Participants will become familiar with and

practice using the basic tools of Microsoft

Word, such as the basic elements of the

Word screen, ruler and toolbar; how to

select and modify text; how to cut, copy

and paste text selections; how to alter

typeface, font size, line spacing, and

margins; how to use the spell check and

grammar check functions; how to save and

print documents; and how to make use of

"Help".

Introduction to Microsoft Excel

July 16 - 6 PM - Gonzales Participants will become familiar with the

uses of a spreadsheet and practice using the

basic features of Microsoft Excel,

including the Menu Bar, Tool Bar and

Formula Bar; selecting single cells and

groups of cells; entering text and data;

calculating sums; and formatting the

spreadsheet.

Introduction to Microsoft Publisher July

2 - 10 AM - Gonzales

Participants will become familiar with and

practice using the basic tools of Microsoft

Publisher. Learn how to easily create,

customize, and publish materials such as

newsletters, brochures, flyers, etc.

Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint

July 30 - 6 PM - Gonzales This program is designed for individuals

who want to learn how to enhance

presentations by using one of the most

popular presentation software programs

available. Attendees will create a

presentation, make formatting changes,

insert clip art, and apply designs,

transitions and effects to a presentation.

Basic computer and word processing skills

are needed.

Job Searching on the Internet

July 1 - 6 PM - Gonzales Learn how to use the Internet as a vital tool

in your job search. Post resumes on the

Internet, send them in your e-mail, find

listings of job openings, research

companies and careers, and communicate

and network with others in your job field.

These are a few of the advantages of using

the Internet in your job search.

In this workshop, we will show you how to

make the Internet one of your most valued

tools in searching for a job. We will cover

how to send your resume over the Internet

via the Web, Usenet, or E-mail, and

demonstrate how to find a mailing list or

access newsgroups via the Web.

A Guide to Writing Resumés

July 25 - 6 PM - Gonzales

This workshop is designed for first-timers

and for those looking to breathe new life

into their current resumés. Resumé writing

is an essential skill for job seekers. Learn

how to write and format a resume that will

stand out and create your own resumé

using the library’s Career Cruising

Database.

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Looking for more books by your favorite

author, or want to explore similar

authors?

Not sure of the next book in the series

you’re reading?

Found a book you love and now want

more like it?

On a hold list for the newest best-seller

and need something to read while you

wait.

Have an Ascension Parish Library staff

member show you

our newest

databases,

NoveList and

NoveList K-8,

great resources for

finding your next

favorite book.

NoveList and

NoveList K-8 are

a readers’ advisory

service that

provide access to

information on over 180,000 fiction titles,

appealing to readers of all ages and reading

levels. The databases helps readers find

their next book by offering helpful tools

such as author read-alikes, reading lists,

reviews, recommendations, book

discussion guides,

and more.

NoveList and

NoveList K-8 offer

coverage of

thousands of

fiction series,

making it easy to

find other series

similar to ones you

have read and

enjoyed.

Who doesn’t love a

good list? Top ten, best of favorites, and

award winners’ lists are some of the most

used features in NoveList and NoveList K

-8. There are Recommended Reads, Grab

and Go, Award Winners, and much more.

These make it really easy for readers to

quickly find lists of great books to read.

Ask a staff member how you can start your

book search today!

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Job Searching

on the Internet

6 PM Gonzales

2 SCORE Free Small Business Counseling &

Mentoring - Gonzales Call 381-7130 for appointment

Introduction to Microsoft Publisher

10 AM Gonzales

3 4

Library Closed

5 6

7 8 LSBDC

Free Small

Business

Consulting

Galvez Call 922-0998 for

appointment

9 10 LSBDC

Free Small Business

Consulting

Donaldsonville Call 922-0998 for appointment

11 Library Book Clubs

12 noon Donaldsonville

6:30 PM Dutchtown, Gonzales & Galvez Registration required

Internet Basics

10 AM Gonzales

12 13

14 15 16 SCORE Free Small Business Counseling &

Mentoring - Gonzales Call 381-7130 for appointment

Introduction to Microsoft Excel

6 PM Gonzales

17 SCORE Free Small Business

Counseling & Mentoring -

Dutchtown Call 381-7130 for appointment

18 Women’s Safety Seminar

6 PM Gonzales Registration required

19 20 Free + Recycling

= Freecycling

9 AM

Donaldsonville

21 22 23 24 SCORE Free Small Business

Counseling & Mentoring -

Dutchtown Call 381-7130 for appointment

Introduction to

Microsoft Word

6 PM Gonzales

25 A Guide to Writing Resumes

6 PM Gonzales

26 Introduction

to Windows 7

10 AM

Donaldsonville

27 Free + Recycling

= Freecycling

9 AM Galvez

Elevenses

Let’s Talk Tea

11 AM

Dutchtown Registration required

28 29 30 Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint

6 PM Gonzales

31 Discovering Email

10 AM Gonzales

Last day for

A Booklover’s Summer

entries

Last day for TEEN

photo submissions

Last day to turn in

Summer Reading Logs

Library Board Meeting

6 PM Galvez

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Phone ...

Gonzales … 647-3955

Donaldsonville … 473-8052

Galvez … 622-3339

Dutchtown … 673-8699

Atención patrocinadores de

habla Hispana: Si usted

tiene preguntas con

respecto a los programas o

servicios de la biblioteca,

por favor llame a la

biblioteca al 647-3955

y hable con Lloyd.

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landscape of classic art, secret

passageways, and futuristic science.

Drawing from Dante's dark epic poem,

Langdon races to find answers and decide

whom to trust . . . before the world is

irrevocably altered.

ADULT NON-FICTION

Whitey Bulger : America's Most Wanted

Gangster and the Manhunt that Brought

Him to Justice

364.1092 CUL Kevin Cullen

Raised in a South Boston housing project,

James "Whitey" Bulger became the most

wanted fugitive of his generation. In this

riveting story, rich with family ties and

intrigue, award-winning Boston

Globe reporters Kevin Cullen and Shelley

Murphy follow Whitey's extraordinary

criminal career-from teenage thievery to

bank robberies to the building of his

underworld empire and a string of brutal

murders.

Based on exclusive access and previously

undisclosed documents, Cullen and

Murphy explore the truth of the Whitey

Bulger story. They reveal for the first time

the extent of his two parallel family lives

with different women, as well as his

lifelong paranoia stemming in part from

his experience in the CIA's MKULTRA

program. They describe his support of the

IRA and his hitherto-

unknown role in the

Boston busing crisis,

and they show a keen

understanding of his

mindset while on the

lam and behind bars.

The result is the first

full portrait of this

legendary criminal

figure-a gripping

story of wiseguys and cops, horrendous

government malfeasance, and a sixteen-

year manhunt that climaxed in Whitey's

dramatic capture in Santa Monica in June

2011.

From The Bookshelves

ADULT FICTION

Inferno

BRO Dan Brown

In his international blockbusters The Da

Vinci Code, Angels and Demons, and The

Lost Symbol, Dan

Brown masterfully

fused history, art,

codes, and symbols. In

this riveting new

thriller, Brown returns

to his element and has

crafted his highest

stakes novel to date. In

the heart of Italy,

Harvard professor of

symbology Robert Langdon is drawn into a

harrowing world centered on one of

history's most enduring and mysterious

literary masterpieces . . . Dante's Inferno.

Against this backdrop, Langdon battles a

chilling adversary and grapples with an

ingenious riddle that pulls him into a

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