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All programs are free and open to the public.
Fuller descriptions of the programs below can be found on our Monthly Calendar available at every branch of the library. Stop by and pick one up!
Sponsored programs are located at places other than the library branch. Please read the description for the location.
Summer 2008
Adult Programs
| Date | Day | Time | Branch/Location | Description |
| June | All Month | Sterlington | Peace Project - a three-month long activity focasing on working for world peace. It will include documentaries and the Craines for Peace project. | |
| Jun. 16 | Monday | 6-8 p.m. | Sterlington | Documentary - Been Rich All My Life - five octogenarians recount their lives during the Harlem Renaissance. |
| Jun. 17 | Tuesday | 2 p.m. | West Ouachita | Book review of River Reads Book, Witness to the Truth, with Mrs. Dorothy Barker |
| Jun. 19 | Thursday | 6:30 p.m. | Anna Meyer | "A Gathering at the Supper Table", Dr. Veronica Lewis remembers stories told at the dinner table. |
| Jun. 25 | Wednesday | 6 p.m. | Main | GALA RECEPTION! Discussion and Book Signing with the author, Cleo Scott Brown. |
| Jun. 26 | Thursday | 10-11 a.m. | Louise Williams | Author Cleo Scott Brown will appear for a discussion of her father and theco-authoring of Witness to the Truth. Book signing at the end of the program. |
| Jun. 26 | Thursday | Noon | Windows a bookstore | Author Cleo Scott Brown will appear for a discussion of her father and the co-authoring of Witness to the Truth. Book signing at the end of the program. |
| Jun. 26 | Thursday | 2 p.m. | Ouachita Valley | Author Cleo Scott Brown will appear for a discussion of her father and the co-authoring of Witness to the Truth. Book signing at the end of the program. |
| Jun. 27 | Friday | 10 a.m. | Sterlington | Author Cleo Scott Brown will appear for a discussion of her father and the co-authoring of Witness to the Truth. Book signing at the end of the program. |
| Jun. 27 | Friday | 11:30 a.m. | Carver | Author Cleo Scott Brown will appear for a discussion of her father and the co-authoring of Witness to the Truth. Book signing at the end of the program. |
| Jun. 30 | Monday | 6-8 p.m. | Sterlington | Documentary -Everyday Battle: Civil Rights legend Fannie Lue Hamer |
| July | All Month | Sterlington | Peace Project - a three-month long activity focasing on working for world peace. It will include documentaries and the Craines for Peace project. | |
| July 1 | Tuesday | 2 p.m. | West Ouachita | "Country Cookin'" mixed with nostalgia from "Big Mama's Old Black Pot". Enjoy a cooking demonstration and sample old fashion food from the past. |
| July 3 | Thursday | 1-3 p.m. | Sterlington | Documentary -Kara Walker - film on contemporary artist named on theTime's 2007 100 most influential people; optional art activity to follow. |
| July 7 | Tuesday | 6:30 p.m. | Louise Williams | Bridge to Freedom (1965), a documentary of the march from Selma to Montgomery, a turning point for voting rights. Part of the award-winning series, Eyes on the Prize: America's civil rights years, 1954-1965. |
| July 9 | Wednesday | 2 p.m. | West Monroe | "Retro Gardening". Today's pastime, yesterday's necessity. Making the most from your garden without it getting the best of you! |
| July 10 | Thursday | 2 p.m. | Ouachita Valley | Finding your roots. Beginning Genealogy with Lora Peppers. |
| July 14 | Monday | 6-8 p.m. | Sterlington | Documentary - Everyday Battle: Civil rights legend Fannie Lou Hammer |
| July 15 | Tuesday | 2 p.m. | West Ouachita | Altered Art Class for Adults - give new life to vintage objects by turning them into works of art. Bring personal photos, mementoes, old post cards, letters, maps, etc., and learn how to alter them into your own personal keepsakes. Registration limited to 20. Reg@327-5414. |
| July 22 | Tuesday | 10:30 a.m. | Carver | An eye witness account of life in the 60s and 70s with Pastor Roosevelt Wright, Jr. Program will be located at Powell Recreation Center. |
| July 22 | Tuesday | 6 p.m. | Ouachita Valley | Dr. Jeffery Anderson, ULM, presents Civil Rights in the South. |
| July 23 | Wednesday | 2 p.m. | West Monroe | Local author karen Petrus Williams will bring her new book, Vintage Furniture Painting and demonstrate painting techniques for creating family heirlooms. |
| July 24 | Thursday | 6:30-7:50 p.m. | Louise Williams | Discussion of Witness to the Truth, led by Dr. Robert Kelley, Branch Manager. |
| July 28 | Monday | 6-8 p.m. | Sterlington | Documentary - American Blackout - explores voter disenfranchisement in recent national elections. |
Programs in teal are done in conjuction with River Reads. Click on the icon for more information.
