October is already more than half-gone and that means Halloween is almost here! As the spookiest day of the year draws near, your library is ready to help you celebrate it to the fullest. While our collection has wickedly fun movies and books about the scary and unknown, both fictional and true, all year round, we’re putting our favorites out on display to make them easier to find. Plus, of course, there are plenty of programs coming up to offer a bounty of tricks and treats. Some highlights are listed below, but be sure to contact your local branch to find out about their full slate!
Thibodaux
Tween/Teen Pumpkin Painting Craft - Saturday, October 21, 1:30 p.m. - Tween/Teen ages 11+ will paint small pumpkins in fall or Halloween designs. All supplies will be provided. Space is limited so registration is required.
Tween/Teen Night Halloween Party - Friday, October 27, 6:00 – 8:00p.m. - Tween/Teen ages 11+ can attend a Halloween party with food, fun activities, and a costume contest (while adhering to costume guidelines). Space is limited so registration is required.
Toddler Movie Madness - Saturday, October 28, 1:00 p.m. - Paramount Pictures presents Yo Gabba Halloween. No registration is required.
Adult Craft with Local Artist Mickey Guillory - Monday, October 30, 5:00 p.m. - October’s adult craft will be a fall pumpkin art painting on canvas. All supplies will be provided. Space is limited so registration is required.
Halloween: Trick or Treating at the Library - Tuesday, October 31, All Day - All ages can come costumed and trick-or-treat throughout the library on Halloween day.
Choctaw
Frankenstein Fun - Wednesday, October 25, 4:30 p.m. - Build your own Halloween friend while enjoying all things Frankenstein.
Treats When You Check Out - Tuesday, October 31, 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. - Receive Halloween treats when you check out items today!
Bayou Blue
Slime Monsters Craft for Ages 4-8 - Thursday, October 26, 5:00 p.m. - Participants will transform ordinary jars into cute slime monsters. Registration is required.
Adult Halloween Painting - Tuesday, October 31, 1:30 p.m. - Before Trick or Treating, come create a spooky scene with acrylic paints on canvas. Registration is required.
Raceland
Tween/ Teen Ghost Lights Craft - Monday, October 30, 4:00 p.m. - It’s a Pumpkin, it’s a Ghost, it’s … Frankenstein in a Jar? Paint spooky faces to light up the night
Lockport
STEM Squad – Mad Scientist Creepy Crawler Slime - Saturday, October 21, 2:00 p.m. - Calling all young engineers and builders to join the STEM Squad and gear up for Halloween by making slime. There will also be smaller Halloween-themed experiments for teens & tweens to participate in creating. All supplies are provided. Space is limited, so registration is required.
Disney Descendants Costume Contest and Movie Marathon - Saturday, October 28, 10:30 a.m. - Which Disney Descendant is your favorite? Come dressed up as your descendant look-alike or your favorite to compete in our Rotten to the Core Costume Contest. Following the costume contest will be a Disney Descendants & Disney Descendants 2 movie marathon with deliciously evil Descendant-themed snacks and drinks! It is open to all ages, but space is limited, so registration is required.
Kids Halloween Bingo Battle - Monday, October 30, 5:00 p.m. - Come join us for this Halloween special edition of BINGO where only kids can play! So come play BINGO with friends, win prizes, and enjoy refreshments!
Halloween Harvest Family Game Night - Tuesday, October 31, 4:30 p.m. - Does your family like to play games? Join us during International Games Week on Halloween to enjoy some family fun. There will be several games and puzzles to choose from so your family members can challenge each other. Light Halloween-themed refreshments will be served. Space is limited, so registration is required.
Larose
Children/Teen Pumpkin Painting Craft - Tuesday, October 24, 5p.m. - Children and Teens will be able to paint their own pumpkin. Supplies are limited, so registration is required.
Halloween Safety Tips and Glow Stick Giveaway - Monday, October 30, 3p.m.-6p.m. - We want everyone to be safe this Halloween. Stop by the Larose Library and get a safety tips handout and a free glow stick to use while trick or treating. While supplies last.
Trick-or-Treating at the Library - Tuesday, October 31, 5pm-7pm - Stop by the Larose Library while Trick-or-Treating and get some treats! While supplies last.
Gheens
Halloween Festivities & Witch Craft - Tuesday, October 24, 2017, 4p.m. - Bring the whole family and join us for a fun evening of Halloween Festivities. Wear a costume if you would like. We will be making witches and serving refreshments.
South Lafourche
Kids’ Costume Contest and Trick or Treating - Tuesday, October 24, 5:30 p.m. - Children can trick or treat in the library. Those wearing costumes will be entered into the library’s annual Kids’ Costume Contest.
Monster Mash - Wednesday, October 25, 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. - Stop by for the library’s annual all-ages Halloween bash. There will be games and door prizes for children, and food, while supplies last.
Golden Meadow
Trick or Treat @ the Library - Tuesday, October 31, 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. - Visitors are welcomed to wear costumes and will get a trick-or-treat goodie bag when you visit the library.
- Catherine, Librarian