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Kids & Family

Thursday, Feb 9, 2012

I Love Monsters -Valentine Box

by: Lafayette Public Library

Milton Branch

3:30 PM

I Love Monsters -Valentine Box Students ages 5-12 will cut and fold cardstock into a silly monster valentine box. Preregister your child by calling the library location nearest you beginning Monday, January 30.Youngsville Feb 8 3:30 856-9385Milton Feb 9 3:30 856-5261South Reg Feb 13 4:00 981-1028Jefferson St. Feb 14 4:00 261-5779Kids can pick up a Take It and Make It craft kit, whilesupplies last, during the week of February 6-10 at thefollowing library locations: Broussard, Butler, Duson,North Regional, Scott, and… [Event Website]

Youngsville Branch Story Time

by: Lafayette Public Library

Youngsville Branch

9:30 AM

Story times for ages 3-6 are offered at several Branches. No preregistration required but groups need to call [337]856-9385ahead to insure available space. [Event Website]

Story Castle

by: Lafayette Public Library

Jefferson St Library at Children's Department

10:30 AM

Story Castle is for children 3 through 6 year olds and an accompanying adult. [Event Website]

Milton Branch Story Time

by: Lafayette Public Library

Milton Branch

10:30 AM

Story times for ages 3-6 are offered at several Branches. No preregistration required but groups need to call (337)856-5261 to insure available space. [Event Website]

South Regional Family Time

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

10:30 AM

Family Story Time includes storytelling, music, and educational activities for all ages. No preregistration required. [Event Website]

North Regional Bedtime Stories

by: Lafayette Public Library

North Regional Library

6:00 PM

This program is a nighttime version of Family Story Time. No preregistration required. [Event Website]

IPL Valentine's Day Craft

by: Cal Editor

Iberia Parish Main Library, 445 E. Main St., New Iberia

3:00pm-6:00pm

Lollipops, art supplies, and pencils, oh my! That only means one thing; its time for a drop-in craft at the Iberia Parish Main Library. On Thursday, February 9 from 3-6:00 p.m., please join us for our special Valentines Day craft. We will be making lollipop flowers and charm pencils. This craft is for children ages 5 and up. Please call 364.7134 and let us know you are coming. It is sure to be a sweet time! This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Library and Iberia Parish Library.… [Event Website]

IPL Drop-In Craft

by: Cal Editor

Parkview Library, 500 Grand Pre Blvd, New Iberia

2:00pm-5:00pm

Make sure to stop by and make a Valentines Day-inspired heart dog craft. This little pup will be your very own sweetheart. The craft is appropriate for all ages; however, younger children may require more assistance. For more information on this event, please call 364.7480. This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Library and the Iberia Parish Library.… [Event Website]

IPL Drop-In Craft

by: Cal Editor

Iberia Parish Library Coteau Branch, 6308 Coteau Road, New Iberia

3:00pm-5:30pm

The Coteau Library will be offering a Valentines Day Drop-in craft. Make sure to stop by for your childs chance to make their very own sweetheart picture frame. It will be loads of fun for your little one! Please call the Coteau Library for more information at 364-7430. This craft is appropriate for all ages but younger children may require more parental assistance. This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Library and Iberia Parish Library.… [Event Website]

IPL Drop-In Craft

by: Cal Editor

Iberia Parish Main Library, 445 E. Main St., New Iberia

10:30am

Admission: Free

Are you looking for a program to share with your little ones ages 24-36 months? Iberia Parish Librarys Toddler Time is back this spring. This eight week program happens on every Wednesday morning at the Main Library until March 28. Here, you and your child can listen to stories, make easy crafts, enjoy finger plays, and sing along to songs. Did we mention that this is absolutely FREE? Registration is required; please call the Main Library at 364.7134. Make sure to rise and shine early, and come Wednesday mornings to Toddler Time at the Iberia Parish Library.

Mardi Gras Exhibit

by: LCVC

1122 Lafayette St., Lafayette

10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Admission: $4 Admission; $3 Seniors

In addition to the beautiful Mardi Gras room which is available year round, The Alexandre Mouton House is hosting a collection of stunning costumes and other Mardi Gras memorabilia. The collection is on loan from past royalty and members of various Mardi Gras Krewes. The exhibit will run throughout February.

Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries

by: LCVC

Lafayette Science Museum, 433 Jefferson St., Lafayette.

Tues.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun. 1-6 p.m.

Admission: Adults $5, Seniors $3, C

This 7,000 square foot exhibit rethinks preconceptions about how dinosaurs lived and eventually died. Filled with full skeletal casts, interactives and a full-scale diarama, this exhibit will shed new light on prehistory as we know it. [Event Website]

Kids & Family

Friday, Feb 10, 2012

Celebration of A Snowy Day by Ezra Keats

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

4:00 PM

Story Time Room, South Regional Library Students ages5 through 12 will listen to the reading of Keats’s book, ASnowy Day to prepare them for creating a collage based on illustrations from the book. To participate in this specialstory/craft session, you must register your child by calling theSouth Regional Library at 981-1028. Preregistration beginson Monday, January 30. This program exposes children to thebest in children’s literature.… [Event Website]

IPL Drop-In Craft

by: Cal Editor

Parkview Library, 500 Grand Pre Blvd, New Iberia

2:00pm-5:00pm

Make sure to stop by and make a Valentines Day-inspired heart dog craft. This little pup will be your very own sweetheart. The craft is appropriate for all ages; however, younger children may require more assistance. For more information on this event, please call 364.7480. This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Library and the Iberia Parish Library.… [Event Website]

IPL Drop-In Craft

by: Cal Editor

Iberia Parish Library Coteau Branch, 6308 Coteau Road, New Iberia

3:00pm-5:30pm

The Coteau Library will be offering a Valentines Day Drop-in craft. Make sure to stop by for your childs chance to make their very own sweetheart picture frame. It will be loads of fun for your little one! Please call the Coteau Library for more information at 364-7430. This craft is appropriate for all ages but younger children may require more parental assistance. This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Library and Iberia Parish Library.… [Event Website]

IPL Drop-In Craft

by: Cal Editor

Iberia Parish Main Library, 445 E. Main St., New Iberia

10:30am

Admission: Free

Are you looking for a program to share with your little ones ages 24-36 months? Iberia Parish Librarys Toddler Time is back this spring. This eight week program happens on every Wednesday morning at the Main Library until March 28. Here, you and your child can listen to stories, make easy crafts, enjoy finger plays, and sing along to songs. Did we mention that this is absolutely FREE? Registration is required; please call the Main Library at 364.7134. Make sure to rise and shine early, and come Wednesday mornings to Toddler Time at the Iberia Parish Library.

Mardi Gras Exhibit

by: LCVC

1122 Lafayette St., Lafayette

10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Admission: $4 Admission; $3 Seniors

In addition to the beautiful Mardi Gras room which is available year round, The Alexandre Mouton House is hosting a collection of stunning costumes and other Mardi Gras memorabilia. The collection is on loan from past royalty and members of various Mardi Gras Krewes. The exhibit will run throughout February.

Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries

by: LCVC

Lafayette Science Museum, 433 Jefferson St., Lafayette.

Tues.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun. 1-6 p.m.

Admission: Adults $5, Seniors $3, C

This 7,000 square foot exhibit rethinks preconceptions about how dinosaurs lived and eventually died. Filled with full skeletal casts, interactives and a full-scale diarama, this exhibit will shed new light on prehistory as we know it. [Event Website]

Kids & Family

Saturday, Feb 11, 2012

Krewe des Chiens Parade for Dogs

by: LCVC

Downtown, Lafayette

Parade at 2 p.m.; Registration opens at Noon

Admission: Open to all breeds, size

A Mardi Gras event for the whole family! Join the fun and walk your dog in our parade! Costumes encouraged but not required. 2012 Theme: "Barkin' at the Ritz". [Event Website]

Lake Arthur Mardi Gras Parade

by: LCVC

Lake Arthur

Admission: Free

Mardi Gras parade and activities.

Carencro Mardi Gras Parade

by: LCVC

Starts at Carencro High. Ends by Carencro Community Center.

11 a.m.

Admission: Free

Organized by the Carencro Mardi Gras Association, the parade begins at Carencro High School. [Event Website]

SRL Teen Performance Troupe Rehearsal and Performance

by: Cal Editor

South Regional Library

10:00am-12:00pm

Teen volunteers are needed for voice actors, puppeteers, and behind-the-scenes help for puppet shows to be performed for families and children at the South Regional Library. Sign up online to receive rehearsal updates. [Event Website]

SRL Teen Performance Troupe Rehearsal and Performance

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

10:00 AM

Teen volunteers are needed for voice actors, puppeteers, andbehind-the-scenes help for puppet shows to be performed forfamilies and children at the South Regional Library. Sign uponline to receive rehearsal updates. [Event Website]

Puppet Show

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

11:00 AM

Master Puppet Theater provides puppet entertainment forages 5 - 12 years. ‘Louisiana Tales’ is the show title.Call the South Regional Library at 981-1028 more information. [Event Website]

Canoe Paddle

by: LCVC

Vermilionville, 300 Fisher Rd., Lafayette

8:30-11:30 a.m.

Admission: $5 insurance fee to Amer

The community is invited to take a canoe trip on the Bayou Vermilion. Canoe trips are held every second and last Saturday of the month. Please RSVP in advance by emailing Margot Addison or calling (337) 233-4077 x 205.

Scout Saturday (Cub Scouts)

by: Children's Museum

12:00 PM

Saturday, February 11, 2012 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. [Event Website]

IPL Drop-In Craft

by: Cal Editor

Iberia Parish Library Lydia Branch, 4800 Freyou Road, New Iberia

10:30am

Drop in and make a Valentines Day tortoise card. Younger children may require more parental assistance. For more information please call the Lydia Library at 364.7808. [Event Website]

Cub Scout Saturday (Pet Care)

by: Children's Museum

12:00 PM

Saturday, February 11, 2012 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. [Event Website]

IPL Drop-In Craft

by: Cal Editor

Iberia Parish Main Library, 445 E. Main St., New Iberia

10:30am

Admission: Free

Are you looking for a program to share with your little ones ages 24-36 months? Iberia Parish Librarys Toddler Time is back this spring. This eight week program happens on every Wednesday morning at the Main Library until March 28. Here, you and your child can listen to stories, make easy crafts, enjoy finger plays, and sing along to songs. Did we mention that this is absolutely FREE? Registration is required; please call the Main Library at 364.7134. Make sure to rise and shine early, and come Wednesday mornings to Toddler Time at the Iberia Parish Library.

Mardi Gras Exhibit

by: LCVC

1122 Lafayette St., Lafayette

10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Admission: $4 Admission; $3 Seniors

In addition to the beautiful Mardi Gras room which is available year round, The Alexandre Mouton House is hosting a collection of stunning costumes and other Mardi Gras memorabilia. The collection is on loan from past royalty and members of various Mardi Gras Krewes. The exhibit will run throughout February.

Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries

by: LCVC

Lafayette Science Museum, 433 Jefferson St., Lafayette.

Tues.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun. 1-6 p.m.

Admission: Adults $5, Seniors $3, C

This 7,000 square foot exhibit rethinks preconceptions about how dinosaurs lived and eventually died. Filled with full skeletal casts, interactives and a full-scale diarama, this exhibit will shed new light on prehistory as we know it. [Event Website]

Kids & Family

Sunday, Feb 12, 2012

IPL Drop-In Craft

by: Cal Editor

Iberia Parish Main Library, 445 E. Main St., New Iberia

10:30am

Admission: Free

Are you looking for a program to share with your little ones ages 24-36 months? Iberia Parish Librarys Toddler Time is back this spring. This eight week program happens on every Wednesday morning at the Main Library until March 28. Here, you and your child can listen to stories, make easy crafts, enjoy finger plays, and sing along to songs. Did we mention that this is absolutely FREE? Registration is required; please call the Main Library at 364.7134. Make sure to rise and shine early, and come Wednesday mornings to Toddler Time at the Iberia Parish Library.

Mardi Gras Exhibit

by: LCVC

1122 Lafayette St., Lafayette

10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Admission: $4 Admission; $3 Seniors

In addition to the beautiful Mardi Gras room which is available year round, The Alexandre Mouton House is hosting a collection of stunning costumes and other Mardi Gras memorabilia. The collection is on loan from past royalty and members of various Mardi Gras Krewes. The exhibit will run throughout February.

Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries

by: LCVC

Lafayette Science Museum, 433 Jefferson St., Lafayette.

Tues.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun. 1-6 p.m.

Admission: Adults $5, Seniors $3, C

This 7,000 square foot exhibit rethinks preconceptions about how dinosaurs lived and eventually died. Filled with full skeletal casts, interactives and a full-scale diarama, this exhibit will shed new light on prehistory as we know it. [Event Website]

Kids & Family

Monday, Feb 13, 2012

Chenier Story Times

by: Lafayette Public Library

Chenier Branch

10:30 AM

Story times for ages 3-6 are offered at several Branches. No preregistration is required but groups need to call (337)291-2941 to insure available space. [Event Website]

I Love Monsters -Valentine Box

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

4:00 PM

Students ages 5-12 will cut and fold cardstock into a silly monster valentine box. Preregister your child by calling the library location nearest you beginning Monday, January 30.Youngsville Feb 8 3:30 856-9385Milton Feb 9 3:30 856-5261South Reg Feb 13 4:00 981-1028Jefferson St. Feb 14 4:00 261-5779Kids can pick up a Take It and Make It craft kit, whilesupplies last, during the week of February 6-10 at thefollowing library locations: Broussard, Butler, Duson,North Regional, Scott, and… [Event Website]

IPL Drop-In Craft

by: Cal Editor

Iberia Parish Main Library, 445 E. Main St., New Iberia

10:30am

Admission: Free

Are you looking for a program to share with your little ones ages 24-36 months? Iberia Parish Librarys Toddler Time is back this spring. This eight week program happens on every Wednesday morning at the Main Library until March 28. Here, you and your child can listen to stories, make easy crafts, enjoy finger plays, and sing along to songs. Did we mention that this is absolutely FREE? Registration is required; please call the Main Library at 364.7134. Make sure to rise and shine early, and come Wednesday mornings to Toddler Time at the Iberia Parish Library.

Mardi Gras Exhibit

by: LCVC

1122 Lafayette St., Lafayette

10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Admission: $4 Admission; $3 Seniors

In addition to the beautiful Mardi Gras room which is available year round, The Alexandre Mouton House is hosting a collection of stunning costumes and other Mardi Gras memorabilia. The collection is on loan from past royalty and members of various Mardi Gras Krewes. The exhibit will run throughout February.

Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries

by: LCVC

Lafayette Science Museum, 433 Jefferson St., Lafayette.

Tues.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun. 1-6 p.m.

Admission: Adults $5, Seniors $3, C

This 7,000 square foot exhibit rethinks preconceptions about how dinosaurs lived and eventually died. Filled with full skeletal casts, interactives and a full-scale diarama, this exhibit will shed new light on prehistory as we know it. [Event Website]

Kids & Family

Tuesday, Feb 14, 2012

SRL Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club

by: Cal Editor

South Regional Library

6:30pm

This month features "Children of Hurin" by J. R. R. Tolkien. The South Regional Library hosts a SciFi/Fantasy Book Club on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. For questions, contact the South Regional Library at 981-1028.

S. Regional Baby Time

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

9:30 AM

Baby Time is designed to introducemothers, fathers, or caregivers and babiesages 9-18 months to nursery rhymes, songs,fingerplays, and early literacy information.To preregister or for info, call 988-3412. [Event Website]

Broussard Branch Story Time

by: Lafayette Public Library

Broussard Branch

10:00 AM

Story times for ages 3-6 are offered at several Branches. No preregistration is required but groups need to call(337) 837-3936 to insure available space. [Event Website]

S. Regional Toddler Time

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

10:30 AM

Fifteen-minute story sessions geared to children 18-35 months.Adults must accompany toddlers. [Event Website]

Story Time

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

4:00 PM

For all agesSTORY TIME is a special time for families toenjoy stories together. Check out the variousprograms at the different library locations listedin this calendar. [Event Website]

I Love Monsters -Valentine Box

by: Lafayette Public Library

Jefferson St Library

4:00 PM

Students ages 5-12 will cut and fold cardstock into a silly monster valentine box. Preregister your child by calling the library location nearest you beginning Monday, January 30.Youngsville Feb 8 3:30 856-9385Milton Feb 9 3:30 856-5261South Reg Feb 13 4:00 981-1028Jefferson St. Feb 14 4:00 261-5779Kids can pick up a Take It and Make It craft kit, whilesupplies last, during the week of February 6-10 at thefollowing library locations: Broussard, Butler, Duson,North Regional, Scott, and… [Event Website]

IPL Drop-In Craft

by: Cal Editor

Iberia Parish Main Library, 445 E. Main St., New Iberia

10:30am

Admission: Free

Are you looking for a program to share with your little ones ages 24-36 months? Iberia Parish Librarys Toddler Time is back this spring. This eight week program happens on every Wednesday morning at the Main Library until March 28. Here, you and your child can listen to stories, make easy crafts, enjoy finger plays, and sing along to songs. Did we mention that this is absolutely FREE? Registration is required; please call the Main Library at 364.7134. Make sure to rise and shine early, and come Wednesday mornings to Toddler Time at the Iberia Parish Library.

Mardi Gras Exhibit

by: LCVC

1122 Lafayette St., Lafayette

10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Admission: $4 Admission; $3 Seniors

In addition to the beautiful Mardi Gras room which is available year round, The Alexandre Mouton House is hosting a collection of stunning costumes and other Mardi Gras memorabilia. The collection is on loan from past royalty and members of various Mardi Gras Krewes. The exhibit will run throughout February.

Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries

by: LCVC

Lafayette Science Museum, 433 Jefferson St., Lafayette.

Tues.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun. 1-6 p.m.

Admission: Adults $5, Seniors $3, C

This 7,000 square foot exhibit rethinks preconceptions about how dinosaurs lived and eventually died. Filled with full skeletal casts, interactives and a full-scale diarama, this exhibit will shed new light on prehistory as we know it. [Event Website]

Kids & Family

Wednesday, Feb 15, 2012

ImaginOcean

by: Cal Editor

Grand Opera House of the South

7:00pm

Tony-Award nominee John Tartaglia has certainly spread his creative wings. He starred in the acclaimed musical Avenue Q, appeared on Broadway in Shrek The Musical and in Disney's Beauty and the Beast, and created and starred in The Playhouse Disney series "Johnny and the Sprites. Now, as if creative wings weren't enough, he has grown some creative gills as well, with the production of John Tartaglia's ImaginOcean. … [Event Website]

S. Regional Baby Time

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

9:30 AM

Baby Time is designed to introducemothers, fathers, or caregivers and babiesages 9-18 months to nursery rhymes, songs,fingerplays, and early literacy information.To preregister or for info, call 988-3412. [Event Website]

North Regional Story Time

by: Lafayette Public Library

North Regional Library

10:30 AM

Story times for ages 3-6 are offered at several Branches. No preregistration required but groups need to call (337) 896-6323to insure available space. [Event Website]

S. Regional Toddler Time

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

10:30 AM

Fifteen-minute story sessions geared to children 18-35 months.Adults must accompany toddlers. [Event Website]

S. Regional Bedtime Stories

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

6:00 PM

This program is a nighttime version of Family Story Time.No preregistration required. Bedtime Stories: 6:00 pmThese other story times will be in French ...January: 18February: 1, and 15. [Event Website]

IPL Toddler Time

by: Cal Editor

Iberia Parish Main Library, 445 E. Main St., New Iberia

10:30am

Admission: Free

Are you looking for a program to share with your little ones ages 24-36 months? Iberia Parish Librarys Toddler Time is back this spring. This eight-week program happens on every Wednesday morning at the Main Library until March 28. Here, you and your child can listen to stories, make easy crafts, enjoy finger plays, and sing along to songs. Registration is required; please call the Main Library at 364-7134. Make sure to rise and shine early, and come Wednesday mornings to Toddler Time at the Iberia Parish… [Event Website]

IPL Drop-In Craft

by: Cal Editor

Iberia Parish Main Library, 445 E. Main St., New Iberia

10:30am

Admission: Free

Are you looking for a program to share with your little ones ages 24-36 months? Iberia Parish Librarys Toddler Time is back this spring. This eight week program happens on every Wednesday morning at the Main Library until March 28. Here, you and your child can listen to stories, make easy crafts, enjoy finger plays, and sing along to songs. Did we mention that this is absolutely FREE? Registration is required; please call the Main Library at 364.7134. Make sure to rise and shine early, and come Wednesday mornings to Toddler Time at the Iberia Parish Library.

Mardi Gras Exhibit

by: LCVC

1122 Lafayette St., Lafayette

10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Admission: $4 Admission; $3 Seniors

In addition to the beautiful Mardi Gras room which is available year round, The Alexandre Mouton House is hosting a collection of stunning costumes and other Mardi Gras memorabilia. The collection is on loan from past royalty and members of various Mardi Gras Krewes. The exhibit will run throughout February.

Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries

by: LCVC

Lafayette Science Museum, 433 Jefferson St., Lafayette.

Tues.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun. 1-6 p.m.

Admission: Adults $5, Seniors $3, C

This 7,000 square foot exhibit rethinks preconceptions about how dinosaurs lived and eventually died. Filled with full skeletal casts, interactives and a full-scale diarama, this exhibit will shed new light on prehistory as we know it. [Event Website]
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