Bienville Parish Library

10/16/2026

HAPPY BOSS'S DAY!!!

10/16/2026

📕📘📗📙 IT'S DICTIONARY DAY! 📕📘📗📙 Dictionary Day celebrates the birth of Noah Webster every October 16, honoring the American writer and lexicographer. Webster’s groundbreaking work in compiling and expanding the first American dictionary transformed language. A dictionary is a book of words, how to pronounce them, the origin of those words, and what they mean. DYK: The English language is the most difficult language to learn? It's because English-speaking people have incorporated words from almost every language in the world! To celebrate, the BPL Online Catalog will recommend five books and give you five fun words to incorporate into your conversation today!

GIBSLAND 🤣 [Ballyhoo! - A lot of loud noise, excitement, or fuss about something]
Richard Scarry's early WORDS. (xF) Join Franny Bunny as he goes through his busy day at home, school, and the market, learning new words along the way. This colorful classic from Richard Scarry makes learning words tons of fun.

SALINE 🤣 [Gobbledygook - Words that are confusing, official-sounding, or make no sense at all.]
The invention of Hugo Cabret: a novel in WORDS and pictures / by Brian Selznick. (x) When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, his undercover life and his biggest secret are jeopardized.

CASTOR 🤣[ Kerfuffle - A minor disturbance, fuss, or messy argument.]
Mouse makes words WORDS/ by Kathryn Heling and Deborah Hembrook (xF) By dropping the first letter of a variety of words and adding a new letter, Mouse makes several rhyming words.

RINGGOLD 🤣 [Flummox - To confuse or bewilder someone completely.]
Rhyming WORDS / Karen Bryant-Mole. (xF) Mortimer the friendly teddy bear encourages kids right from the start that learning and language can be fun! Making up rhymes is lots of fun Mortimer the bear chats with a rat, bakes a cake, jogs with a dog, and more as he introduces young readers to the playful possibilities of rhyme.

ARCADIA 🤣 [Shenanigans -Secret or mischievous activity; silly pranks and high-spirited behavior.]
First WORDS : stimulate your toddler's developing curiosity. (xF) In this special series, Baby Genius's stimulating approach to learning comes together with DK's beautiful photographs and appealing design to create dazzling board books for little ones.

🌟 HAPPY BOSS'S DAY TOO - To our 🌟Director and 🌟Asst. Director of the Bienville Parish Library System! 🌟THANKS! Y'all are the best!🌟

10/13/2026

🤔 🧠 NATIONAL TRAIN YOUR 🤔 🧠 BRAIN DAY! 🤔 🧠 Today is set aside to raise awareness about the incredible power of the human mind and the benefits of regular mental exercise. Challenge yourself with puzzles, learn a new skill, learn a new word, or engage in stimulating conversations. Dedicate today to enhancing your cognitive abilities and nurturing your mental well-being! Visiting your neighborhood Bienville Parish Library is, of course, a NO-BRAINER! 😁 The BPL Online Catalog has put on its THINKING CAP and has come up with today's recommendations.

GIBSLAND 🤔 🧠
BRAIN bafflers / Robert Steinwachs; illustrated by Myron Miller. (x 793.73) Get ready for more than 400 conundrums to baffle and befuddle your mind.

SALINE 🤔 🧠
The curtain went up, my pants fell down / by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver. (x) Failing fifth-grade math, Hank must depend on Heather, the CLASS BRAIN, to help him get a "B" on the next test for him to be eligible to play the lead in the school play, "The King and I."

CASTOR 🤔 🧠
The day the universe exploded my head: poems to take you into space and back again / Allan Wolf; illustrated by Anna Raff. (x811.54) A raucous bounce through the solar system and back -- propelled by funny, fanciful, factually sound poems and exuberant illustrations. The universe poured into me. My BRAIN was overloaded. It smoked and glowed red-hot. And then it actually exploded!

RINGGOLD 🤔 🧠
Your BRAIN and nervous system / by Leslie Jean LeMaster. (xF) A simple presentation of how our BRAIN and nervous system work together to control our body activities and behavior; to enable us to learn, remember, see, smell, speak, and hear; and to feel emotions.

ARCADIA 🤔 🧠
The big book of the BRAIN: all about the body's control center / John Farndon. (x611.81) How many nerve cells are in the human brain? How does the BRAIN communicate with the rest of the body? What happens when we think? The Big Book of the BRAIN answers all of these questions and many more.

10/12/2026

Ever been on a Virtual Field Trip? Discovery Education has free Virtual Field Trips on their website. Are you interested in what it takes to be a graphic artist? Want to know how graphic novels are created? You might want to check out this Virtual Field Trip!

THE SUPERPOWER OF STORY
A Virtual Field Trip To Warner Bros. Studios! (Just about 30 minutes, and you can select the segments you want to view if you can't watch the whole trip in one go) Click the link to view the trip to DC Comics at Warner Bros. Studios! https://dcsuperstories.discoveryeducation.com/?_gl=1*o4z8ma*_gcl_au*Njk1MzAzOTQxLjE3OTE4MTcwMzU.*_ga*MTI1NzM2NTkxMy4xNzkxODE3MDM1*_ga_QGF5X0KQV5*czE3OTE4MTcwMzUkbzEkZzEkdDE3OTE4MTgzNjAkajYwJGwwJGgw

Students will go behind the scenes on an exclusive virtual field trip to DC Headquarters at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California! They’ll step into the world of legendary superheroes, uncovering the secrets of how stories evolve from bold ideas to iconic comics that inspire generations.

Giving your students the tools and confidence they need to tell their stories their way.

10/12/2026

Y'all know what day it is? It's 🎭🎭NATIONAL GUMBO DAY! 🎭🎭We're paying tribute to 🎭 🎭Louisiana's official state cuisine and a true American culinary masterpiece. Forget everything you think you know about soup; gumbo is in a league of its own. No matter how you like your gumbo [chicken/sausage gumbo, Filé gumbo, seafood gumbo], it's a Louisiana staple year-round! 🎭 If you haven't browsed the Louisiana section of your neighborhood Bienville Parish Library, get to two-steppin' and check out what you've been missing! Ask your favorite librarian to help you navigate the Louisiana section! Let's see what the BPL Online Catalog recommends to celebrate NATIONAL GUMBO DAY!

CASTOR 🎭 🎭 🎭
Gumbo ya-ya: a collection of Louisiana folk tales. (LA 398.2) [Adult Non-fiction] Long considered the finest collection of Louisiana folktales and customs, this book chronicles the stories and legends that have emerged from the bayou country.

SALINE 🎭 🎭 🎭
Gator gumbo: a spicy-hot tale / Candace Fleming (xF) A hungry alligator, slow with age, hopes to catch some good meat to add to his spicy gumbo.

RINGGOLD 🎭 🎭 🎭
It happens in Louisiana: peculiar tales, traditions, and recipes from the Bayou / Sam Irwin. (LA 976.3) [Adult non-fiction] Only in the Bayou State do Louisianans travel door to door on horseback collecting gumbo ingredients for Mardi Gras gatherings. Elsewhere, these accounts may seem odd or far-fetched, but it all happens in Louisiana.

ARCADIA 🎭 🎭 🎭
Mosquito Supper Club : cajun recipes from a disappearing Bayou / Melissa Martin (LA 641.59763) [Adult non-fiction] Before her hometown disappears entirely, chef Melissa Martin wants to document the recipes, ingredients, and customs of the Cajun people. Cocoderie, Louisiana, may soon no longer be listed on maps, but the incredible traditions of the region should remain. In the same way Zora Neale Hurston documented and shared oral histories of the South before its keepers passed on, Martin will tell the stories of her people.

GIBSLAND 🎭 🎭 🎭
Gumbo [Adult Non-fiction electronic resource] : an anthology of African American writing / edited by Marita Golden and E. Lynn Harris. Not since Terry McMillan's Breaking Ice have so many African-American writers been brought together in one volume. A stellar collection of works from more than fifty hot names in fiction, Gumbo represents remarkable synergy. Edited by bestselling luminaries Marita Golden and E. Lynn Harris, this collection spans new and previously published tales of love and luck, inspiration and violation, and hip new worlds!

10/12/2026

🧩 🧩 🧩 Arcadia Main Library's resident puzzle queen, 🧩 🧩 🧩 Ms. Annie had help all the way from Baton Rouge! -- Grandchildren made a surprise visit to their grandmother here in Arcadia. While their grandmother was in the monthly Literary Club meeting, they spent time at the puzzle table with Ms. Annie!🧩 🧩 🧩

10/09/2026

Here's something 🥚 EGG-citing!
🥚🥚🥚 IT IS WORLD EGG DAY! 🥚🥚🥚Egg Day was first established at the IEC Conference in Vienna in 1996. The goal was simple: to create a global platform to raise awareness about the vital role eggs play in feeding people worldwide. Now that's an EGG-ceptional goal! Now with a little 🥚EGG-tra effort, the BPL Online Catalog HATCHED these recommendations. Some of these eggs are not the kind that feed people but -- We think it did an 🥚EGG-traordinary job! 😁

GIBSLAND 🥚
Horton hatches the egg, by Dr. Seuss. (xF) When a lazy bird hatching an egg wants a vacation, she asks Horton, the elephant, to sit on her egg--which he does through all sorts of hazards until he is rewarded for doing what he said he would.

SALINE 🥚
Little Grunt and the big egg : a prehistoric fairytale / Tomie dePaola. (xF) s from the egg that Little Grunt brought home for dinner, Mama and Papa Grunt let him keep it as a pet until it grows too big for their cave.

CASTOR 🥚
I spy an egg in a nest / riddles by Jean Marzollo (xF) New easy-to-read text by Jean Marzollo is paired with Walter Wick's amazing photographs from previous I SPY books to create a fun-filled Spring search-and-find.

RINGGOLD 🥚
Egg monsters from Mars / R.L. Stine. (x) 's the size of a softball. It's covered with blue and purple veins. It's the egg that Dana Johnson finds at Easter time--and it's no yolk! Neither is the slimy yellow creature inside. Is it really an egg monster from Mars?

ARCADIA 🥚
The emperor's egg / Martin Jenkins ; illustrated by Jane Chapman. (xF) Describes the parental behavior of Emperor penguins, focusing on how the male keeps the egg warm until it hatches and how the parents care for the chick after it is born.

10/08/2026

😂 TAG! YOU'RE IT! 😲- Remember playing Tag and Chase with your friends? It's American Touch Tag Day! Tag isn't just a game; it's a rite of passage. It's the thrill of the chase during recess, the neighborhood-wide games that lasted until sunset, and the simple joy of running free! Let's challenge the Bienville Parish Library Online Catalog and see what it recommends on this day --- TAG! You're IT! 😲

ARCADIA 🏃🏿‍♀️🏃🏽‍♂️🏃🏻‍♀️
The chocolate chase / Geronimo Stilton; illustrations by Danilo Loizedda (x). During New Mouse City's Spring Festival, a priceless Mousebergé is stolen, and it's up to Geronimo Stilton to chase it down.

RINGGOLD 🏃🏿‍♀️🏃🏽‍♂️🏃🏻‍♀️
Chimney Witch Chase / Victoria Whitehead; illustrated by Linda Fay North. (x) Ellen's efforts to get chosen for a school sports competition are complicated by the mischievous witch boy who lives in her chimney and likes to go for broomstick rides at the most awkward times.

CASTOR 🏃🏿‍♀️🏃🏽‍♂️🏃🏻‍♀️
How to Catch a dream/words by Alice Walstead; pictures by Andy Elkerton. (xF) Learn how to chase your dreams with the How to Catch Kids!

SALINE 🏃🏿‍♀️🏃🏽‍♂️🏃🏻‍♀️
The cheese chase: why dogs chase cats. An African-American folktale. Dog and Cat are good friends until they buy a chunk of cheese!

GIBSLAND 🏃🏿‍♀️🏃🏽‍♂️🏃🏻‍♀️
Cam Jansen and the Mystery at the Haunted House / David A. Adler (x) Cam and her friend Eric chase the thief of Aunt Katie's wallet through an amusement park and find themselves involved in another case requiring their special detective skills.

10/08/2026

PLEASE SHARE WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY - The Bienville Parish Library - Castor Branch will be CLOSED Friday, October 9 and Saturday, October 10. Sorry for the inconvenience! We'll see you on Monday, October 12!

10/07/2026

🎃 🎃 🎃 IT'S NATIONAL PUMPKIN SEED DAY!!!!🎃 🎃 🎃 Before you carve your Halloween pumpkin, don't discard its contents! Tucked inside is a nutritional powerhouse! The first Wednesday of October, recognizes the crunchy, savory seed that is packed with protein, magnesium, and healthy fats, making it the perfect guilt-free snack for a crisp autumn day. Now who knew that the insides of your Halloween/Thanksgiving pumpkin would contain such a delicious snack! Amazing! Let's see what the Online Catalog recommends

ARCADIA 🎃 🎃 🎃
Pumpkin Jack / Will Hubbell. (xF) In the course of one year, a jack-o-lantern, discarded after Halloween, decomposes in the backyard and eventually grows new pumpkins from its seeds.

GIBSLAND 🎃 🎃 🎃
Rocket and the perfect pumpkin / by Tad Hills. (xF) Rocket and Bella find the perfect pumpkin, but it rolls away from them and they chase it all the way to Mr. Barker's house, where it makes their friend very happy.

SALINE 🎃 🎃 🎃
10 spooky pumpkins / Gris Grimly. (xF) Join goblins, ghosts, witches, and more in this rhythmic countdown, traveling through the countryside and discovering more Halloween creatures along the way. Finally, the story culminates with them all joining together in a joyful celebration under the full harvest moon, dancing until it's time for bed.

CASTOR 🎃 🎃 🎃
Pumpkin heads! / Wendell Minor. (xF) Pumpkin heads and jack-o-lanterns of all varieties abound when Halloween comes around.

RINGGOLD 🎃 🎃 🎃
Ready for pumpkins / Kate Duke. (xF) A classroom guinea pig learns about gardening by growing his own pumpkin.