August News and Events

Summer Reading is officially over and we can’t wait to start planning for next year’s events. Over 1 million reading minutes were logged into Beanstack this Summer and hundreds of events were packed with library patrons of all ages.

If you completed your Summer Reading Challenge, you can still pick up your prize by August 10th based on your age group and while supplies last.

Raffle prize winners will be randomly selected and contacted in the early weeks of August so those lucky winners can collect their Summer Reading Treasure!

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The St. Tammany Parish Library has teamed up with the Town of Madisonville to promote the arts this month. The Town of Madisonville will be holding two contests for art and writing and the library will be assisting with providing entry information, collecting entries, and hosting the art displays and award ceremony.

St. Tammany Parish students in grades K-8 are invited to participate in an art competition to celebrate the late Mayor of Madisonville, Peter L. Gitz. The theme is, “The Town of Madisonville.”

Architecture, flora, fauna, and landscapes should inspire ideas for the student’s art. There are three options for mediums: painting, drawing, and photography. The deadline is Wednesday, August 21st.

All student artwork should be brought to the Madisonville Library at 1123 Main St, Madisonville, LA 70447.

Aspiring writers are also invited to enter the essay competition. All St. Tammany Parish 10th-grade students are eligible to enter. The prompt is “Madisonville: Celebrations, History, Memories” and essays must be received by Wednesday, August 28th either emailed, mailed, or brought to the Madisonville Branch.

Student artwork will be displayed during the weeks of August 23rd through September 7th at the Madisonville Library, also known as the Mayor Peter L. Gitz Library. An Award Ceremony, planned for Thursday, September 12th from 6 p.m. until 7:15 p.m., will also be held in the large Conference Room at the Madisonville Library.

Art Contest Information

Essay Contest Details

Back-to-school time is right around the corner. Getting out of the summer slide and returning to the school and work mindset can be challenging, but it’s not impossible.

Through the Library, you can get back into the groove of things easily with in-person and virtual educational resources for kids, teens, adults, and educators.

Visit the Library’s Kids page and access ad-free educational videos, games, books and songs to keep them engaged throughout the end of summer.

For teens, the Library’s teen page offers resources from homework help to teen interests and opportunities that can keep their mental momentum going.

The Library offers a large array of resources for parents and educators such as online databases and courses, curriculum guides, and other helpful tools to make back to school simpler.

Regular Storytime programming was on hiatus for Summer Reading Programming for the past few months. Families will be happy to know Storytime events will return for their Fall Schedule starting August 27th.

To celebrate the return of Storytime, the Children's Librarians at the Mandeville and Causeway branches have teamed up to host a Back to School Storytime at the Mandeville Trailhead on August 6th from 9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Stop by for treats, songs, rhymes, and of course a story!

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The Friends of the Library of West St. Tammany will hold their monthly Used Book Sale on August 16th & 17th, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at their building located at 1301 N. Florida St. in Covington, near the St. Tammany Parish Fairgrounds.

Some items start as low as 25 cents. Find books, DVDs, music and audio CDs, and puzzles, with a large selection of homeschool items and children's books. All proceeds support St. Tammany Parish Libraries.

Each month the Friends hold a silent auction at the Covington Library with an array of interesting titles. Check the Covington Library for the auction list and starting bids.

Click here to view the Friend's webpage, which includes all future sale dates and the monthly auction list.

The Friends of the Slidell Library (FSL) will hold an SSSSale on Saturday, August 10th, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. inside the Slidell Library, 555 Robert Blvd.

Second Saturday Special Sales are themed sales featuring specially selected books in excellent condition. This sale will include over a hundred specially selected pre-owned books about crafts and home improvement.

Sale items will have standard prices ranging from $1 to $3 each.

The Friends will also have their monthly Used Book Sale on August 16th and 17th inside the Slidell Library meeting room. On Friday, August 16th from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., only members may select or purchase books, however, memberships will also be sold or renewed at the door for a fee of $5 per person or $8 for families. Saturday, August 17th, will be the public book sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Book prices will range from .50 cents for mass-market paperbacks and children’s books to $1 for trade paperbacks and hardcover books.

Cash and checks are accepted for all purchases.

The Friends of the Slidell Library, an all-volunteer non-profit organization founded in 1976, raises funds using used book sales and silent auctions to help support the Slidell, Pearl River, South Slidell, and Lacombe libraries. For more information on FSL and its activities, send an email to fsl70458@yahoo.com.

Labor Day Closure
All St. Tammany Parish Library branches and offices will be closed on September 2nd, 2024. All branches and offices will resume normal business hours on September 3rd, 2024.

Author Visit

Author and illustrator Matthew Cordell will visit the Slidell Branch on September 13th, 2024. The event time will be announced soon!

Looking for what's new in our collection?
See up to 180 days' worth of newly purchased books at this link: bit.ly/STPLNewItems.

We are very grateful for our support organizations. Learn more about them at the links below.
St. Tammany Library Foundation
Friends of the Slidell Library — Friends of the Library of West St. Tammany

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