Welcome to The Evangeline Parish Library!
Our Main Library is at 242 W. Main St. in Ville Platte, LA, the Evangeline Parish seat,
with branches in Basile, Chataignier, Mamou, Pine Prairie, and Turkey Creek.
Get addresses, hours of operation, and contact information for the library branches.
For more information about Library programs and services, please call 363-1369
or the branch nearest you. Find out how to get a library card and learn all about our check out policies.
Learn about our Friends group! Check for upcoming Library events. Thank you for supporting your library!
We are open at the Main Library (see links to Branches for
branch hours):
Monday: 8:00 - 6:00
Tuesday: 8:00 - 8:00
Wednesday: 10:00 - 6:00
Thursday: 8:00 - 6:00
Friday: 8:00 - 6:00
Saturday: 8:00 - 12 noon
Sunday: CLOSED
We can be reached at:
Evangeline Parish Library
242 W. Main Street
Ville Platte, LA 70586
TEL: (337) 363-1369
FAX: (337) 363-2353
Send comments and suggestions to: Mary Foster-Galasso,
Library
Director, mfoster2@state.lib.la.us
or galassom@bellsouth.net.
New! Request a book by email anytime, anywhere:
Looking for obituaries or local newspaper articles? To request by email, go to
To make other requests or report issues, click here.
Visit our online catalog.
See what's available at each location. Call 337-363-1369 to request that an item be moved from one branch to another, to request interlibrary loan, or for help with the online catalog. You can create your own account online and request items online.
Find out how to get a library card and learn all about our check out policies.
Visit "Loanshark" to learn what items are available in other public libraries in the state (login as guest and leave the password or pin section blank). Try "Louis" to see a catalog of items in Louisiana college and university libraries or visit the Louis Digital Library.
Accelerated Reader Book Finder: This is NOT our catalog and we won't have all books. However, it is a good place to learn about books. Find out what grade level, how many pages, what the book is about, etc. Search for books by title or by author.
Click here for Marshall Cavendish Digital, a great school resource.
Visit our full links page.
See all our links, including local, news media, government links, items of special interest to students, parents, seniors, and many other links.
Calculate the value of library use to your family. This calculator was designed for another library system and not all categories apply to Evangeline. Categories that do not apply, just leave blank. Try entering in your monthly library use and see how the total adds up!
Quick Link to Evangeline Parish School Board web site. This site features homework assignments and other very important information for parents and students! In terms of student assistance, please see the library's disclaimer about required reading lists.
Attention, Sacred Heart students in grades 2 through 8! You can read ANY books within your grade level range that are posted on this website: www.arbookfind.com.
The list you were provided at school is a set of suggestions only; you can read other books. This has been verified with Sacred Heart.
High school student lists are required lists, but this does not apply to elementary and junior high students.
MISSION STATEMENT:
It is the mission of the Evangeline Parish Library to provide informational, cultural,
educational, and recreational materials to the people of Evangeline Parish.
Although the Library places an emphasis on the selection of books and other print materials, it also acquires appropriate audio and visual media, as well as electronic resources.
The Evangeline Parish Library is the local center for continuing self-education and can provide assistance to students at all levels. The Library strives to maintain an active collection, meeting current and foreseeable needs.
(Revised, Library Board of Control, July 19, 2007)
At its Jan. 25th meeting, the Library Board set its meeting schedule for 2010.
Regular meetings are scheduled for Tues. April 13, Tues. Aug. 24, Wed. Oct. 6, and Tues. Dec. 14.
All meetings will be held at 4 p.m. at the Main Library (242. W. Main St., Ville Platte).
All the meetings are open to the public, and refreshments will be served. Board officers for 2010 are Julia Fontenot, President, and Jennifer Vidrine, Vice President.
The board also set the calendar for 2010.
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Government Resources online:
Get Federal Income Tax Forms or find a Free File Company to file your federal tax return online
Get Louisiana State Income Tax Forms
File your Louisiana State Income Tax Return Online
Want to locate a site for AARP income tax assistance?
VITA tax preparation assistance (FREE!) will be available
at the following location in Ville Platte: KidsLinks, 618 West Long St.. For hours and more information, please call: 337-831-1887.
Social Security Website! Apply Online Here! Note: A representative from the Social Security Administration will be at the main library (Ville Platte) from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. the last Saturday of Jan., Feb., Mar., and Apr. to help patrons with the Social Security website and with Social Security issues. No appointment is necessary. The next session will be Sat. Feb. 27.
Medicaid and other services: file online.
Student Drivers' Alert: Need a Driver's Guide from the DMV? Click here!
Disaster Food Stamp eligibility: If you are not a current Food Stamp recipient but MIGHT be eligible for Food Stamps in the event of a disaster, you are urged to pre-apply.
This CANNOT be done at local OFS offices. However, you can do it online or by calling 1-888-LAHELPU (1-888-524-3578).
Check election results here.
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Click here for Marshall Cavendish Digital, a great school resource.
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Get HeritageQuest Online for FREE from ANYWHERE by entering your Evangeline Parish Library barcode:
Use HeritageQuest Online inside the library.
Genealogists' Alert: Evangeline Parish was originally part of St. Landry Parish, and some records may be in the St. Landry Parish courthouse in Opelousas. The archive is kept in room 34 in the basement of the courthouse. The St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court's office maintains the archive and has a website, stlandry.org/archives.htm, Also, here is a Link to the GenWeb project for Evangeline Parish cemeteries. Plus, Consider visiting the Imperial St. Landry genealogical sites, with links to many cemeteries in St. Landry Parish and some in Evangeline Parish.
Parents/Grandparents' Alert: Children under age who live in St. Landry or Evangeline Parish are eligible to receive FREE high-quality books from the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, administered through the St. Landry-Evangeline United Way.
Go to http://dollysimaginationlibrary.com/home.php for more information, or ask for a registration form at any branch of the Evangeline Parish Library.
Book Hunters' Alert: Try Project Gutenberg for online copies of many older books no longer under copyright.
Searching for books in a series and need to know what's next? Try this English site. Recommended by Sherry, the Basile branch manager.
Request books directly through our Online Catalog using your library account.
Kid's Alert: You can't believe everything you see on the Internet. Try this site about the "tree octopus" to discover how real and truthful a site can appear and yet be a hoax or simply inaccurate.
For real biology information, consider Marshall Cavendish Digital or the Tree of Life.