It is with sadness that we share the news that Author, Artist, and Activist Faith Ringgold passed away last week at the age of 93.

Ringgold was born in Harlem and earned her bachelor's and master's degrees from the City College of New York. She was an art teacher in the New York... City public school system. As a multimedia artist, her works explored themes of family, race, class, and gender. Her series of story quilts, designed from the 1980s on, captured the experiences of Black Americans and became her signature art form. During her career, she promoted the work of Black artists and rallied against their marginalization by the art museums. She wrote and illustrated over a dozen children's books. Ringgold's art has been exhibited throughout the world and is in the permanent collections of The Guggenheim, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Arts and Design, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

You can check out some of her works at your local Rapides Parish Library.

📣A HUGE thank you to our Author of the Month, Shelly Jinks Johnson, for being our guest storyteller at our Libuse Branch this morning!

Patrons enjoyed listening to her new book North Star, A charming, poetic tale for anyone who needs a reminder of their inner light and how to shine!
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If you missed today's storytime be sure to join Ms. Johnson at her next storytime at Westside Regional Library on Tuesday, April 23, 3:30pm-4:30pm and again on Friday, April 26, 10:00am-11:00am. You can also check out her book at one of your local Rapides Parish Libraries.

#authorofthemonth #shellyjinksjohnson #RPL #MoreThanJustBooks

✨⚖️Acadiana Legal Service Corp Justice Bus

Explore your civil legal questions and meet the Acadiana Legal Service Corp team! Join us as the Acadiana Legal Service Corporation Justice Bus makes a stop! The Justice Bus will be available for tours, and ALSC will offer resources for your... benefit. Please note, this is a legal presentation and not legal advice. For detailed legal advice, kindly contact their offices to apply for services or visit their website, www.la-law.org, to submit an online application. Remember, applying for services is the first step. Eligibility and conflict checks will be conducted before any legal services can be provided.

📍Main Library
🗓Thursday, April 18
⏰11:00 am to 2:00 pm

📍Johnson Branch
🗓Friday, April 19
⏰2:00 pm to 5:00 pm

📍Martin Library
🗓Tuesday, April 23
⏰9:00 am to 12:00 pm

📍Robertson Branch
🗓Wednesday, April 24
⏰2:30 pm to 5:30 pm

📞Contact the location you would like to attend for more information.
#acadianalegalservicecorpjusticebus #RPL #MoreThanJustBooks

✨📖Shelley Jinks Johnson: Storytime

Join Author of the Month Shelley Jinks Johnson as she engages young patrons in the craft of poetry and leads a craft inspired by her new book, North Star, about finding your light and learning to shine. Check out the dates below for her storytimes ...this month.

📍Libuse Branch
🗓Thursday, April 18
⏰ 10:30 am to 11:30 am

📍Westside Regional Library
🗓Tuesday, April 23
⏰3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
🗓Friday, April 26
⏰ 10:00 am to 11:00 am

📞Contact the branch you would like to attend for more information.
#storytime #RPL #Authorofthemonth

✨📖Shelley Jinks Johnson: Storytime

Join Author of the Month Shelley Jinks Johnson as she engages young patrons in the craft of poetry and leads a craft inspired by her new book, North Star, about finding your light and learning to shine. Check out the dates below for her storytimes ...this month.

📍Robertson Branch
🗓Wednesday, April 17
⏰10:00 am to 11:00 am

📍Libuse Branch
🗓Thursday, April 18
⏰ 10:30 am to 11:30 am

📍Westside Regional Library
🗓Tuesday, April 23
⏰3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
🗓Friday, April 26
⏰ 10:00 am to 11:00 am

📞Contact the branch you would like to attend for more information.
#storytime #RPL #Authorofthemonth