Browsing Bookshelf -- Scary Books
Do you like scary books? This month the Browsing Bookshelf is filled with them. Check it out on the 1st floor near the Reference desk.
Get Creative & Upcycle
Stop by the library anytime in April to pick up free materials that can be reused and repurposed. Take what you need.
Have items lying around you no longer want? Put it on the table to donate and share for others to upcycle.
Event: Pet a Gator -- April 4
The alligators are coming! Stop by April 4 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. to touch and learn about baby alligators, furs, skulls, and other wildlife products from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the Louisiana Fur Advisory Council.
Library Therapy Wall -- April
Finals start Monday, May 1st. What are some of your study hacks?
Share your hacks on the Library Therapy wall by the 1st floor stairwell.
Librarians on Listen with LOUIS Podcast
Congratulations to Dupré Librarians Tiffany and Peter who are featured on the podcast, "Listen with LOUIS."
The episode is called "How Dupré Library's Outreach is Inspired by an Arts and Culture Collective."
Graduate Student Research Showcase
The UL Lafayette Graduate School is celebrating Graduate Student Appreciation Week.
Graduate students from all disciplines submitted posters for the Graduate Student Research Showcase.
Stop by and view the posters in the 1st floor STEP Lab.
Fun Fact Friday with Special Collections
This week, we are going to talk about a fashion icon from here in Lafayette whose fashion line lasted until 2019: Henri Bendel.
Ragin' Writers Book Drive
UL Lafayette's Ragin' Writers are having a Book Drive March 20 – 24 in Dupré Library and H.L. Griffin. All books collected will be donated to Friends of the Lafayette Public Library.
Textbooks, encyclopedias, or magazines will not be accepted.
The Acadiana Advocate: Q&A With 20 Under 40 Honoree Cheylon Woods
The Acadiana Advocate interviewed Cheylon Woods, the director of the Ernest J. Gaines Center, an archivist, and an associate professor at the Edith Garland Dupré Library. Cheylon is an honoree for the705's 14th annual 20 Under 40 Acadiana Leadership Award.
Did You Know ... When Dupré Library First Opened?
Did you know that Dupré Library first opened in 1960 and had only one floor? The two upper floors were added during 1966 to 1974.
The Center for Louisiana Studies digitized a 16mm reel of the 1960 dedication of this building.
Watch video (no sound).
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