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Halloween: A Haunted History with Dustin Pari This Friday!
 
Join us this Friday, October 16 for Halloween: A Haunted History with paranormal investigator Dustin Pari! As part of SyFy television's Ghost Hunters, Ghost Hunters International, and appearances on Destination Truth and Ghost Nation, Dustin has traveled the world over looking for answers and expanding his understanding of the unseen realm. Join us this Friday at 7 p.m. for an interactive discussion on Halloween's haunted history. Using Dustin's wacky and slightly offbeat sense of humor to balance the light and dark material that makes up the paranormal world, Halloween: A Haunted History will explore what it is about Halloween and fall that makes this time of year so enchanting and mystifying. Click here to register!
Upcoming Events & Celebrations
Exploring LGBT+ YA Books October 27
 
Join the SML Virtual YA Book Club and the Hamilton/South Caddo Branch's LGBT+ Book Club for "Exploring LGBT+ YA Books" on Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 6 p.m. The virtual discussion will cover various YA book titles related toLGBT+ issues and LGBT+ authors. All are welcome to participate. Click here to register today!
One Book One Parish Programming Continues

There is still time to read this year's One Book One Parish selection, The Starless Sea. Join SML Art Club on Fridays for inspired works of art and tune in to Facebook Oct. 20 at 6 p.m. for a Starless Sea cooking demonstration. Be sure to register on Beanstack for a chance to win your own copy of the book!
Lawyers AND Libraries October 26 - 31
 
SML is participating in the 2020 "Lawyers AND Libraries" virtual statewide program Oct. 27 - 31 in partnership with the Louisiana State Bar Association. Louisiana attorneys will provide free, 15 - 20 minute "Ask a Lawyer" consultations by phones plus three webinars on social media. Click here for more details and to register for the event.
Library Spotlight - Friends of the Library Week Oct. 18 - 24
Friends of Libraries groups have their very own national week of celebration! United for Libraries is coordinating the 15th annual National Friends of Libraries Week Oct. 18 - 24, 2020. The celebration offers an opportunity to celebrate Friends groups, including the Shreve Memorial Library Friends, as well as to raise awareness of Friends groups and promote membership. The Shreve Memorial Library Friends is a nonprofit, all volunteer organization committed to raising funds and supporting programs that enhance learning, reading and a love of the library throughout Caddo Parish. Did you know that it only costs $5 to become a member of the Shreve Memorial Library Friends? Click here to download a copy of the membership form.
News & Tech Updates
Tough Topics Lecture Series Continues Thursdays in October
 
Shreve Memorial Library, in partnership with the Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Public Health, Region 7, is presenting the 2020 Tough Topics series on opioid addiction and substance abuse. Each Thursday in October, the library will host a virtual discussion with professionals in the field at 6:00 p.m. The discussions are free and open to the public; however, registration is required. The scheduled talks are:
  • Oct. 15 - What Are Opioids & What Do They Do?
  • Oct. 22 - Treatment & Substance Abuse Services
  • Oct. 29 - Overview of Louisiana Opioid Preparedness Plan
Click here to register and for more details.
Jumpstart's Read for the Record
October 29
 
 Jumpstart's Read for the Record brings together millions of adults and children around the world each year to read the same book on the same day in order to raise awareness about the critical importance of early literacy and access to high-quality books. This year Read for the Record will take place on October 29, 2020.
 
This year's title is Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away by Meg Medina. The story is a celebration of lasting friendship, the power of connection, and encountering change. Download and read the e-book on OverDrive or Libby or check out a copy of the book from your favorite Shreve Memorial Library branch. Join us in reading Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away and help us Read for the Record! Click here to make a pledge to read the book on October 29.
What's New at the Library
New Adult Fiction
New Children's Fiction
New Teen Books
Dream. Discover. Do. 
Shreve Memorial Library Support Services Center
885 Bert Kouns Industrial Loop
Shreveport, LA 71118
318-212-1011
www.shreve-lib.org
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