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September 15th-October 15th is known as Hispanic Heritage Month. You can celebrate by using one of our digital language learning resources to brush up on your Spanish!

Mango! Top languages include Spanish, French, Italian, German, and, for the whimsical among you, Pirate. Mango can also be used to learn English as a second language.

Pronunciator! With 80 language options, it’d be harder to find something they don’t have.

Mango and Pronunciator both have apps, and both are free to use anywhere, but you’ll need to enter your library card number to access them.

Don’t forget Muzzy Online, if you want to jump-start your kids’ language learning centers!

And don’t miss the chance to practice your new Spanish skills at the Latin Festival this Sunday, September 24th, at the State Fairgrounds on Airline Highway!

Hey, Baton Rouge creators of things! Have you heard of the Mini Maker Faire that happens every October right here in our fair city? Sure you have – you’ve probably already liked their page on Facebook so you get all the updates on projects and attendees and all kinds of stuff. But did you know that there’s a very limited amount of time to make sure you’re in on the action?

The application period to be one of Baton Rouge’s Mini Maker Faire Makers closes on September 21st. (One could say that the Call for Makers is going to…hang up.) (But one probably should not.) That’s this Thursday! If you don’t get your application in by the end of Thursday, September 21st, you’ll just have to watch the spectacles with everyone else. But if you want to be a part of the show, we absolutely want you there! Fill out your application today! (That’s enough links, right?)

We hope to see all of you there!

Come to the Fairwood Branch Library to eat some delicious Oreos and fold beautiful paper into even more decorative shapes! September 20th at 6:30PM!

Do you wish Baton Rouge had better public transportation? Do you, at a minimum, wish getting from point A to point B was a little less stressful? Of course you do. Come to the FINAL public open house meeting about Baton Rouge’s new transportation plan to let your voice be heard! If you can’t make it to the event this Wednesday, September 13th, from 4:30-7 PM at the Main Library on Goodwood, you should at least fill out the transportation survey to make sure your concerns are noted. Drop on by!

The library is hosting a community discussion on mental health and substance use disorders to celebrate National Recovery Month, an annual observance sponsored each September by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Dr. Allison M. Smith, Associate Director of the Louisiana Center Addressing Substance Use in Collegiate Communities (LaCASU), will moderate the discussion.

Participants will use their responses to the Recovery Month Art Exhibit (on display in the Main Library from September 1st through 10th) to facilitate an exploration of our community’s reactions to and experiences with mental health and substance use disorders. The primary goals of the discussion are to advance the community’s understanding of mental health and substance use disorders and to improve the visibility of Baton Rouge’s recovery community. Resources for recovery will be displayed at the event.

The discussion will be held at the Main Library on Goodwood this Sunday, September 10th, from 3-5 PM.

How will you ever out-cool Snoopy if you don’t get a library card?? Dogs can’t get library cards. It’s one of the best things that separates humans from other forms of life.

Sign up for a library card by visiting the circulation desk of any branch, and don’t forget to bring your photo ID and proof of residence (so a driver’s license you got here in Baton Rouge, or a school ID with your name on it and a piece of mail that’s been delivered to your local address). Then you’ll just have to fill out a quick little form, and the great folks in Circulation will set up your account while you’re standing there. You’ll be able to use your card to check out DVDs, books, magazines, CDs, and any of the resources in our Digital Library on your way out the door!

And always remember: