In an effort to promote unity, literacy, and access, the Lafayette Public Library Foundation sponsors this annual community reading program. Each year the Foundation purchases the books which are distributed, free of charge, in libraries, classrooms, and businesses across Acadiana.
Participation in such programs has been shown to foster empathy and understanding among classmates and neighbors while also improving reading skills – a win-win!
You can help us continue to sponsor important programs like Lafayette Reads Together by giving a gift to the Foundation today.
Join the Lafayette Public Library for an exciting series of events celebrating the powerful and moving book Finding Someplace by Denise Lewis Patrick!
From the Publisher:
Reesie Boone just knows that thirteen is going to be her best year yet-this will be the year she makes her very first fashion design on her Ma Maw’s sewing machine. She’ll skip down the streets of New Orleans with her best friends, Ayanna and Orlando, and everyone will look at her in admiration.
But on Reesie’s birthday, everything changes. Hurricane Katrina hits her city. Stranded at home alone, Reesie takes refuge with her elderly neighbor, Miss Martine. The waters rise. They escape in a boat. And soon Reesie is reunited with her family. But her journey back home has only begun.
Finding Someplace by Denise Lewis Patrick is a story of a family putting itself back together, and a young girl learning to find herself.
Thanks to your generous donations, free copies of this amazing novel will be available at all library locations beginning Monday, January 13! Then join LPL for a series of events and programs exploring the themes of the book, concluding with an author talk at the Main Library on Congress St on Wednesday, March 26 at 6pm!
