UL School of Architecture students have designed Little Libraries for installation around Lafayette Parish. The top 6 designs, as chosen by a panel of judges, will be constructed by the Lafayette Parish School System’s Career Center, with materials donated by Kiwanis of Acadiana. For ideas, we earlier posted a sample of current Little Free Libraries. ReadingWithKids.org will host a fundraiser …
Kiwanis of Acadiana has added three new Little Libraries to locations in the Lafayette area. After Heidi Paterson with The Outreach Center visited Kiwanis of Acadiana, the Kiwanians visited The Center and installed a Little Free Library. The Center provides housing assistance and shelter needs for those experiencing homelessness in our community. Previously, a Little Library was installed at the Prodigy …
Kiwanis of Acadiana has installed their third Little Library at the Gator Laundromat in Upper Lafayette. Michelle Luquette, pictured above at right, is a Kiwanian who has been a driving force behind these Libraries. She notes that the installations have been very well received. “When we go in with books, everyone’s faces light up, even the older gentlemen.” She continues, …
Kiwanis of Acadiana has installed another Free Library at Mouton’s Barber Shop, 1300 University Avenue, in Upper Lafayette. At the opening, Kiwanian Michelle Luquette, pictured above at left, announced “We have decided to install six little libraries in Upper Lafayette. This is our second.” Luquette explained that Kiwanis of Acadiana is made up of “local men and women from the …
Kiwanis of Acadiana has begun supplying Little Libraries to key locations in Upper Lafayette. They installed their first library at the E-Z Laundry, 717 Louisiana Avenue, near the intersection with Surrey Street in Upper Lafayette. The books for the library are being donated by the Acadiana Educational Endowment, through the ReadingWithKids.org program. The Kiwanis effort is a generous contribution, to …
