Several Upcoming Library Events Finalized
“Oceans of Possibilities” will be the theme of the Summer Reading Program at Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives in La Grange.
The Summer Reading Program is open to all ages, from infants to adults. Registration begins June 1. The event is free. All you need is a library card. The Summer Reading Program spans eight weeks. It begins Wednesday, June 8, and ends with a party on Tuesday, Aug. 4.
Each week includes stories and activities on different topics:
• Week One – Science Tellers: Pirates Lost at Sea
• Week Two – Crocodile Encounter
• Week Three – Ocean Magic Show
• Week Four – Wild Things Zoofari
• Week Five – Texas Bubblers
• Week Six – Great Promise: Native American Dance Performance
• Week Seven – Fayette County Community Theater: Peter Pan Show
• Week Eight – Balloon Magic Show
The Library will offer weekly prize drawings for those who read and log at least one book that week. Prizes come from local businesses.
Other upcoming events at the Library include a program by Dr. Thomas Alter, assistant professor of history at Texas State University. The program takes place on May 19 at 6:30 p.m. The program is titled “The Roots of Farmer-Labor Radicalism in Fayette and Lavaca Counties.” He will also sign copies of his book, “Toward a Cooperative Commonwealth: The Transplanted Roots of Farmer-Labor Radicalism in Texas. The program will follow three generations of German immigrants in Texas from the 1850s to 1940s to examine the evolution of agrarian radicalism and the American and international ideas that influenced it.
The Museum and Archives will open an exhibit on May 21 titled “Frame of Reference.” by documentarian and lifestyle photographer April Frazier. The exhibit comes to La Grange from the Houston Museum of African American Culture. The exhibit features photographic images and historical artifacts to tell the story of Frazier’s family history. The exhibit features themes of connectedness, accomplishment and everyday Black life. Photographs from Frazier’s personal archive date from the 1890s to 1950s and include formal portraits and candid images of family life. Her program will elaborate on her journey discovering her family roots, which began in Fayette County.