Back To School Events Held By East Baton Rouge Parish Library

From the East Baton Rouge Parish Library: It may feel like July’s just getting started, but the start of this school year is just around the corner. With community back-to-school events all over the parish starting as early as this very weekend, why not stop by and get your kid (and/or yourself!) all prepped for the new year? Here’s a list of where the library will be through August:

Saturday, July 20

• Democracy Prep Recruitment Fair and Library Card Sign up, 4055 Prescott Road, 8am-5pm
• Salvation Army’s Backpack Giveaway, 4025 W. Brookstown, 8am-2pm
• B2School Expo, New Gideon Baptist Church 2552 Balis Drive, 8am-2pm
• Health Fair, Jewel J Newman Community Center 2013 Central Road, 9am-7pm
• Community Block Party, (location TBA was Straightlife Baptist Church), 9am-3pm
• McKinley Senior High School Annual Community Block Party, 800 East McKinley Street, noon-7pm
• Apollo 11, Highland Road Park Observatory, 13800 Highland Road, 5pm-1am

Sunday, July 21

• B2School Carnival, St. John Baptist Church, 820 Old Rafe Meyer Road, 1pm-4pm

Tuesday, July 23

• Books N Bytes, White Star Market, 4624 Government Street, 5pm-8pm

Wednesday, July 24

• Laser’s Retirement Seminar, 8401 United Plaza Boulevard, 8am-1pm

Saturday, July 27

• B2School Health Screening, BR General Mid-City, 8am-1pm
• 4th Annual Back to School Expo, 5905 Groom Road Baker, 9am-1pm
• Pack the Sack, MLK Community Center Gus Young, 4000 Gus Young Avenue, 9am-1pm
• Summer Jam, Gus Young Park, 4200 Gus Young Avenue, 10am-4pm
• Back2School Bash, Park Forest Elementary School, 10717 Elain Drive, Noon-4pm

Monday, July 29

• B2School Block Party, 346 E. Buchannan Street, 10am-3pm

Tuesday, July 30

• Welcome Back, Audubon Elementary, 10730 Goodwood Boulevard, 11am-3pm

Friday, August 2

• Black Out Loud Conference, Southern University, Times TBA

Saturday, August 3

• Black Out Loud Conference, Southern University, Times TBA
• 11th Annual District 6 Back to School Extravaganza, BRCC 201 Community College Drive, 8am-1pm
• B2School supply give away, Zachary High School, 4100 Bronco Lane, 8am-1:30pm
• Back to School, Great King David Church, 222 Blount Road, 9am-3pm
• Capital City Collison’s Back to School, LA Leadership Institute, 5763 Hooper Road, 8am-noon
• B2School Wellness Expo, Bethany Church, 13855 Plank Road, 10am-3pm

Sunday, August 4

• Black Out Loud Conference, Southern University, Times TBA

Monday, August 5

• South Baton Rouge Charter Orientation, 9211 Parkway Drive, 9am-3pm
• Welcome Back, Audubon Elementary School, 10730 Goodwood Boulevard, 1pm-5pm

Tuesday, August 6

• Welcome Back, THRIVE Academy, 2585 Brightside Drive, 11am-3pm
• Welcome Back, THRIVE Academy, 2585 Brightside Drive, 4:30pm-8:30pm

Wednesday, August 7

• Welcome Back, THRIVE Academy, 2585 Brightside Drive, 4:30pm-8:30pm

Saturday, August 10

• B2School Extravaganza, FYSC, 1120 Government Street, 7am-12:30pm
• Give 365, 8240 Hooper Road, 9am-3pm (rescheduled from July 13th due to weather)
• Community Outreach Day, Jordan Methodist Church 4619 Stearns Street, 9am-3pm
• Riding Your Way to Success, Johnson’s Court 5505 Hollywood Street, 10am-2pm
• National Health Care Day, Hartley/Vey Park, 1702 Gardere Lane, 10am-2pm
• Back to School, Knock Knock Museum, 1900 Dalrymple Drive, 10am-4pm

Tuesday, August 13

• Books N Bytes, White Star Market, 4624 Government Street, 5pm-8pm

Thursday, August 22

• LSU House Party, Middleton Library, 8pm-1am

Saturday, August 31

• Health and Wellness Fair, Faith Assembly Church, 5045 Greenwell Street, 8am-2pm

This press release was produced by the East Baton Rouge Parish Library. The views expressed here are the author’s own.