The community is invited to join the Beauregard Parish Library in celebrating Louisiana Archeology Month during the month of October.

Throughout the month the library will be showcasing its numerous books on Louisiana archeology as well as featuring Dr. David Palmer and his presentation “Historical Artifacts Analysis: An Overview” on October 10 at 6 p.m.

Also area teens will be reading for the fun of it as Beauregard Parish Library celebrates the eleventh annual Teen Read Week, Oct. 12 through Oct. 18. They join thousands of other libraries, schools and bookstores across the country encouraging teens to celebrate this year’s theme, “Books with Bite at your library.” Teen Read Week is the national adolescent literacy initiative of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), the fastest-growing division of the American Library Association. This year’s theme encourages teens to read a wide variety of books and graphic novels, from animals to vampires to cooking, just “for the fun of it.”

Studies show a regular reading habit increases reading proficiency. Being around adults who are avid readers can counteract the latest statistics from The Nation’s Report Card, which indicate that in homes across America the number of different types of reading materials has decreased, and a smaller percentage of seventeen-year-olds saw adults reading in their homes.
Parents of teens are encouraged to celebrate Teen Read Week at home.

The Beauregard Parish Library offers these ideas:
• Visit the local public or school library with your teen to attend a program or to check out books.
• Set aside time each night for the family to read.
• Give books or magazine subscriptions to your teen as a gift or reward.
• Share your favorite book with your teen.
• Surf the Internet with your teen to learn about new books or authors. A good place to start is YALSA’s Booklist’s page.
• Join a book discussion group at the school or public library.

Teen Read Week is held annually during the third week of October. An updated sponsors and supporting organizations list can be found at the Web site, www.ala.org/teenread.
Contact Celise Harper at the DeRidder branch for more details at 463-6217.