Author Melinda Falgoust announces the next children’s storytelling session during the Livingston Parish Book Festival at the Main Branch of the Livingston Parish Library on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019.
Pictured is a spider that author Kailee Dartt brought and showcased during the Livingston Parish Book Festival at the Main Branch of the Livingston Parish Library on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019.
Riley Duncan, 10, peruses a children’s book titled “Louisiana Night Before Christmas” during the Livingston Parish Book Festival at the Main Branch of the Livingston Parish Library on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019.
Artist/author/illustrator Michael Verrett draws a sketch for a child during the Livingston Parish Book Festival at the Main Branch of the Livingston Parish Library on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019.
A group of people play a board game during the Livingston Parish Book Festival at the Main Branch of the Livingston Parish Library on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019.
Rhett Poche, 2, takes a photo Alice in Wonderland during the Livingston Parish Book Festival at the Main Branch of the Livingston Parish Library on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019.
A young girl plays a game using virtual reality equipment during the Livingston Parish Book Festival at the Main Branch of the Livingston Parish Library on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019.
John Kurts discusses “The Oak Tree” by J. Steven Spires with a patron during the Livingston Parish Book Festival at the Main Branch of the Livingston Parish Library on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019.
Children pull rope out of Jasper Price’s shoe during his reading of his book “Zombie Asockalypse” during the Livingston Parish Book Festival at the Main Branch of the Livingston Parish Library on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019.
From left, Jesley Reed, 5, and his 4-year-old brother jasper play a game during the Livingston Parish Book Festival at the Main Branch of the Livingston Parish Library on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019.
A staffer helps a boy connect to virtual reality equipment during the Livingston Parish Book Festival at the Main Branch of the Livingston Parish Library on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019.
A girl peruses through a book during the Livingston Parish Book Festival at the Main Branch of the Livingston Parish Library on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019.
Stanley Nelson, a Pulitzer Prize finalist who serves as the current editor for the Concordia Sentinel in Ferriday, Louisiana, explains his work during the Livingston Parish Book Festival at the Main Branch of the Livingston Parish Library on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019. For 10 years, Nelson investigated a string of Civil Rights-era murders committed by the Ku Klux Klan in southwest Mississippi and northeastern Louisiana. Nelson’s work led to the identification of members of the Silver Dollar Group, the most secretive Klan cell known in America.
Stanley Nelson, a Pulitzer Prize finalist who serves as the current editor for the Concordia Sentinel in Ferriday, Louisiana, signs a copy of his book during the Livingston Parish Book Festival at the Main Branch of the Livingston Parish Library on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019. For 10 years, Nelson investigated a string of Civil Rights-era murders committed by the Ku Klux Klan in southwest Mississippi and northeastern Louisiana. Nelson’s work led to the identification of members of the Silver Dollar Group, the most secretive Klan cell known in America.
Library staffers prepare bowls of jambalaya during the Livingston Parish Book Festival at the Main Branch of the Livingston Parish Library on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019.
A man dressed to resemble Santa Claus talks with a patron during the Livingston Parish Book Festival at the Main Branch of the Livingston Parish Library on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019.
Kailee Dartt explains her spider to a young patron during the Livingston Parish Book Festival at the Main Branch of the Livingston Parish Library on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019.
Patrons check out some of the library’s Learning Kits during the Livingston Parish Book Festival at the Main Branch of the Livingston Parish Library on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019.
Kelsey Ledet, 10, plays a virtual reality game during the Livingston Parish Book Festival at the Main Branch of the Livingston Parish Library on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019.
A young patron receives a balloon sword during the Livingston Parish Book Festival at the Main Branch of the Livingston Parish Library on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019.
A girl gets her face painted during the Livingston Parish Book Festival at the Main Branch of the Livingston Parish Library on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019.
J. Steven Spires signs a copy of his book, “The Oak Tree,” during the Livingston Parish Book Festival at the Main Branch of the Livingston Parish Library on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019.
A father and daughter take a seat outside while enjoying their bowls of jambalaya during the Livingston Parish Book Festival at the Main Branch of the Livingston Parish Library on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019.
Members of the West Baton Rouge Oasis Jazz Band plays their instruments during the Livingston Parish Book Festival at the Main Branch of the Livingston Parish Library on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019.
A member of the West Baton Rouge Oasis Jazz Band plays the trumpet during the Livingston Parish Book Festival at the Main Branch of the Livingston Parish Library on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019.
Rickey Pittman, author of “Cajun ABC,” performs a song for children during the Livingston Parish Book Festival at the Main Branch of the Livingston Parish Library on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019.
Two girls take a seat on the ground and dive into a book during the Livingston Parish Book Festival at the Main Branch of the Livingston Parish Library on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019.
A girl and her mother decorate a cookie during the Livingston Parish Book Festival at the Main Branch of the Livingston Parish Library on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019.
A girl explains her cookie decorating to the instructors during the Livingston Parish Book Festival at the Main Branch of the Livingston Parish Library on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019.
Nico Banks smiles after getting his face painted to resemble Harry Potter during the Livingston Parish Book Festival at the Main Branch of the Livingston Parish Library on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019.
