Celebrate Mardi Gras at the Library!

Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday" - the last day of feasting before the Christian season of Lent. This year it falls on Tuesday, February 21. Mardi Gras is celebrated all over the world with parades, masked balls and great food. 

MAKE A MASK!

Celebrate the tradition of Mardi Gras by making a colorful mask! During early Mardi Gras celebrations hundreds of years ago, masks were a way for their wearers to escape class constraints and enjoy the festivities anonymously. Make your own mask as flashy or mysterious as you choose, or go traditional and make a Venetian-style Carnival mask!

DIY Mardi Gras Masks / Bricolaje: Máscaras de Carnaval

Wednesday, February 8 at 4:30 p.m. - Bachman Lake Branch

Mardi Gras Craft Hour

Saturday, February 11 at 2 p.m. - Prairie Creek Branch

DIY Mardi Gras Masks

• Wednesday, February 15 at 5 p.m. - Oak Lawn Branch 
• Thursday, February 16 at 4 p.m. - Grauwyler Park Branch
• Thursday, February 16 at 6:30 p.m. - Forest Green Branch
• Saturday, February 18 at 11 a.m. - Audelia Road Branch
• Saturday, February 18 at 1 p.m. - Preston Royal Branch 
• Sunday, February 19 at 11 a.m. - Vickery Park Branch

Crafternoon: Mardi Gras Masks

Thursday, February 16 at 4 p.m. - Park Forest Branch

Mardi Gras Masks

• Saturday, February 18 at 11 a.m. - Polk-Wisdom Branch
• Saturday, February 18 at 11 a.m. - Mountain Creek Branch

CELEBRATE!

 "Laissez les bon temps rouler" (pronounced "Lay-say le bon tom roo-lay") means "let the good times roll" in Cajun French. Get the Mardi Gras spirit at these celebrations: 

Mardi Gras Celebration!

Saturday, February 11 at 1 p.m. - Prairie Creek Branch

Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler!

Saturday, February 18 at 9 a.m. - Park Forest Branch

Tuesday, February 21 at 9 a.m. - Park Forest Branch

All in-person programming is intended to follow CDC and city safety guidelines. Please keep safe and social distance when possible, masks are recommended.