Moss Bluff Branch
This location offers meeting rooms, programs, and popular materials.
261 Parish Road, Lake Charles, LA 70611
337-721-7128
Reginald Nash, Branch Manager
mbstaff@calcasieulibrary.org
Explore the history of the Moss Bluff Branch.
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| Mon, Jun 08 | 9:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Tue, Jun 09 | 9:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Wed, Jun 10 | 9:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Thu, Jun 11 | 9:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Fri, Jun 12 | 9:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sat, Jun 13 | 9:00AM to 5:00PM |
| Sun, Jun 14 | 1:00PM to 5:00PM |
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Branch Programs
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Wed, Jun 10, 10:00am - 11:00am
Moss Bluff Community Room
Join us each week for stories, songs, movement, and playful activities designed to support early literacy for children ages 0-5. With a focus on read, sing, talk, write, and play, little learners build vocabulary and social-emotional skills while caregivers pick up tips they can use at home.
Wed, Jun 10, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Moss Bluff Community Room
Calling all InBetweeners (3rd-5th graders)! Get creative and design your own canvas bag using fruits and vegetables as fun, colorful prints. Join us for this unique art experience. Registration is required!
Registration is now closed
Thu, Jun 11, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Moss Bluff Community Room
Join us as we learn the basics of home canning and preserving with guidance from the LSU AgCenter! Discover safe techniques for preserving fruits and vegetables, plus tips to help you enjoy fresh flavors all year long!
Tue, Jun 16, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Join us at Sam Houston Jones State Park to hunt for Geocaches! Teens will also have the opportunity to hide a Geocache! You don't want to miss out on this adventure! Registration required.
Wed, Jun 17, 10:00am - 11:00am
Moss Bluff Children's Area
Join us each week for stories, songs, movement, and playful activities designed to support early literacy for children ages 0-5. With a focus on read, sing, talk, write, and play, little learners build vocabulary and social-emotional skills while caregivers pick up tips they can use at home.
Wed, Jun 17, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Moss Bluff Children's Area
Get creative at the Moss Bluff Branch with an afternoon of LEGO® challenges! All building materials are provided, and builders of all ages are welcome.
Thu, Jun 18, 8:30am - 9:30am
Step away from the noise and reconnect with the natural world through Shinrin-yoku, or "forest bathing," where we take in nature's wonders through our senses. This gentle guided experience with a SWLA Master Naturalist invites you to slow down and enjoy the calming presence of nature.
Mon, Jun 22, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Moss Bluff Community Room
Get ready to have some fun and move your feet at our exciting Line Dance Class. You'll learn popular line dances step by step, sharpen your rhythm and coordination, and enjoy dancing alongside others in a friendly, supportive atmosphere.
Mon, Jun 22, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Moss Bluff Community Room
Bring a stuffed animal friend (but not your favorite!) for a special library sleepover! We'll share stories, sing songs, and tuck our furry friends in for the night. Then the real adventure begins; while you're home, your stuffie will explore the library!
Tue, Jun 23, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Moss Bluff Community Room
Get creative and make your own decorative art! Teens will build and customize their very own suncatcher using string, beads, and assorted materials. Registration is required.
Wed, Jun 24, 10:00am - 11:00am
Moss Bluff Community Room
Join us each week for stories, songs, movement, and playful activities designed to support early literacy for children ages 0-5. With a focus on read, sing, talk, write, and play, little learners build vocabulary and social-emotional skills while caregivers pick up tips they can use at home.
Wed, Jun 24, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Moss Bluff Community Room
Calling all InBetweeners (3rd-5th graders)! Join us for a creative painting program where you'll decorate ceramic pieces.. Registration is required.
Thu, Jun 25, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Moss Bluff Community Room
Create a unique piece of art using real flowers! Participants will pound fresh flowers onto watercolor paper to transfer their natural color and shape, resulting in a one-of-a-kind botanical print. A frame will be provided to display the finished artwork. Registration is required.
Mon, Jun 29, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Moss Bluff Community Room
Ranger Martin and his dino crew are back with an all-new adventure! This larger-than-life show brings dinosaurs roaring back in an exciting, up-close experience you won't forget. Get ready to be amazed as you learn about dinosaurs like never before!
Tue, Jun 30, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Moss Bluff Community Room
Step into the past and experience life as a colonial-era teen! Try your hand at quilting, butter churning, weaving, making corn husk dolls, and playing with marbles, jacks, and hoops and sticks. This will be an opportunity to learn about our history and appreciate how we've changed in 250 years!
Wed, Jul 01, 10:00am - 11:00am
Moss Bluff Community Room
Join us each week for stories, songs, movement, and playful activities designed to support early literacy for children ages 0-5. With a focus on read, sing, talk, write, and play, little learners build vocabulary and social-emotional skills while caregivers pick up tips they can use at home.
Wed, Jul 01, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Moss Bluff Community Room
Join us in celebrating America's 250th birthday! Tweens in grades 3-5 are invited to enjoy hands-on Colonial-era games, make ice cream in a bag, create a fun DIY toy, and watch a lively demonstration by the local Spinners and Weavers Guild. History has never been this much fun!
Thu, Jul 02, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Moss Bluff Community Room
Mix, mingle, and swap stories about Moss Bluff history with fellow residents! Bring your photos, documents, artifacts, and other treasures to share. Plus, enjoy a special presentation on local history from Armajean Declouet of the SWLA Genealogical Branch!
Mon, Jul 06, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Moss Bluff Community Room
Get ready to have some fun and move your feet at our exciting Line Dance Class. You'll learn popular line dances step by step, sharpen your rhythm and coordination, and enjoy dancing alongside others in a friendly, supportive atmosphere.
Tue, Jul 07, 10:00am - 11:00am
Moss Bluff Community Room
Discover the Whooping Crane! Learn fascinating facts from the International Crane Foundation about this majestic big bird, once common in our region and now successfully reintroduced. Discover why the Whooping Crane is so special and how we can all help protect it.
Tue, Jul 07, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Moss Bluff Community Room
Teens are invited to enjoy action-packed fantasy shenanigans in this Dungeons and Dragons-inspired tabletop role-playing game! With a roll of the dice, teens will need to work together as a team to explore and conquer in this world-building adventure! Registration is required.
Registration opens Tuesday, June 23 2026 at 9:00am
Wed, Jul 08, 10:00am - 11:00am
Moss Bluff Community Room
Join us each week for stories, songs, movement, and playful activities designed to support early literacy for children ages 0-5. With a focus on read, sing, talk, write, and play, little learners build vocabulary and social-emotional skills while caregivers pick up tips they can use at home.
Wed, Jul 08, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Moss Bluff Community Room
Food is falling from the sky! InBetweeners (grades 3-5) are invited to a fun-filled movie matinee featuring a wild, weather-gone-wrong adventure plus some tasty treats to munch on while you watch! Bring your appetite and get ready for a deliciously good time.
Thu, Jul 09, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Moss Bluff Community Room
Discover the art of sourdough at the library! Join us and other local baking enthusiast as we demonstrate how to create and care for a sourdough starter! We'll guide you through the basics of creating a starter and how to turn it into homemade bread! Perfect for beginners and curious bakers alike.
Mon, Jul 13, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Moss Bluff Community Room
Get ready to have some fun and move your feet at our exciting Line Dance Class. You'll learn popular line dances step by step, sharpen your rhythm and coordination, and enjoy dancing alongside others in a friendly, supportive atmosphere.
Tue, Jul 14, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Moss Bluff Community Room
Explore the connection between art and nature by creating your own paints from plants and spices. Teens will use their handmade palettes to paint a botanical portrait inspired by real plant forms in this hands-on program blending art, science, and creativity. Registration is required.
Registration opens Tuesday, June 30 2026 at 4:00pm
Wed, Jul 15, 10:00am - 11:00am
Moss Bluff Community Room
Join us each week for stories, songs, movement, and playful activities designed to support early literacy for children ages 0-5. With a focus on read, sing, talk, write, and play, little learners build vocabulary and social-emotional skills while caregivers pick up tips they can use at home.
Wed, Jul 15, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Moss Bluff Community Room
Get crafty and creative! InBetweeners (grades 3-5) will turn everyday upcycled materials into silly, imaginative Can Critters. Let your creativity run wild while giving new life to old items! Registration is required.
Registration opens Wednesday, July 1 2026 at 2:00pm
Thu, Jul 16, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Moss Bluff Community Room
This Library Board meeting will be held at the Moss Bluff Branch.
Thu, Jul 16, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Moss Bluff Community Room
Get a little crafty with us in this DIY workshop where we'll create our own herb stripping bowl out of air-dry clay! Perfect for removing leaves from herbs like rosemary or thyme. Shape, design, and decorate a piece that's both functional and uniquely yours! Registration is required.
Registration opens Thursday, July 2 2026 at 9:00am
Sat, Jul 18, 10:00am - 11:00am
Moss Bluff Children's Area
Dr. Dogs Therapy Group is back to bring in trained therapy dogs for children to read to! Children are invited to join us and practice their reading skills in this fun and inclusive environment, and make friends with both people and dogs.
Mon, Jul 20, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Moss Bluff Community Room
Want to create beautiful botanical art and learn something new? Join us for a hands-on workshop led by local artist Emily Parker with Creative Roots! Teens will explore local plants while learning a unique printmaking technique to design and carve their own linocut stamp.
Registration opens Monday, July 6 2026 at 9:00am
Rooms
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Community and/or Conference Rooms
This location may have a large-capacity community room and/or a small-capacity conference room.
This location has at least one study room that accommodates 2 to 6 people. Reservations are on a first-come, first-served basis. Speak with staff or contact the branch for assistance. Reservations can only be made on the day of use, and are not available outside of library hours.