Lafourche Public Library Opens Wi-Fi Cafe
THIBODAUX, La. (AP) — More than wireless Internet access is free at the Lafourche Parish Public Library System's new Wi-Fi Café. The coffee's free, too.
The Daily Comet (http://bit.ly/Q3utXX) reports the cafe is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays in the old Thibodaux Library.
Patrons can buy snacks from vending machines or bring their own food. There are tables and easy chairs for individuals and small groups, and larger groups as meeting spaces for groups. And there are places to charge electronics.
No librarian will shush you if you chat with your neighbor. Lafourche Parish Library Director Susanna LeBouef says it's a casual gathering space.
"Social networking has become more prominent, and there are limited places in Thibodaux for people to go and sit and stay as long as they wish," she said. "We do have businesses that offer Wi-Fi, but after a while they want you to buy something or move on."
The library moved in February to its new home in the old Daily Comet building, after extensive renovation. The 25,000-square-foot building is the largest library in the parish and has separate departments for children, teens and adults.
With the Wi-Fi Cafe the library system hopes to provide a comfortable space for residents to hang out, work or study, LeBouef said.
___
Information from: Daily Comet, http://www.dailycomet.com
More From News Talk 96.5 KPEL
![Earthquake Centered Near New York City Rattles Northeast](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2018/07/E4J7DD.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![School Shooting Rocks Perry, Iowa Community on First Day Back from Holiday Break](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2022/03/attachment-Do-Not-Cross-Police-Tape-Photo-courtesy-of-David-Von-Diemar-jM6Y2nhsAtk-unsplash.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Louisiana Republicans Are in Court to Fight Efforts to Establish New Black Congressional District](http://townsquare.media/site/180/files/2022/04/attachment-gettyimages-1219410516.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Hunter Biden Pleads Not Guilty to Three Federal Gun Charges Filed After His Plea Deal Collapse](http://townsquare.media/site/180/files/2021/04/GettyImages-Hunter-Biden.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Gaetz Says He Will Seek to Oust McCarthy as Speaker This Week, McCarthy Says ‘Bring It On’](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2023/10/attachment-Getty-Images-Matt-Gaetz.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California dies at age 90](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2023/09/attachment-Dianne-Feinstein-Getty.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![New York Judge Rules Donald Trump Defrauded Banks, Insurers While Building Real Estate Empire](http://townsquare.media/site/34/files/2022/03/attachment-GettyImages-1330466317.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Donald Trump Described Pentagon Plan of Attack and Shared Classified Map, Indictment Says](http://townsquare.media/site/34/files/2022/03/attachment-GettyImages-1330466317.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Jury Finds Trump Liable for Sexual Abuse, Awards Accuser $5M](http://townsquare.media/site/34/files/2021/06/GettyImages-1304610005.jpg?w=980&q=75)