Lafayette Community M.I.Brary

It’s hard to believe, but we are almost 6 years old! It’s time to raise more funds for Lafayette Community M.I.Brary!
In 2018, after winning funds from 24 Hour Citizen Project, Dr. Ryan Cazares launched our community’s musical instrument library with the help of Lafayette Public Library and Acadiana Center for the Arts. We currently have 40 instruments for check-out at the Clifton Chenier branch of the library.
A few of the instruments are in disrepair or need replacement.
There are 2 ways you can help:
1.) Donate to our GoFundMe at https://gofund.me/f1474d18
2.) Purchase a MIBrary shirt at https://www.bonfire.com/mibrary/ (Not much money raised here, but we always need to get the word out!)
All donations are tax-deductible and go to the ACA.
Thank you for helping support access to musical instruments!

Read more about MIBrary: lafayettepubliclibrary.org/mibrary

Donate to Lafayette Community M.I.Brary, organized by Ryan Cazares 2024 Update: This summer of 2024, we will celebrate our 6-year anniversary. At the moment,… Ryan Cazares needs your support for Lafayette Community M.I.Brary

Hi everyone! I'm doing a fundraiser we need to repair and replace a few instruments!
You can help by purchasing your Lafayette Community M.I.Brary shirt. This helps us spread awareness as well as raise funds.
I have a goal to sell 40 shirts before the end of the month! Thanks to the 14 purchases so far!!!

Lafayette Community M.I.Brary Fundraiser | Bonfire Help raise funds and awareness for Lafayette’s musical instrument library!. Did you know you can check out musical instruments from the Lafayette Public Library? Help...

It’s been a minute since I’ve posted! Work has kept me crazy busy, but I thought I’d remind yall that the is still here! - Dr. C

Ever wanted to take a musical instrument for a test drive? Here’s how it works:

•Browse our musical instrument inventory in the library’s catalog
•Check out whichever you like for 4 weeks
•Rock it or knock it!
•When the time is up, return your instrument in its best condition
•Try another instrument to see how it fits
This service is available only at the Chenier Branch of the . You can check out a guitar, keyboard, or even an accordion the same way you would a book. Who knows — maybe we’ll be reading about you next!

Congrats to our pals with the Seed Library!

Check out the Clifton Chenier exhibit at the MIBrary!

A Clifton Chenier exhibit is now at the Clifton Chenier Center located at 220 West Willow Street in Lafayette.

Phase II of this exhibit will include a mural on one of the concrete brick walls, a sign at the West Willow entrance, and painting of the round planter walls. This phase is expected to be complete by the end of this year.

South Louisiana native Clifton Chenier was an accordionist, and Zydeco singer and songwriter. He won a Grammy for his 1983 album, "I’m Here". In 1984, he received a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, an award considered the nation’s highest honor for folk and traditional artists. In 2014, Chenier was honored with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

24 Hour Citizen Project, the force that helped bring various community projects to life (Lafayette Community M.I.Brary, Krewe de Canailles, BARE Walls, and many more) is back for 2022!
Check out the kick off party tonight!

We can't wait to see your face TODAY at ! 🙂

Looking for something for your kids to do this summer? How about learning a musical instrument?

At Lafayette Community M.I.Brary, you can check out a musical instrument with your Lafayette Public Library card! Try an accordion, a guitar, a keyboard, a violin, or many others!

More information: http://lafayettepubliclibrary.org/mibrary

Profits from T-shirt sales benefit us! Buy your Scott Eye Care shirt!

Scott Eye Care fundraiser for M.I.Brary | Bonfire All profits from this fundraiser will benefit Dr. Cazares's Lafayette Community M.I.Brary. The Lafayette Community M.I.Brary was started in 2018 by Dr. Ryan Cazares, ...

What instrument have you always wanted to learn?

Many thanks to the great Zachary Richard- Official for donating this Korg synth station to the MIBrary!

Just picked up some more instruments from Lafayette Music Company!
Look for them in the MIBrary soon!

Did you know Lafayette Public Library’s Lafayette Community M.I.Brary located at 220 W Willow Street?
Here you can check out a musical instrument They have accordions, guitars, banjo, bass, keyboards, drums, violins, and more. All you need is a library card!

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