08-03-2025
Centenary's Magale Fest: free, art, music, book swap and more
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS)—Centenary College's second 'Magale Fest' celebrates libraries as hubs of lifelong learning, featuring an all-genre book swap, live music, food trucks, sing-alongs, and much more.
Magale Fest theme 'growing together' at Centenary College of Louisiana will be free and open to the community on March 29th from 1 to 3 p.m.
It will feature interactive exhibits from the Walter B. Jacobs Wildlife Refuge with live animals, storytelling by Robert Trudeau, and offerings from the Shreve Memorial Library. Several community partners, along with academic departments and student groups from Centenary, will also be involved.
Centenary details Hurley School of Music's instrument petting zoo, where visitors can try out a variety of musical instruments.
The student-led readings corner will feature a variety of multicultural children's picture books and selections from Dr. Suess, Shell Silverstein, Ezra Jack Keats, Tommy dePaola, Laura Jorge Numeroff, and other well-known children's literature authors.
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According to Centenary College, Magale Fest food trucks include:
Ragin Cajun,
Roadrunner Foods,
Boba Express,
Heaven Repicci's Italian Ice,
Down South Dawgs,
and Pearlz BBQ!
'Walter B. Jacobs nature preserve will be on site, bringing at least one owl and who knows what else,' and throughout the day in Magale's front gallery, see DNA-inspired student art installation from the Biology program.
Located at the Centenary College of Louisiana at 2911 Centenary Blvd, Shreveport.
For more information and/or to participate, contact Magale Library Director, Patrick Morgan at 318.869.5171 or at pmorgan@
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