ACT practice test
The Denham Springs-Walker Branch of Livingston Parish Library is hosting a free practice ACT test Saturday from 9:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
The test will be administered by Princeton Review in the meeting room. Register online at .
Science Saturday
Science Saturday, an exploration of the world of science, gets underway at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Watson Branch of Livingston Parish Library.
The event is held the first Saturday of every month for children ages 5 to 11.
Excel basics
The Denham Springs-Walker Branch of Livingston Parish Library will host a Microsoft Excel class for ages 12 to 18 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday in the meeting room. The class emphasizes the basic features of the spreadsheet program along with entering, sorting and computing data.
Call (225) 686-4140 or visit to register.
Yuletide ukulele
Youths ages 10 to 18 can learn the basics of the ukulele during a six-week course beginning at 4:30 p.m. Monday at the Albany-Springfield Branch of Livingston Parish Library. Ukuleles will be provided for the duration of the course.
The course will wrap up with the performance of one song with the library band, The Dewey Decibels, at the annual library Christmas concert.
Call (225) 686-4130 or visit to register.
Makey Makey Music Room
Aluminum foil turns into a drum machine in the hands of youths ages 12 to 18 during Livingston Parish Library’s Makey Makey Music Room, an interactive music experience using everyday objects and Makey Makey.
Sessions will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Watson Branch and 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 10 at the Denham Springs-Walker Branch. Registration is required. Call (225) 686-4180 or visit for Watson, or (225) 686-4140 or for Denham Springs-Walker.
Cookbook Challenge
Livingston Parish Library’s Cookbook Challenge culinary book club meets at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Main Branch meeting room. November’s theme is breads.
The club is for home cooks, amateur bakers and wannabe chefs ages 18 and older interested in learning to cook, improving their skills or showing off their cooking chops. A recipe is chosen from a designated cookbook every month and at the next monthly meeting members bring their cooked dish back for tasting.
Call (225) 686-4160 or visit .
Library game night
An evening of console, board, card, role playing, dice and interactive storytelling games for ages 17 and older begins at 6 p.m. Nov. 10 at the Main Branch of Livingston Parish Library. Bring a friend and have some fun. Refreshments will be served.
Registration is required; call (225) 686-4160 or visit .
Contact Community Sections Editor Darlene Denstorff by phone, (225) 388-0215 or (225) 603-1998; or email, livingston@theadvocate.com.