LIBRARY BLOG
May: National Bike Month
May is the bridge between spring and summer—the air is warming and plants are exploding with new life. It’s also National Bike Month, and what better way to get moving than by hopping on your bike and hitting some of our local paths and trails? The bees are buzzing this month, and so are we!
The League of American Bicyclists, established in 1880, began promoting this month-long celebration to inspire others to try bicycling in 1956, and it has been observed across the nation every year since. This year, 2022, the League is highlighting how you can #BikeThere. (Fun fact: Bike to Work Friday is on May 20, 2022.)
The benefits of biking are tremendous for not only your physical health but your mental health as well. Biking for just 30 minutes a day will improve your stamina, boost your immune system, strengthen your lungs, and help provide mental clarity. Any type of exercise will cause your brain to release endorphins which are known as the “happy” brain chemicals.
So, go biking and get happy and healthy!
Local Bike Path Highlights
Around the Library
Route type: road
Distance: approx. 1 mile
Houma to Thibodaux Loop
Route type: road
Distance: 53.7 miles
Further Resources and Trails!
Summer Reading and Bikes!
Kids in grades Kindergarten-6th have a chance to win a BMX bike of their own! The Summer Reading Program offers a brand new BMX bike as a prize. Sign up at mytpl.org starting May 31st, read for at least 20 minutes a day, and have your name entered into your library’s raffle for every five days of reading done for a chance to win. Each library location has a bike to give.
Learn more about Summer Reading here!
For more information call 985-876-5861 option 3.
Special thanks to the Friends of the Library, Kiwanis, and Bayou City Bicycles for making this possible!