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12/19/2025 - Louisiana’s premier celebration of readers, writers, and the state’s rich literary heritage will return to downtown Baton Rouge on Saturday, October 31, 2026, as the 22nd Louisiana Book Festival starts planning to welcome tens of thousands of book lovers for a full day of author events, performances, and family-friendly activities.
12/16/2025 - Louisiana’s public libraries recorded 11.3 million visits in 2024, as library engagement continues its steady, post-pandemic rebound, and libraries throughout the state provide consistent access to basic services across all community sizes.
10/28/2025 - The 21st annual Louisiana Book Festival is set for Saturday, November 1, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in downtown Baton Rouge's Capitol Park area. More than 230 authors and presenters, ranging from best-selling award winners to authors making their debut, will participate in panel discussions, programs, and book signings at the state’s signature literary event.
10/21/2025 - The Louisiana Book Festival has announced its full slate of programs featuring poets and poetry on Saturday, November 1, in downtown Baton Rouge.
10/14/2025 - An exciting slate of activities and book programs for young readers from toddlers to teens will be among the attractions during the Louisiana Book Festival on Saturday, November 1.
10/7/2025 - The Louisiana Book Festival kicks off on Saturday, November 1, in downtown Baton Rouge’s Capitol Park, with a celebration of the State Library of Louisiana’s 100th anniversary.
9/30/2025 - The Louisiana Book Festival is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help put on the state's flagship celebration of readers, writers, and their books this fall. Each year the festival needs hundreds of volunteers in a variety of capacities, including welcoming presenters, escorting authors, assisting with programs, staffing festival information booths, and other tasks.
9/23/2025 - The Louisiana Book Festival has selected a trio of short stories by renowned Louisiana author Kate Chopin as the focus of its popular One Book, One Festival discussion group on Saturday, November 1, 2025. Chopin’s featured stories are "At the 'Cadian Ball" and "La Belle Zoraïde" from BAYOU FOLK, and "Athenaise" from A NIGHT IN ACADIE.
9/16/2025 - The Louisiana Book Festival has announced the faculty for its 2025 WordShops writing workshops, which include a former Louisiana Poet Laureate, multiple award-winning authors, and a top-selling literary agent. The three-hour writing workshops will be held Friday, October 31, at the State Library of Louisiana in Baton Rouge.
9/2/2025 - The Louisiana Center for the Book in the State Library of Louisiana today announced the nominated book titles for the 2026-2027 Louisiana Readers’ Choice program. Since the program began in 1999, almost half a million K-12 students have read more than 1.5 million books to select winners in the program’s Young Readers and Teen Readers grade level categories.
8/19/2025 - Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and the State Library of Louisiana today officially opened the library’s new Literacy and Learning Lab. Designed for elementary school students with a particular focus on emerging readers, the Lab offers hands-on and technology-based learning activities that support the start of a lifelong love of reading.