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9/24/2024 - Library cardholders in 18 parishes can now visit Louisiana's State Parks as part of a pilot program designed to get people exploring Louisiana.
9/5/2024 - Celebrating a quarter-century of instilling a love of reading among Louisiana students, the Louisiana Readers’ Choice program is excited to announce the 2025-2026 nominated titles.
7/19/2024 - There are new looks on the web for the State Library of Louisiana and the Louisiana Book Festival.
5/13/2024 - More than 23,000 students across Louisiana read almost 81,000 books during the last year to select the winners of the 2023-2024 Louisiana Readers' Choice Awards.
4/3/2024 - The Louisiana Center for the Book in the State Library of Louisiana will celebrate National Poetry Month in April with the 14th annual Just Listen to Yourself: Louisiana's Poet Laureate Presents Louisiana Poets.
4/1/2024 - The Louisiana Center for the Book in the State Library of Louisiana proudly announces poet and author David Kirby as the recipient of the 25th Louisiana Writer Award.
3/14/2024 - Who was Kate Chopin and what led her to write the controversial novel in 1899? Dr. Emily Toth will answer that question during her presentation, "Kate Chopin's Secret Life and Public Notoriety," as the Louisiana Center for the Book in the State Library of Louisiana celebrates Women's History Month.
2/16/2024 - The Louisiana Center for the Book in the State Library of Louisiana will celebrate Black History Month with a virtual presentation featuring New Orleans native and former Louisiana Poet Laureate Mona Lisa Saloy.
1/5/2024 - Louisiana's public libraries recorded more than 9 million visits in 2022 and patrons checked out items more than 46 million times, marking double-digit growth over the prior year, newly released figures show.