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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.
8/5/2025 - Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and the State Library of Louisiana today celebrated the formal dedication of new braille flag displays at the State Library building in downtown Baton Rouge. The ceremony recognized both the sacrifices of our nation's blinded veterans and the critical importance of accessibility in public spaces.
7/14/2025 - Library cardholders in several parishes can now visit select Louisiana museums free of charge through the new Check Out Louisiana Museums initiative. The pilot program expands the State Library’s Check Out Louisiana campaign to allow library patrons in participating parishes to check out an electronic pass to participating museums at no cost.
7/1/2025 - The Louisiana Book Festival returns on Saturday, November 1, 2025. Annually drawing more than 20,000 attendees to downtown Baton Rouge, the Louisiana Book Festival is one of the country’s premier events celebrating writers, readers, and the books that connect them.
5/27/2025 - Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and the Louisiana Center for the Book in the State Library of Louisiana are pleased to announce the two books representing the state’s rich literary heritage at the National Book Festival in Washington, DC, on September 6, 2025.
5/15/2025 - More than 24,000 Louisiana K-12 students read in excess of 82,000 books during the last year to select the winners of the 2024-2025 Louisiana Readers’ Choice Awards. Participation in nearly all age group categories increased over last year, continuing an upward trend in readership over the past several years.
4/9/2025 - The Louisiana Center for the Book in the State Library of Louisiana will celebrate National Poetry Month in April with the 15th annual Just Listen to Yourself: Louisiana`s Poet Laureate Presents Louisiana Poets. Louisiana Poet Laureate Alison Pelegrin will host the event.
3/25/2025 - The Louisiana Center for the Book in the State Library of Louisiana proudly announces Julie Kane, celebrated poet and longtime educator, as the recipient of the 26th Louisiana Writer Award. The award is given annually by the Center to recognize outstanding contributions to Louisiana`s literary and intellectual life exemplified by a contemporary Louisiana writer`s body of work.
3/10/2025 - The Louisiana Center for the Book's annual Women's History Month program will focus on the life and work of Ellen Gilchrist, a Southern writer known for her novels, short stories, and poetry, several of which were set in New Orleans.
2/21/2025 - Stories about a Black-owned dairy that operated in Shreveport between 1907 and 1943 will be highlighted during the Louisiana Center for the Book's annual Black History Month presentation.