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Louisiana students and parents don't have to tackle every homework challenge alone. Through Homework Louisiana, the State Library’s free online tutoring service, access live, expert tutors seven days a week at no cost. Get assistance from a tutor today at HomeworkLA.org
We’re excited to announce that we have partnered with the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra to offer free admission to performances! At CheckOutLouisiana.org, Cardholders of participating LA libraries can reserve an e-pass redeemable for tickets to an upcoming BRSO event!
We’re hosting library system directors from around the state this week for our New Directors' Boot Camp orientation seminar. The annual program covers the latest #publiclibrary management issues, trends, policies and procedures. Thanks to all our speakers and seminar attendees!
NEWS RELEASE: nominated titles for 2027-2028 Louisiana Young Readers' Choice and Teen Readers' Choice Awards announced: library.la.gov/about-us/news…
At the Capitol today for recognition of #NationalLibraryWeek! Thanks Rep. Bagley and @LouisianaHouse for honoring the libraries and librarians across the state who provide services and programs to thousands of Louisianans every day! #lalege #lagov
Celebrate #nationalibraryweek by visiting your local library and enjoy the wonderful resources and programs they offer. LA’s 68 #publiclibrary systems provide learning, enrichment, and engagement – are you taking advantage of all the great things libraries have to offer?
We've teamed up with @LAStateParks and @LouisianaLtGov to expand Check Out Louisiana State Parks statewide! Now library cardholders in all parishes can check out a free day pass to LA’s excellent state parks and historic sites!
More: library.la.gov/about-us/news… #explorelouisiana
A great afternoon of poetry at the State Library today during the annual “Just Listen to Yourself” event presented by Louisiana Poet Laureate Gina Ferrara. Attendees enjoyed readings by the group of esteemed LA poets who shared their work. #nationalpoetrymonth @LABookFest
NEXT WEEK! Join us at the State Library in Baton Rouge next Wednesday, Apr. 1 at noon for the 16th annual "Just Listen to Yourself: Louisiana's Poet Laureate Presents Louisiana Poets." This free, in-person poetry reading event features acclaimed and award-winning Louisiana poets.
The Chennault Aviation and Military Museum in Monroe is the latest museum to join the Check Out Louisiana program! To reserve your free e-pass to this and other museums and cultural attractions with your library card, visit checkoutlouisiana.org.
Check Out Louisiana expands again with the addition of the Meadows Museum at Centenary College to our list of participating museums. Use your library card to reserve a free e-pass and make plans to visit this important cultural resource in Shreveport!
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We certainly enjoyed participating in the Louisiana Library Association’s Annual Conference in Lake Charles! Always great to reconnect with our state’s library professionals, share success stories, and hear about the great programs and services offered across the state!
Congratulations to our State Library Board of Commissioners Chairman and Concordia Parish Library Board Vice President James Lee for receiving the 2025 Modisette award for Public Library Trustee at the LA Library Association annual conference last week - a well-deserved honor!
We’re excited to welcome the New Orleans Museum of Art to Check Out Louisiana Museums! Cardholders of participating libraries can now reserve a FREE e-pass to experience NOMA and its collection of nearly 50,000 artworks. Reserve today at checkoutlouisiana.org
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Louisiana’s public libraries recorded 11.3M 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. See the news release: library.la.gov/about-us/news…
The Alexandria Museum of Art has joined the lineup of museums that can be accessed through Check Out Louisiana! Cardholders of participating library systems can reserve a FREE e-pass to @AMoALouisiana and other great LA museums at checkoutlouisiana.org.
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The Pontchartrain Conservancy Lighthouse is the latest addition to our Check Out Louisiana program. Use your library card to secure a FREE pass to this unique science and history museum where #scienceforourcoast begins! More: checkoutlouisiana.org.
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TUNE IN TONIGHT: The next stop on @pbsbooks American Stories: A Reading Road Trip - Louisiana! November 5 at 8PM ET / 7PM CT | Facebook, YouTube and the PBS App.
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We’ll kick off the #louisianabookfestival this Saturday with a celebration of the State Library’s 100th anniversary! State Librarian Meg Placke recently joined the @WhatsWhatBR podcast to talk about the library’s century of service to Louisiana.
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