If you have browsed nonfiction, you may have noticed that at the end of general knowledge (Dewey Decimal 001) and right before books about books (002) there are some titles on unusual topics. You might encounter Atlantis, Area 51, bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, and other subjects worthy of The X-Files under the call number…
Books on Japanese gardens and gardening
Books on Japanese gardens and gardening at St. Tammany Parish Library.
La Salle and the Founding of French Louisiana
April 9th, 1682, is traditionally remembered as the day when René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, after traveling southward from the Great Lakes had reached the end of the Mississippi River and claimed the entire watershed — nearly half of the present day United States — in the name of King Louis XIV of France…
Historic Images of New Orleans
Veue de la Nouvelle Orleans, via Library of Congress New Orleans is one of our country’s most visually striking cities. From the balconies of the Vieux Carré to the mausoleums of the cemeteries, New Orleans has inspired many residents and visitors alike to capture the town’s unique cityscapes in sketches, paintings, engravings, and photographs. The…
Aristotle at the library
Aristotle was one of the most seminal thinkers in world history. Born in Macedonia in 384 B.C., Aristotle traveled to Athens where he studied under Plato. However, while Plato focused on deductive reasoning and esoteric ideas, such as his theory of forms, Aristotle interested himself in empirical observations. A keen viewer of the natural world…
Seasonal Songbooks
St. Tammany Parish Library has an extensive collection of Holiday songbooks and sheet music.
The Ancient South
St. Tammany Parish Library blog post exploring the mound-builders, mound-building, and Mississippian cultures of the prehistoric southeast or the Ancient South.
Louisiana Anthropological Studies Series
From 1977 to 1986, the Louisiana Archaeological Survey and Antiquities Commission published a series titled the Anthropological Study Series.
Back to School: Research Projects
Back to school means a return to every student’s favorite kind of assignment: school projects! And what goes together with school projects like cookies go with milk? I’ll give you a hint: it also starts with a “p”… Procrastination! Now, you may be asking: How is the library going to help with procrastination? Here is…
Principles for Better Searches: Publications
Have you ever been at the end of a long, arduous research project and – just when you felt like giving up – the perfect resource emerges from the complex web of search terms you’ve created? Great job! You’ve applied everything we’ve covered in the Better Searches series: Boolean Operators to make the database work…
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