April is Jazz Appreciation Month, and Jazz Fest starts at the end of the month. But April 12-15 is the 35th annual French Quarter Fest, a three-day celebration with more than 20 stages throughout the Quarter featuring local music of every genre from jazz and R&B, to New Orleans funk, brass bands, gospel, Zydeco, and cabaret. The…
Join Us for Appy Hour!
Come learn more about the free apps available from the St. Tammany Parish Library. Bring your device, password, library card, and questions. The apps to be demonstrated include Cloud Library, Libby, and OverDrive, which offer eBooks and eAudiobooks; Hoopla, which offers eBooks, eAudiobooks, comics, music albums, movies, and TV shows; as well as RBdigital, which…
St. Tammany Library Foundation Participates in GiveNOLA
The St. Tammany Library Foundation will once again join local nonprofits to encourage a day of online giving during GiveNOLA on Tuesday, May 1. The St. Tammany Library Foundation has a GiveNOLA donation page. GiveNOLA is organized by the Greater New Orleans Foundation with the goal of inspiring our community to "come together for 24 hours to…
Teen Blogger Book Review – Twelve Steps to Normal by Farrah Penn
Thank you to Victoria D., our first teen blogger, for her insightful book review. Tori hails from the East side of the parish, and loves to read, especially romance books. Twelve Steps to Normal by Farrah Penn This book is about how Kira, a junior in high school, moves back home to Texas from Oregon…
Beyond High School: ACT, SAT, college survival and more!
It's nearly May and that means high school graduation. Are you a soon-to-be graduate with an eye on the future? Do you have a teenager who is about to enter a new stage in life? Perhaps you are going back to school to earn a new degree? The St. Tammany Parish Library has some resources…
Let’s Get Crafty!
It's finally spring and after the roughest winter in recent record, I think most of us are pretty happy about it. Following a winter stuck indoors during the snow days and bitter cold, we just want to go outside and play. But, as we all know, especially here in Louisiana with our unpredictable weather, sometimes…
Talk Like Shakespeare Day
April 23 (the generally accepted date of the bard's birth) is Talk Like Shakespeare Day. According to the Essential Shakespeare Handbook, Shakespeare introduced approximately 1,500 new words to the English language. However, according to Paul Dickinson of Shakespeare's "17,245 words, only about slightly less than 500 original words could be truly attributed to him." During the…
A Whole New “World Book”
World Book Encyclopedia has been a trusted information resource for 101 years. St. Tammany Parish Library has World Book Encyclopedia available in print format at each of our 12 branches. But what about when you can't get to the library? If you can get to the Internet and if you have a St. Tammany Parish Library card…
April Showers…Read for Hours
We've all heard the phrase "April showers bring May flowers," but where does the expression come from? If you ever find yourself facing such a query, I highly recommend that you pick up your favorite Dictionary of Proverbs or Book of Quotations. The St. Tammany Parish Library has several to chose from. I checked in The…
Getting Cozy: Bust Stress with the Purrfect Mystery
April is stress awareness month—and the end of tax season, how apropos. This time of year, we all need a little stress relief. Research shows that pets can help reduce stress. Animals provide social support, which can help reduce anxiety in everyone from young children to the elderly. According to a study by NPR, the Robert…
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