August 7 is National Lighthouse Day! Let's celebrate by honoring some local lighthouses, past and present. The oldest known lighthouse in Louisiana was the Frank Island Lighthouse. Marking the entrance to the Mississippi River, the earliest planning started in 1803. Numerous delays, including Louisiana changing hands a few times and the War of 1812…
Back to School: Homework Help
As we reach the first week of August, families, teachers, and students are preparing for the new school year. Students of all ages face the pressure of going back to school, studying for their classes, and completing their assigned homework. No matter the age group and grade levels, elementary school, middle school, high school, or…
STEM eBooks at Your Student’s Fingertips Through Hoopla
Finding STEM resources for students is easier than ever with Hoopla and your library card!
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…
Memory Lane and Going Back to School: Yearbooks
Let the library help you go down memory lane by looking at your past yearbooks, then your parents' yearbooks, and maybe even your grandparents' yearbooks.
Comic Conventions
Do you know the history of the 'comics convention?' Nowadays, conventions are held around the year and cover a variety of fandoms, comics of course, but also other media franchises, such as from film and television. In several cases, conventions that started out as just comics only grew to include all kinds of media, often…
July 4, 1776, Independence Day
In the United States of America, we celebrate July 4 as a reminder of the pivotal moment when the thirteen colonies declared independence from Britain, resulting in the birth of our country. In the aftermath of the conflicts in continental America, including the massive Seven Years War (French and Indian War), Great Britain controlled much…
Non-fiction Spotlight: Grilling
Grilling is a tried and true perennial cooking method, potentially the oldest method humans discovered and continue using. There's just something about throwing your food over a hot fire, watching the ends crisp and char, and hearing the juices sizzle and pop. If you want some inspiration for your Summer grilling plans, look no further…
Children’s Literature Legacy Award
My blog post today is the third in a series about the 2022 Youth Media Awards and the 100th anniversary of the John Newbery Medal. The Children’s Literature Legacy Award is the third "big" award given by the Association for Library Service for Children, a division of the American Library Association. The winner is celebrated…
July 1, 1804: Birthday of Author and Socialite George Sand
Born Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin in Paris France, she is best known by her pen name, George Sand. She is known as one of, if not the best, writers during the European Romantic era. She was born July 1, 1804 and raised predominantly by her grandmother, Marie-Aurore de Saxe, who lived in the small French…
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