125 Years of NOPL
Celebrating 125: LaHache Music Library
For decades, New Orleans Public Library cardholders could browse and borrow from the thousands of records of the Lahache Music Library.
April 14, 2022
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Celebrating 125: How One Librarian Paved The Way For True Integration
Geraldine Vaucresson was hired in 1961 as the first Black librarian in New Orleans to work at a traditionally white library. Her employment was part of a strategic to integrate the Library in practice, as well as on paper, which happened in 1954.
March 18, 2022
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125 Years of NOPL
Celebrating 125: Rosa F. Keller’s Fight for Civil Rights, Social Justice, and Equality for All
Until her death in 1998, Rosa F. Keller repeatedly took up arms to fight for equality for all – regardless of race, gender, or sexual identity – and was an especially important figure in the New Orleans Public Library’s path to inclusivity.
March 8, 2022
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125 Years of NOPL
Gertiana Williams & Charles Brown: Celebrating the Library’s Black Leadership
In honor of Black History Month and the New Orleans Public Library’s 125th anniversary, we’re taking a look back at the Library’s Black leadership.
February 21, 2022
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Dryades: A Look Back at New Orleans’ First Black Library
Dryades Library opened in 1915 as the first public Library in New Orleans to welcome Black patrons, almost two decades after the New Orleans Public Library officially opened its doors.
February 9, 2022
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125 Years of NOPL
Celebrating 125 Years of the New Orleans Public Library
On January 18, 1897, the New Orleans Public Library opened its doors for the first time. Fast forward to 2022. The New Orleans Public Library now operates a 15-location system with a collection of more than 466,000 items and enriches the community with access to free services and resources that its founders could likely have never imagined.
January 27, 2022
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