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Library Book Club: A Place For ‘Beautiful Learning With Friends’
The New Orleans Public Library’s West Bank Book Club meets on the first Wednesday of the month at Algiers Regional Library.
March 31, 2023
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Crescent City Sounds Spotlight: Shark Attack!!
For eight years, Shark Attack!! has been bringing their surf rock sounds to the stages of New Orleans. Packed with “shreddin’ guitar riffs and boogie-down dancin’ grooves,” the band’s 2017 album Chum Punch is featured on Crescent City Sounds.
March 24, 2023
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Love at the Library: Couples’ First Date Leads to Library Engagement
On their first date, E Morout and Taylor Alberes stopped at Latter Library. Last fall, they returned for another milestone – engagement.
February 14, 2023
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Meet Tamyka Miles, our new Assistant Director
Tamyka Miles, the new NOPL Assistant Director, loves libraries, good food, and helping patrons find the answers to obscure questions.
December 7, 2022
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Crescent City Sounds
Marina Orchestra: Crescent City Sounds Spotlight
Marina Orchestra’s Night Life is among first class of albums featured on Crescent City Sounds, a locally-focused streaming platform.
November 30, 2022
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Crescent City Sounds: Sierra Green & the Soul Machine
Sierra Green and the Soul Machine is one of the New Orleans artists featured on the Library’s Crescent City Sounds music streaming platform.
October 27, 2022
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Partner Spotlight: Sista Midwife Productions
Sista Midwife Productions, is on a mission to improve pregnancy and birth experiences, and to eliminate perinatal disparities.
October 13, 2022
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Nix Library is Open
After more than a year of renovations, Nix Library is back open to the public. The construction included the addition of an accessible bathroom, a wheelchair lift, and automatic doors, bringing the 92-year-old building up to ADA standards.
September 16, 2022
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‘Mutually Beneficial’: Reflections on the Library’s Summer Internship Program
This summer, the Library hosted five teenage interns at five different locations. Throughout their month-long placement, the students learned how libraries work, what is needed to thrive in a professional setting, and how they can have an impact in their communities – all while getting paid.
August 25, 2022
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Library Celebrates 13 Students at Citywide Adult Graduation Ceremony
Last month, we celebrated the achievements of 85 adults who received their diplomas during the 15th annual Greater New Orleans Adult Education Graduation. The graduating class successfully passed their HiSETs – a high school equivalency exam similar to the GED – after attending one of a number of adult education programs, including the 13 students Library services.
July 18, 2022
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