
City Archives & Special Collections: Explore New Orleans’ 1884 and 1984 World’s Fairs
Explore the infamous 1984 World’s Fair through the Library’s City Archives & Special Collections in honor of the event’s 40th anniversary.

Explore the infamous 1984 World’s Fair through the Library’s City Archives & Special Collections in honor of the event’s 40th anniversary.

In compliance with Louisiana Revised Statute 25:225, the New Orleans Public Library now requires guardians to approve materials children can access.

April 11 is National Take Action for Libraries Day, so we’re shining a light on our longtime supporters: the Friends of the New Orleans Public Library. Since 1957, the Friends have been standing up for the Library’s mission through sponsorship, fundraising, and advocacy work.

April is National Poetry Month and Kathleen Balma — a librarian and poet — is here with recommended reading for poets of all levels.

See the winning entries to the New Orleans Public Library 2024 Black History Month Art Contest.

Delise Hampton is a mother, educator, birth worker, multimedia content creator, and singer who performs as the High Heal Doula.

This Spring, Delgado Culinary Arts is teaming up with the Library to teach kids about the culinary industry with Teen Kitchen Throwdown, a hands-on cooking program with a focus on kid-friendly snacks and desserts.

The New Orleans Public Library is officially fine free system-wide, after Library Board approved the new policy on March 12.

The New Orleans Public Library published a collection of winning summer writing contest entries in an anthology titled “Renewed.”

This women’s history month, the Library is celebrating the contributions women have made to STEM – including Vera Rubin and Emily Roebling.