125 Years of NOPL
Celebrating 125: Our 125 Most Checked Out Books
The Library is wrapping up our 125th anniversary celebrations by taking a look back at our top 125 books of all time.
December 15, 2022
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125 Years of NOPL
Celebrating 125: Historic Library Equipment
Take a ride back in time to an analog world, where Library staff needed to catalog, organize, archive, and track down information before computers or the internet.
October 20, 2022
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125 Years of NOPL
Celebrating 125: A Look Back at the Westfeldt Art Library
From 1952 until the mid 1980s, New Orleans Public Library cardholders could check out framed art prints to bring home for weeks at a time.
July 28, 2022
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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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125 Years of NOPL
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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