People are always asking DJ Soul Sister for book and film recommendations. Now, thanks to her new collaboration with the Library, anyone can read and watch like her!
An exhibit at East New Orleans Regional Library sheds light on the often untold story of the free and enslaved Black blacksmiths who built much of the French Quarter’s iconic iron work and how one group of artisans is fighting to keep the tradition alive today.
The New Orleans Public Library’s Main location is hosting the MyNew Orleans Photo Project Retrospective, a Prospect 5 satellite exhibit.
The New Orleans Public Library teamed up with UNO students to tell the often overlooked story of some of New Orleans’ most influential women.
In 1963, iconic New Orleans architects Curtis & Davis built the headquarters for the Automotive Life Insurance Company at 4140 Canal Street. Fifty-three years later, a new tenant moved in: the New Orleans Public Library.
For the past few weeks, 7th graders Gracie Hodes and Sophia Vernier–Molinario have spent every Monday afternoon building their coding and creativity skills at the New Orleans Public Library’s Girls Who Code Club.
Robert E. Smith Library opened on Canal Boulevard on April 8, 1956, bearing the name of the man who donated the land for the building.
The New Orleans Public Library has launched a new collection that allows cardholders to borrow professional-grade baking pans for up to three weeks at a time.
The Friends of the New Orleans Public Library have been supporting the Library’s mission to transform lives, enrich neighborhoods, and preserve history since 1947.
The Library has partnered with Hermann-Grima + Gallier Historic Houses to increase public access to New Orleans’ culture and history.