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.
Nestled within the historic Algiers Point neighborhood, Cita Dennis Hubbell Library is almost always buzzing with activity and has been considered one of the defining features of the community since it first opened its doors in 1907.
Sonnet Ireland grew up hearing stories about the time her librarian uncle wrestled a bear, but never knew the details. After reaching out to the Library’s Archives & Special Collections, Sonnet got her answer, reconnecting with her beloved Uncle Joe along the way, who died in 2012.
What must die for life to be worth living? What does truly living look like? These are the questions artist Marta Rodriguez Maleck seeks to pose in her new installation, “Vivir es Morir,” which is currently on display at the New Orleans Public Library’s Main Library.
As far back as she can remember, Vera Johnson has loved to read. With age, going to the Library grew harder, but thanks to a service designed to assist Library cardholders with mobility difficulties, Johnson no longer has to leave the house to borrow a new book.
“Having a library in your neighborhood is great, and it’s something I think is really important for a good quality of life. It allows you to get access to books, access to education, access to knowledge that’s extremely important. For me, to be able to get books and then get home in less than five minutes is really palpable.”