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East New Orleans Regional Library
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East New Orleans Library: A Community Pillar for 53 Years

When East New Orleans Regional Library first opened on Read Boulevard in 1968, it was the largest in the New Orleans Public Library system. In the five decades since, the Library has served as a pillar of the community, particularly during Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts in the area, which was devastated by the storm. E

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Algiers Regional Library opened on Holiday Drive in 1966.
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Algiers Regional: ‘A Library for the Future’

In the 1960s, New Orleans Public Library officials launched an ambitious plan to create a network of large branches to span the city by 1971. On April 19, 1966, the first of these “superior” libraries opened as Algiers Regional Library at 3014 Holiday Drive.

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