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Partner Spotlight: Sista Midwife Productions
Sista Midwife Productions, is on a mission to improve pregnancy and birth experiences, and to eliminate perinatal disparities.
October 13, 2022
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The Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience Joins the Library’s Culture Pass Program
The Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience is the Library’s newest Culture Pass partner, a program that gives cardholders free access to a variety of cultural institutions and attractions around New Orleans.
September 7, 2022
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‘Mutually Beneficial’: Reflections on the Library’s Summer Internship Program
This summer, the Library hosted five teenage interns at five different locations. Throughout their month-long placement, the students learned how libraries work, what is needed to thrive in a professional setting, and how they can have an impact in their communities – all while getting paid.
August 25, 2022
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Read Like DJ Soul Sister With Her Curated Book Bundles
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!
April 12, 2022
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Free Shuttle Rides to New Orleans Book Festival
Mark your calendars! Saturday, March 12, 2022 is Family Day at the Fest, part of The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University.
March 4, 2022
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Library Exhibit Celebrates New Orleans’ Black Ironworkers
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.
February 2, 2022
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MyNew Orleans Photo Project: Main Library Hosts Prospect 5 Exhibit
The New Orleans Public Library’s Main location is hosting the MyNew Orleans Photo Project Retrospective, a Prospect 5 satellite exhibit.
January 6, 2022
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The City of New Orleans Health Department Giving Out Additional Home COVID Tests to Residents at NOLA Libraries
Due to the enormous demand for home COVID-19 test kits, the City of New Orleans Health Department (NOHD) will provide all remaining test kits in stock to the public today at select New Orleans Public Libraries (NOPL).
December 22, 2021
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UNO Students, Library Team up to Tell Overlooked Histories of New Orleans Women
The New Orleans Public Library teamed up with UNO students to tell the often overlooked story of some of New Orleans’ most influential women.
December 14, 2021
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Meet The Friends of the New Orleans Public Library
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.
October 18, 2021
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