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Top 6 Picks for Adults 2023

The fifteen wonders of Daniel Green
The four winds
The garden of small beginnings
The genius plague
One potato : a novel
We are each other's harvest : celebrating African American farmers, land, and legacy

Top 6 Picks for Teens 2023

Midnight at the Electric
The nature of witches
Raybearer
Silver spoon
Skyward
Your heart, my sky : love in the time of hunger

Top 6 Picks for Kids 2023

Are you a cheeseburger?
Charlotte's web
Cock-a-doodle-doo! : barnyard hullabaloo
Duck on a tractor
How to say hello to a worm : a first guide to outside
It's a dog's life

Upcoming Events

Digital Literacy ClassFri, June 9th - 10:00 AM
Local Author Visit & Book SigningFri, June 9th - 1:00 PM
Family MovieFri, June 9th - 2:00 PM
Kiko and Nigerian Dwarf Goat Sat, June 10th - 10:00 AM
Family Storytime BrunchSat, June 10th - 10:00 AM
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Latest News

Thu, May 18thCattails Summer Issue
 
In this issue of Cattails, you'll find information on how to register for this year's Summer Reading Challenge, dates and times for all the Library's summer activities, and how to earn prizes for reading and completing challenge activitie...
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Wed, May 17th Library awarded grant for WiFi Hotspot lending

 

OUACHITA PARISH PUBLIC LIBRARY AWARDED GRANT FOR WIFI HOTSPOT LENDING

Library Acting Director Nancy Green announced today that the Ouachita Parish Public Library was awarded an Emergency Connectivity Fund grant to purchase 25 WiFi hotspots to...

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Mon, March 13thApril/May 2023 Cattails

Look through our newest edition of Cattails to find Spring programs for kids, teens, and adults.

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Mon, January 23rdFeb-March Cattails is available online

 

The February-March Cattails is now available online and will be at your favorite Library the first week of February.  If you would like the bimonthly newsletter emailed to your home or business email ccalhoun@oplib.org with your name and mail...

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Tue, December 27thOuachita Parish Public Library offers first Winter Reading Challenge

 

Ouachita Parish Public Library will offer its first Winter Reading Challenge this January. Based on the Library’s popular Summer Reading Challenge, the Winter Reading Challenge will run for one month, from January 1 to January 31, 2023. The ...

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