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Coronavirus Response

All Library buildings are now open to the public, with safety guidelines in place. For details regarding the Library's response to COVID-19, click here. 

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Most Popular Books of 2020 for Adults

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Where the Crawdads Sing
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The Guardians
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Walk the Wire
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Camino Winds
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Hideaway
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Becoming
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Educated : a memoir
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The Splendid and the Vile: a saga of Churchill, family, and defiance during the Blitz
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Untamed
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The Pioneer Woman Cooks: The New Frontier: 112 fantastic favorites for everyday eating

Upcoming Events

Library ClosedMon, January 18th - 12:00 AM
Virtual Story TimeThu, January 21st - 4:00 PM
Rainbow Reads Book ClubMon, January 25th - 5:00 PM
Virtual Story TimeThu, January 28th - 4:00 PM
Library Closes Early at 5 p.m.Thu, April 1st - 12:00 AM
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Crime Fiction

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No country for old men
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Freedomland
Freedomland
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Bad-monkey
Bad monkey
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Mario-Puzo---The-Godfather
The godfather
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Artemis-:-a-novel
Artemis : a novel
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Pagan-babies
Pagan babies
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Hit-man
Hit man
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Iron-house
Iron house
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Macbeth
Macbeth
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The twelve lives of Samuel Hawley : a novel

Latest News

Wed, January 13thLibrary announces the most circulating items of 2020

The librarians have tallied the numbers and the results are in! For the second year in a row, Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens was the most circulated item in the Ouachita Parish Public Library system.

How did we count the books? - Because ...

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Sun, January 10thLibrary closed Monday, January 11 due to inclement weather

UPDATE: All Library branches will reopen with regular hours on Tuesday, January 12.

ORIGINAL: All branches of the Ouachita Parish Public Library will close Monday, January 11 due to inclement weather. If conditions permit, regular hours will resu...

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Fri, December 18thLibrary holiday hours

All Library branches will close early at 5 p.m. Tuesday, December 22 and remain closed December 23-27 for Christmas. Later, all branches will close early at 5 p.m. December 30 and remain closed December 31 – January 1 for New Year's.

Regular ho...

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Wed, December 9thRegular monthly board meeting rescheduled to December 17

The regular monthly Library Board of Control meeting is rescheduled for noon on Thursday, December 17 at the Ouachita Valley Branch. 

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Thu, December 3rdRecord your family history during the holidays

Have you ever wanted to research your family history and genealogy, but weren’t sure where to start? The holidays are a great time to begin your research as you may visit with family. If you have an opportunity to interview an older family member,...

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