September is National Library Card Sign Up Month! This year marks the 37th annual celebration, which kicked off in 1987.
The American Library Association came up with this campaign upon hearing William Bennett’s, then Secretary of Education, suggested that a campaign be held with the goal that “every child should obtain a library card and use it.” Together with the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS), and with a grant of $85,000 from the Reader’s Digest Foundation, they begin their campaign. And with all the pieces in place they sent a telegram to Bennett with the line, “We accept your challenge.” It’s 2024 and ALA, and libraries across the country, are still accepting that challenge.
Here in Bossier Parish, we have a few initiatives in place to help get a library card for every child in our area. First, in partnership with the Bossier Parish School Board, we have Student eCards which are automatically issued to every public-school student in the parish; these cards allow access to our research databases to help students with school projects and to give them access to free certified tutors to help with homework. Another way we strive for this goal is by offering library card registration at the community events we are invited to. If you want to meet us out in the community, be sure to drop by Zombie Walk at the East Bank Plaza on Saturday, October 12!
The classic way you, and your children, can get library cards is by stopping by any of our seven locations. If you register for a library card any time this September, you can take a picture with a large version of our library cards. If you do get a library card and take a picture, be sure to share it on social media and tag us so we can like your post!
Central Complex, new address: 850 City Hall Drive, Bossier City 71111
Questions? Email us at: [email protected]
Website: https://www.bossierlibrary.org/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/bossierlibrary
New Library Hours:
Central/History Center
Monday – Thursday, 9:00am – 8:00pm
Friday, 9:00am – 6:00pm
Saturday, 9:00am – 5:00pm
Benton
Monday – Thursday, 9:00am – 7:00pm
Friday, 9:00am – 6:00pm
Saturday, 10:00am – 2:00pm
Haughton
Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 6:00pm
Saturday, 10:00am – 2:00pm
Aulds/East 80/Plain Dealing/Tooke
Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 6:00pm
Library Locations:
Aulds Branch
318.742.2337
Benton Branch
318.965.2751
Central Library
318.746.1693
East 80 Branch
318.949.2665
Haughton Branch
318.949.0196
History Center
318.746.7717
Plain Dealing Branch
318.326.4233
Tooke Branch
318.987.3915
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AfriCali: Recipes from My Jikoni by Kiano Moju; photography by Kristin Teig (Non-Fiction; Book)
All the Glimmering Stars: A Novel by Mark Sullivan (Fiction; Book)
By Any Other Name: A Novel by Jodi Picoult (Fiction; Book, Large Print)
The Hollywood Assistant by May Cobb (Fiction; Book)
I Need You to Read This: A Novel by Jessica Maxwell (Fiction; Book)
The In Crowd: A Detective Inspector Caius Beauchamp Mystery, Book 2 by Charlotte Vassell (Fiction; Book, eBook)
Midnight Rooms: A Novel by Donyae Coles (Fiction; Book)
The Paris Vendetta: A Thriller by Shan Serafin (Fiction; Book, eAudiobook)
Preppy Kitchen Super Easy: 100 Simple and Versatile Repices by John Kanell; with Rachel Holtzman; photographs by David Malosh (Non-Fiction; Book)
The Queen City Detective Agency: A Novel by Snowden Wright (Fiction; Book, eBook)
Return to Wyldcliffe Heights: A Novel by Carol Goodman (Fiction; Book)
The Rich People Have Gone Away: A Novel by Regina Porter (Fiction; Book)
Rip Tide: A Novel by Colleen McKeegan (Fiction; Book)
The Rule of Three: A Novel by Sam Ripley (Fiction; Book)
Simply Delishaas: Favorite Recipes from My Midwestern Kitchen by Haden Haas (Non-Fiction; Book)
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