By: Annie Gilmer, Community Engagement Librarian
This latest Day I’ve been reading about is a fairly new one and was started in London by a blogger, Mar
Dixon. In the years since its inception, Museum Selfie Day has spread worldwide.
Considering the restrictions on photography in museums due to the delicacy of some of the art and
artifacts they house, this day is mainly possible to due to the advancements in cameras. Flash
photography was really what was being discouraged, so the quality images that digital cameras could
produce without a flash and then quality of smartphone cameras has made it possible for visitors to take
pictures in front of famous or favorite pieces as they desire.
Now, since we’re talking about visiting museums, I’m obviously going to mention our History Center.
Housed in our new Central Library building, they have temporary exhibits up while work is done on
some new, permanent exhibits their new space will feature. Contact them for updates on the new
exhibits, research, and programs they offer both on-site and off.
This topic did also prompt me to look up what local museums we have, just to see if there are some that
I wasn’t aware of, and I have to say I was not disappointed. I’m sure many of my readers are, like me,
have at least heard of the following, even if you haven’t had a chance to visit them personally. For these
familiar locations we have the Spring Street Museum, Shreveport Water Works Museum, Sci-Port
Discovery Center, Meadows Museum of Art, and the Multicultural Center of the South. I was even
familiar with the Pioneer Heritage Center on LSUS’s campus! I was not aware that Shreveport had the
Museum of American Fencing; this museum exists here due to Andy Shaw, the United States Fencing
Association’s Official Historian, who made his collection open to the public.
There are even more museums an easy distance from us that I do not have room to feature in this
column, so I’ll just have to leave you with the suggestion that you check out the Shreveport-Bossier City
Area section of the Explore Louisiana website to see what else our community has to offer!
Central Complex, new address: 7204 Hutchison Drive, Bossier City 71111
(City Hall Drive renamed in honor of fallen officer, Trey Hutchison)
Questions? Email us at: [email protected]
Website: https://www.bossierlibrary.org/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/bossierlibrary
New Library Hours:
Central/History Center
o Monday – Thursday, 9:00am – 8:00pm
o Friday, 9:00am – 6:00pm
o Saturday, 9:00am – 5:00pm
Benton
o Monday – Thursday, 9:00am – 7:00pm
o Friday, 9:00am – 6:00pm
o Saturday, 10:00am – 2:00pm
Haughton
o Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 6:00pm
o Saturday, 10:00am – 2:00pm
Aulds/East 80/Plain Dealing/Tooke
o 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
New & Coming Soon:
Bright Red Fruit by Safia Elhillo (YA Fiction; Book, eBook)
Brownstone script by Samuel Teer; illustrations by Marina Julia (YA Graphic Novel; Book)
The Coldest Case: A Shana Merchant Book, Book 6 by Tessa Wegert (Fiction; Book)
Good Food, Good Mood: 100 Nourishing Recipes to Support Mind & Body Wellness by Tamara
Green & Sarah Grossman; photography by Daniel Alexander Skwarna (Non-Fiction; Book)
Simple Goodness: No-Fuss, Plant-Based Meals Straight from Your Pantry by Makini Howell; with
Chef Marcos Pineda; photography by Elizabeth Rudge; prop styling by Jenn Elliot Blake; food
styling by G. Tyler Hill (Non-Fiction; Book)
Tiny Pep Talks: Bite-Size Encouragement for Life’s Annoying, Stressful, and Flat-Out Lousy
Moments by Paula Skaggs and Josh Linden (Non-Fiction; Book)
A Trinket for the Taking by Victoria Laurie (Fiction; Book, eBook)
Under the Surface by Diana Urban (YA Fiction; Book)
