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America 250: Louisiana at the Frontier of a New Nation Visit the State Library to see our current exhibition of historic maps and documents from Louisiana's Spanish colonial period, when the future state played a significant role in the American Revolution, and download our America 250 recommended reading lists. Learn more.
Louisiana's 2026 "Great Reads" selections announced! Robert Mann’s “You Are My Sunshine: Jimmy Davis & the Biography of a Song” and Karly Pierre’s “Soggy Like Cush Cush” have been chosen as Louisiana’s “Great Reads from Great Places” selections to be showcased at the National Book Festival this year. Learn more.
Louisiana students select Readers' Choice Award winners for 2025-2026 More than 26,600 Louisiana K-12 students read over 89,000 books during the past year to select the winners of the 2025-2026 Louisiana Readers' Choice Awards. Students in grades K-12 who reside in Louisiana are eligible to vote after reading or listening to two or three nominated titles corresponding to their grade level. See the winners.
Free passes to Louisiana state parks and historical sites are now available for check out in all public library systems through Check Out Louisiana! Learn more.
The 2026 Louisiana Book Festival will be held Saturday, October 31. Learn more.
State Library of Louisiana programs are funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services which administers the Library Services and Technology Act.
