When Leigh Knapp became her school’s first full-time media specialist, she had a vision to change the library into a place where kids felt seen and encouraged, and could discover a joy of reading.

As a parent, it is not easy to resist the digital tide heading for our children, especially when the world around our youth has become heavily digitized. Tablets, games, animated shows, and ...

The Children’s Department in St. Tammany Parish libraries caters to children of all ages, from birth to 12 years old, and is divided into stages to better tailor books, reading programs, activities ...

Early-elementary teachers work hard all year to support their students’ emerging reading skills. The payoff—gains in literacy progress—tends to come toward the end of the school year, just as it’s ...

Did you know the reach of your Library extends beyond our physical branches? Your first thought may be our Mobile Library, which visits 27 locations each week and circulates over 3,000 items a month.