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Louisiana Gumbo: A Recipe for Empowerment
Lesson Plans for Louisiana Gumbo

Special Services
Hotlines
Louisiana Hotlines is published quarterly by the State Library of Louisiana, Talking Books and Braille Library (TBBL).

Reference
Useful Web Links
A list of useful web sites selected by the State Library’s reference librarians.

Searching for Your Louisiana Ancestors on Microfilm (pdf)
This is a guide to the genealogy collection in the State Library of Louisiana. All genealogy books and microform are listed in the library’s online catalog and are available for borrowing through interlibrary loan.

Recorder of Documents

Louisiana Public Document Depository Program
Louisiana law requires that state agencies submit copies of their publications to the Recorder of Documents, located within the State Library, for distribution to depository libraries throughout the state via the Louisiana Public Document Depository Program (PDDP). This page includes information for state agencies, depository libraries, and the general public.

Public Library Information
Handbook for Louisiana Library Directors (pdf)
This handbook was compiled to serve as a practical guide for Louisiana library directors, to illustrate how and why administrative tasks are generally performed in order to provide something concrete to apply to a library's unique situations.

Library Laws of Louisiana
This publication is not available online. For libraries interested in obtaining a copy, please contact Library Development at 225.342.4931.

LoanSHARK Cataloging Guidelines
For catalog records to work well in a library’s catalog, it is important that they all follow the same descriptive standards. This is even more critical when the catalog is a union database, such as LoanSHARK. The following are some cataloging and record handling tips that will increase the chances of your library record’s merging with others that describe the same item.

Public Librarians’Response To Hurricanes 2010 (pdf)

Standards for Louisiana Public Libraries, 2010 (pdf)
The standards in this document were developed over a 12-month period and are intended to be used by Directors, staff, and Library Boards to improve the quality of library service to the residents of Louisiana.

State of the State Library 2010 (PowerPoint)
Rebecca Hamilton’s presentation of the State of the State Library 2010, including information regarding budget, public library assistance, programs, and future plans.

State of the State Library Fall 2011 (PowerPoint)

State of the State Library Spring 2011 (PowerPoint)
Rebecca Hamilton’s presentation of the State of the State Library 2011, including information regarding budget, public library assistance, programs and future plans.

State Of The State Library 2012 (PowerPoint)

State Of The State Library 2013 (PowerPoint)

State Of The State Library 2014 (PowerPoint)

State Of The State Library 2017 (PDF)

State Of The State Library 2018 (PDF)

State Of The State Library 2019 (PDF)

State Of The State Library 2020 (PDF)

State of the State Library 2021 (PDF)

State of the State Library 2022 (PDF)

State of the State Library 2023 (PDF)

Video Interview with Rebecca Hamilton regarding emergency/hurricane preparedness in public libraries

Eleven public libraries receive grant funds to provide rural residents with access to telehealth services (PDF)