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Freegal has a NEW LOOK!
Use your library card and PIN# to browse and download over 100 genres of music.

It offers hundreds of thousands of songs, over 100 genres of music, and more than 50 record labels, all without having to download special software or have any digital ...

According to the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project tablet and e-book reader ownership nearly doubled over the holidays. Overall, 29 percent of U.S. adults now own at least one of these devices. This first report does not reference libraries directly, ...

It's Polish! Mango Languages is now offering Basic and Complete language courses for those "wishing to skim the surface, as well as for those looking for a more robust study of the language." Start learning today!

You've probably heard about two new Acts up for a vote: SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act).
SOPA is due for markup on January 17, and a Senate vote on PIPA is slated for January 24.

You've probably heard about two new Acts up for a vote: SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act).
SOPA is due for markup on January 17, and a Senate vote on PIPA is slated for January 24.

The Louisiana Young Readers’ Choice Award is a reading enrichment program of the LCFTB. The program was founded in 1999 with the first award given in 2000.
The purpose of the program is to foster a love of reading in the children of Louisiana by motivating them to participate ...

Do you need extra practice for the ACT, SAT, or GRE test? Do you need to get a feel for how the test will progress? Why not take a practice test to decrease the stress when you take the actual test. Or even view courses and eBooks that go along with the tests.
Try Learning ...

Celebrate the life of author and illustrator Russell Hoban by reading his books. He published both adult works and children’s books.

In children’s publishing, Hoban became especially famous for his 'Frances' picture book series.
"According to The New York Times, ...

For those of you getting a Nook, iPad, tablet, etc.....a new resource has arrived and it is ready to download. It’s e-books and audio books from EBSCOHost and the State Library of Louisiana. Titles are primarily nonfiction, for both adults and young readers.

Download ...

December's Parish Line takes a look at the Trust Authority's new program for homeowners, an update of the "Coastal Rich" program, information about the new Emergency Operations Center plus the designer litter bags. Enjoy the video....

Need help choosing an eReader? What are your choices? Who are the contenders? Mashable.com offers tips.....read more.

British-American writer, polemicist, and contributing editor for Vanity Fair, Christopher Hitchens passes away.

"His last book, Arguably: Essays by Christopher Hitchens, published in September, displayed his range, from the Iraq war to the merit of Vladimir Nabokov's fiction.

Check out Tumblebooks' first iPad compatible tumblebook, The Dot and Diary of a Fly.

Wait….that's not the only tumblebook. There's more!
Find many other titles at the top of the list in the Story Books section or enter iPad in the TumbleSearch box at the top left hand ...

"The prolific writer, who published nearly 100 books in her lifetime, died Monday at her home in Ireland shortly after suffering a stroke. She was best known for her popular “Dragonriders of Pern” novels..." read more....

Visit the Library Catalog for titles.....

Did you know that in Calcasieu Parish, approximately 49,136 people each year use the computers and wireless network at the Calcasieu Parish Public Library?

A  IMPACT Survey of CPPL patrons found that 61 percent used library computers to keep up with friends and family ...

The Online Book Club's Audio Book Club has expanded its format option when listening to sample clips. Instead of using RealPlayer, they now feature .mp3 clips that
are supported by more of our users and work with a variety of players.

Guess what? We've added two more resources similar to Tumblebooks, the eBook collection for kids. The two resources are TumbleReadables and AudioBookCloud.
TumbleReadables is a collection of e-books for students in grades five to twelve and AudioBookCloud's collection ...

Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne announced this year’s recipient of the Louisiana Center for the Book Louisiana Writer Award, acclaimed author James Wilcox.

Wilcox, director of creative writing at LSU, is the author of nine novels, most of which are set in or feature characters ...

Have you noticed the cool cover art associated with library material is not apprearing in the library catalog? The current snowstorm in the Northeasten parts of the U.S. are causing major power outages. The vendor who supplies this cool stuff has been affected. They ...

Keep Calcasieu Beautiful, an organization of the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury and Keep America Beautiful, is teaming up with Keep Louisiana Beautiful and Sole4Souls, to produce the largest shoe recycling initiative in history.
Sole4Souls collection boxes are set up in ...

The Calcasieu Parish Public Library now has laptop computers to check out to library card holders. The laptops, housed at the Central and Sulphur Regional Libraries, are provided to Calcasieu Parish by the State Library of Louisiana as part of the Broadband Technology ...

The Iowa Library branch will be closed October 10 – 14 for carpet installation. The book drop will remain accessible and will be emptied daily. Iowa patrons who receive notice that their materials on hold are available may pick them up at the Central Library.

It's here! The Library's eBook collection is now compatible with the world’s bestselling eBook reader, the Amazon® Kindle. Patrons can now download popular and classic library eBooks to a Kindle device or any mobile device running the free Kindle app, such as iPhone®, ...

"Banned Books Week (BBW) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment. Banned Books Week highlights the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting ...

The Louisiana Young Readers’ Choice Award is a reading enrichment program of the LCFTB. The program was founded in 1999 with the first award given in 2000.

Participation in this program has climbed from 5,485 votes the first year to over 29,000 students participating in 2009.

Your favorite authors are speaking out! They are speaking out on the importance of not only sustaining but increasing support for libraries. Help fuel the national dialogue on America’s libraries. Spread the word.

Calcasieu Parish Public Library wants to know how our patrons use the library's computers and Internet connection so we can make these services better. Please help us better serve our community by taking our ONLINE SURVEY today!

Easy--just click on the survey link from ...

Visit the Calcasieu Parish Public Library today to find out what the smartest card you'll ever have can do for you. It's free! It's a Library card.

Here are just a few of the things you can do with a Library card.

Check out the latest best seller in paper or eBook format ...

"In support of the 10th anniversary of 9/11, ebrary (an e-book industry pioneer that has been serving libraries and publishers for more than a decade) is offering open access to a collection of relevant e-books through the month of September.

For additional reading, ...

Groups or individuals interested in helping to rebuild Millennium Park may pick up volunteer forms at your local library branch. Fill out the form and mail to the volunteer coordinator for the project. Have questions? Call 491-1292.

Visit the Millennium Park webpag

Did you translate "Hau`oli la Ho'omana'o Hawaii"? Happy Anniversary Hawaii!!

Celebrate Hawaii Statehood Day (August 21st) with Mango Langauges! Mango Languages releases its Hawaiian course.

Did you know? According to Project linguist Kelly Schaefer, the Hawaiian language ...

Digital Library Collection has added open eBook titles.

Look for titles available in “Open EPUB” and “Open PDF” ebook formats; check for the icons with the open green padlock.

Digital Library Collection open/DRM-free eBooks are worth checking out for the additional ...

Paranormal Fantasy author L.A. Banks has passed away. "Banks was known to the science fiction and fantasy community primarily for her Crimson Moon werewolf series as well as The Vampire Huntress Legend series. Under a variety of pen names, L.A. Banks also wrote in several ...

The Calcasieu Parish Public Library adds additional free technology classes in September and October 2011. The technology training will cover Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Computer Foundations, as well as Conquering Public Speaking, Business ...

Check out the "Most Downloaded Titles August 2011' from OverDrive. Browse the Library's Digital Collection for these titles.

NOTE: Overdrive product is compatible with Windows®, Mac®, iPod®, iPhone®, iPad™, Sony® Reader, nook™, Windows Mobile®, Android™, ...

Learn languages everywhere you go with Mango Languages' free app for the iPhone® and iPod touch® (It also runs on the iPad®); all running iOS4. Full featured, Mango Mobile Library Edition gives you access to all the Mango language courses offered through the library.

Gale LegalForms makes finding and using the correct legal form for many popular documents, such as wills, power of attorney forms, landlord, real estate or tenant forms, fast and easy.

Powered by the U.S. Legal Forms electronic database, Gale LegalForms makes downloadable, ...

Check out the "Most Downloaded Titles July 2011' from OverDrive. Browse the Library's Digital Collection for these titles.

NOTE: Overdrive product is compatible with Windows®, Mac®, iPod®, iPhone®, iPad™, Sony® Reader, nook™, Windows Mobile®, Android™, ...

July 1st is Canada Day and Mango is celebrating with the launch of our new French Canadian Course!

There are nearly 6 million French Canadian speakers living throughout Canada and North America, with the majority of that population residing in the province of Quebec.

As a reminder, Tutor.com’s Live Homework Help® and Live Tutor™ will be closed on Monday, July 4th to allow our tutors and staff time to celebrate with their loved ones. The live service will close at 1:00 a.m. ET and will reopen at 12:00 a.m. ET the following day.

With Overdrive’s recent release of this new app now library eBooks and audiobooks are available on popular smartphones and Overdrive now supports every major mobile and desktop operating system, including Windows, Mac, iPad/iPhone (iOS), Android, and BlackBerry.

June 12th was Philippine Independence Day! Mango Languages has launched their new Tagalog Course!

"Tagalog is one of two official languages of the Philippine region, and is spoke as a first or second language by the majority of the Philippine population. In no time at ...

View the new look and feel of the online newsletter (Book News)!

Need a new recipe for a Chocolate Lava cake? Sign up for Book News’ Food & Cooking newsletter; receive a monthly newsletter with a quick and easy recipe plus a preview 4 titles, read reviews/descriptions ...

Sit back, pick up your feet, enjoy a cup of coffee and an interesting read. The Pentagon Papers, a "top secret" report first leaked to the press in 1971 was published online on Monday, June 13, 2011. The entire 7,000 page report is now available to the public. Read

"On June 14, 1777, the Second Constitutional Congress adopted a flag with thirteen stripes and thirteen stars to represent our Nation, one star for each of our founding colonies. The stars were set upon a blue field, in the words of the Congress's resolution, "representing ...

Enjoy audiobooks on compact disc or download titles from the digital collection! Celebrate audio book month with titles from the Calcasieu Parish Public Library. Browse the Library Catalog and the Digital Library Catalog.

Check out the Most Downloaded Titles June 2011 from OverDrive. Browse the Digital Collection for these titles.

Overdrive provides digital distribution services for more than 11,000 libraries, retailers, and schools worldwide with support for Windows®, Mac®, ...

For the latest information on the Mississippi River flooding, road closures, press releases, and other informational sites, visit the emergency.louisiana.gov website. Visit the Nola.com and Louisiana Environment and Flood Control website for more information on flood ...

We've got it! Download 10 FREE DRM songs per week!

Hey, library card holders! Download DRM free music!
Browse Sony Music tracks in the MP3 format.
Use your library card, pin#, and agree to the Sony user agreement and you are on your way to downloading 10 songs per ...

After piloting and field-testing the PRIME TIME model for 5 years, the program was launched as a statewide initiative in Louisiana in 1995.  One of the first statewide programs took place in Calcasieu Parish at the Epps Memorial Library in 1996.  At that time, Cornell ...

On Saturday, May 14th two (2) gates were opened at Morganza Floodway and as of 7 PM Sunday, May 15th, 7 additional gates have been opened for a total of 9. There is no public access at Morganza Floodway.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District released ...

AMAZON.COM and Overdrive announced that all Kindle devices will be compatible with your library's e-book download service later this year.  Read more here!

Friday, April 29, 2011

We will be upgrading our library software.
During that time, there will be some disruption of remote services such as access to the library catalog and your account information on Friday, April 29th.

We do apologize for the inconvenience.

Wow! Mango Languages offers 44 languages. Mango Languages is "an online language-learning system teaching actual conversation skills for a wide variety of languages". Mango is the easiest and most effective way to learn to speak a foreign language. Mango is available ...

The AccessMyLibrary Public Edition app from Gale is now available! Download it to get free, unlimited access to library resources within a 10-mile radius of your location. Learn more and get it today at http://www.gale.com/apps

In the months of April and May Calcasieu Parish Public Library will be hosting computer & job skills classes at Sulphur Regional Library, Westlake Library, and Iowa Library.

Designed to assist job hunters who may feel unprepared to join today’s technology-heavy ...

It seems that we can do just about everything from our phones these days and Tutor.com To Go has empowered YOU! Connect to a professional academic or career tutor right from your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. This exciting new service is available to our patrons for free ...

Celebrate National Library Week with Your Library!
National Library Week is an annual celebration of the contributions of our nation's libraries and librarians. All types of libraries - school, public, academic and special - participate.

Join us during the week of fun ...

Check out the Most Downloaded Titles April 2011 from OverDrive. Browse the Digital Collection for these titles.

Overdrive provides digital distribution services for more than 11,000 libraries, retailers, and schools worldwide with support for Windows®, Mac®, ...

The proposed redistricting plan for Calcasieu Parish is now available for residents to review through April 7, 2011. An extensive amount of information regarding the proposed plan is available online or can be viewed in person at the Office of the Administrator, located ...

Author Keagan LeJeune is coming to the Moss Bluff Library on March 28th at 6pm.
He will talk about his book "Always for the Underdog: Leather Britches Smith and the Grabow War" which is an account of outlaw "Leather Britches" and events in Southwest Louisiana during the early 1900s.

To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of NASA's Stennis Space Center, the Calcasieu Parish Public Library is hosting a traveling space exhibit in several library locations.  It features highlights from the Space Center and has an informational table with items for guests to take home.

Check out the Overdrive Most Downloaded Titles March 2011 from OverDrive. Browse the Digital Collection for these titles.

Overdrive provides digital distribution services for more than 11,000 libraries, retailers, and schools worldwide with support for Windows®, ...

The Calcasieu Parish Public Library continues hosting a series of free technology training classes in 2011. Intended audience: job seekers, people employed in small businesses and local governments, career changers, community college students, vocational school students, ...

OverDrive has introduced a new tool to improve the user experience in downloading eBooks and audiobooks from your library. It's called My Help.

My Help provides getting started information and assistance with the browse, check out, and download process that is custom ...

Check out the 'Most Downloaded eBooks and Audiobooks' list from OverDrive. Use Calcasieu Parish Public Library's Digital Collection to browse for these titles.

Overdrive provides digital distribution services for more than 11,000 libraries, retailers, and schools worldwide ...

All library branches closed today, February 3rd at noon due to winter weather advisories for the Southwest Louisiana area. All branches will be closed all day on Friday, February 4th, but will resume operating hours on Saturday, February 5th. For more infomation on branch ...