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The East Baton Rouge Public Library was established in 1939 with the donation of second-hand collected books from the city. ... Carver Branch Library; Central Branch ...
The current state library was not the first. The Louisiana State Library was created in 1838. It was originally located in New Orleans, which was the state capital at the time. In 1849 the capital was moved to Baton Rouge, and the library also moved. [2] During the Civil War the library was moved back to New Orleans to protect the collection ...
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East Baton Rouge Parish Library operates the Jones Creek Regional Branch Library in the Shenandoah CDP. The 35,000-square-foot (3,300 m 2) facility, designed by Raymond Post Architects, was the first parish library financed by property taxes. It opened in April 1990.
The late Maeola Turner was a longtime librarian at Carver Middle School, and former faculty and staff wanted to recognize her in the early 1990s by dedicating the library in her memory.
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The library moved to a 2,604-square-foot (241.9 m 2) leased building on April 10, 1972. The library purchased that building in 1982. The current library, with 18,263 square feet (1,696.7 m 2) of space, opened in June 2002. [26] The Greenwell Springs Regional Branch Library is in nearby Monticello. [27]
needs update] East Baton Rouge Parish Library operates the Pride-Chaneyville Branch Library. The library first opened in 1941. It was initially located in the gymnasium of Pride High School. The next location was a temporary building on the grounds of Northeast Elementary School, 782 square feet (72.7 m 2) large, where it moved in 1983.