Did you know you can read eBooks and listen to audiobooks as part of our Summer Reading Programs? Our programs give you the chance to win prizes for any book you read, even if it’s …

Looking for a good read, but don’t know where to start? It may not surprise you that we have some super readers on our staff who would happily suggest a few titles for you. Here …

LearningExpress 3.0 is here and available to all Lafayette Public Library patrons! Please note that LearningExpress 2.0 will not be available after June 30, 2014 and all current users of the 2.0 module must create …

SYNC is a free summer audiobook program for young adults. From May 15th to August 13th, SYNC gives away two complete audiobook downloads a week – a current young adult title along with a thematically paired …

A big congratulations to the winners of our Literary Elements Puzzle Contest! North Regional Library patron Bonnie B. (pictured here), South Regional Library patron Ashleigh M. and Jefferson Street Branch patron Chris D. (pictured below) …

Congratulations to all of our Teen Summer Reading Program winners so far! Winners are drawn every week, so keep logging books in order to keep being entered to win.
Week 1
Chloe L., Jefferson Street Branch
Maria W., …

The State Library of Louisiana announced the Louisiana winners of the Spark a Reaction Teen Video Challenge 2014 held by the Collaborative Summer Library Program. Teens Ian MacFadyen, John Warner Leblanc, Garrett Bueche, James Holland, Stewart …

Are you an avid reader looking for a way to challenge yourself in 2014? Register for our 100 Book Club today! This program encourages patrons to read 100 books in the calendar year. Those who …

Parents, looking for something to engage a reluctant reader or a lover of non-fiction? Check out TrueFlix! This great literary resource by Scholastic provides short videos and ebooks on a variety of non-fiction topics, including …

We are excited to announce a new database available to patrons: Atomic Training. This learning resource makes hundreds of
training tutorials available for library card holders. Atomic Training allows access to online, on-demand video training tutorials …

Lafayette Public Library is pleased to announce our new digital magazine service, Zinio. View full digital copies of your favorite magazines with your library card. You see the exact same material you get in print, …

Your Lafayette Public Library on the go! With the LPL Mobile app, you can check out books by scanning them directly from the library shelf, search the catalog, use My Account to place holds and …

Due to popular demand, the Lafayette Public Library has created a link that allows users to search for eBooks in Kindle format. To perform a search for Kindle eBooks only, visit http://tinyurl.com/lplkindle.

For any patrons wishing to donate books to the Friends of the Library, please drop them off at our new warehouse, located at 211 E. Pinhook Road (red warehouse).
Drop off times:
Monday – Wednesday 11:00– 2:00
Thursday: …

Will my eReader work, answers to frequently asked questions, where to get the mobile apps!

The Proquest Newsstand provides full-text coverage of major newspapers, which includes national and leading regional papers such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA TODAY, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, The Atlanta Journal- Constitution, …

Did you know that you can login to your library account for our card catalog and see what you have checked out, renew books, and see holds you have placed? Here’s how!

Be sure …

Do you need answers? The Adult Services department of the Lafayette Public Library System provides walk-in, telephone (337-261-5787 or 337-261-5788), e-mail (ref.b1lf@state.lib.la.us) and mail reference services, assistance in using the library, and programs of interest …

Did you know that you can access Consumer Reports as well as other magazines directly from EBSCOhost?

Here is how!

Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube Channel!
Accessing from home? Start searching here!
Accessing from the library? …