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Lafayette Public Library is proud to join Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) and the State Library of Louisiana as a Get Down and Clean Up partner! We are one of more than 79 public libraries from …

The Lafayette Public Library’s Main Branch has partnered with Second Harvest Food Bank since Summer 2017 for both the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) for the school year.

September is Library Card Sign-up Month! This year, we are truly excited to feature author and artist Denise Gallagher’s whimsical art on our limited-edition library art card.

Share a lifelong love of reading with your children! We are challenging you and your little one(s) to read 1000 Books Before Kindergarten.

Join us at the Center! The Acadiana Center for the Arts (AcA) is now part of our Library Museum Pass program. You may call any library location to reserve a pass, or visit one of …

The Lafayette Public Library and the Lafayette Parish School System have teamed up for a sixth year to provide your child with a free Student ID-Public Library Card. This program automatically enrolls more than 33,500 Lafayette …

Have a technology question? Have a device and want to learn how to use it? Tech Assistance to the rescue!

Join us the day of the 2023 annular eclipse to pick up a free pair of protective glasses, while supplies last, to safely view this stellar phenomenon. The eclipse begins at 10:30 am and will …

VR isn’t just for kids! Adults can experience this amazing technology at the North Regional Library. Ages 18 & up; no registration required.

VR isn’t just for kids! Adults can experience this amazing technology at the library. Ages 18 & up.

Monthly meetings of the Lafayette Genealogical Society with a guest speaker. Ages 18 & up.

Scoot your boots over to the East Regional Library for some line dancing fun! Be sure to wear hard-soled shoes you can slide in. Ages 18 & up only; no registration required.

You’ve got 90 minutes…can you solve the clues to find the missing will that will secure your inheritance, or will you be lost forever in creepy Mystery Manor? Ages 12 & up. Registration is

Danielle Arceneaux will read from her debut, Glory Be: A Glory Broussard Mystery set in and around Lafayette. Followed by a Q&A session.

Join us for a fun afternoon with Robin Ha, author and illustrator of Almost American Girl, which won the Louisiana Teen Readers’ Choice Award for 2022-2023!

All library locations will be closed from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm on Thursday, August 17 for a Full Staff In-Service meeting. The libraries will reopen at 1:00 pm with normal library hours.

The Lafayette Public Library is proud to offer the museum pass program that provides free family admission to six museums and historic sites in Lafayette Parish. Due to the success of the library’s partnership with …

The Library Elf service, which previously helped patrons keep track of their holds and checked out items while managing multiple library cards on a single account, has been retired.
We now have the ability to send …

Enjoy critically-acclaimed movies, inspiring documentaries, award-winning foreign films and more with your library card! Patrons can enjoy access to a rotating selection of movies through the Kanopy streaming service.