The Ernest J. Gaines Center presents a virtual book reading with Gabriel Bump on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021 at 5 p.m.
Gabriel Bump is the 14th recipient of the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence. He will be reading from his debut novel Everywhere You Don't Belong.
Contact gainescenter@louisiana.edu to RSVP for the event. The deadline to register is Jan. 27, 2021 at noon.
Lafayette Reads Together is an annual community-wide reading program. The 2021 selected book is Haben, The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law, a memoir by Haben Girma.
Get your free copy at any Lafayette Public Library branch.
On Jan. 15, 2021, SciFinder launched SciFindern. This new database provides access to new workflow solutions such as PatentPak™, MethodsNow™ and Retrosynthesis Planner as well as the core CAS-created databases available in classic SciFinder. It is intended to help users optimally leverage information by dramatically reducing the time spent analyzing and refining answer sets.
Join us and the Lafayette Public Library on Jan. 20 at 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. for a virtual trivia night to put your skills to the test.
Individuals and teams welcome. You must register to play. The Zoom link will be sent in the confirmation email.
Jan. 16 – 18, 2021
Saturday, Jan. 16 | 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 17 | 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 18 | CLOSED
All public service departments, including the Circulation/Reserve Desk, Interlibrary Loan, Reference Desk/Chat, Reference Online Center (ROC) Lab, and STEP Labs, close 15 minutes before the building closes.
Face coverings will be required to be worn in all areas of the library and users will be expected to practice appropriate physical distancing.
Jan. 11 – 12, 2021
Monday – Tuesday | 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Jan. 13 – May 7, 2021
Monday – Thursday | 7:30 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Friday | 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Saturday | 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday | 1 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Closures & Reduced Hours:
Virtual Reference and Curbside Delivery will end on Friday, Dec. 18, for Winter Break and resume on Monday, Jan. 4. Happy Holidays!
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Law Library of Louisiana has set up procedures allowing public users to access the legal databases Lexis Nexus, Westlaw Edge, and FastCase for free using temporary accounts.
Special Collections has released a digital exhibit of the town of Evergreen.
Evergreen, Louisiana is a small town located in Avoyelles Parish. Chartered in 1869 and incorporated in 1871, the town is home to a little over 300 people, each having very close ties with each other.
Nov. 30, 2020 – Jan. 10, 2021
The library will be CLOSED Monday, Nov. 30 through Sunday, Jan. 10 while the air conditioning system undergoes maintenance.
We will continue to offer virtual research services and curbside delivery of library and Interlibrary Loan materials. Digital Collections are available remotely.
