Friends of the Lafayette Public Library

06/09/2026

Finally times decided on for the summer mini sale. See cover photo above for all of the details. See you in July!

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06/08/2026

Just put two new books in the glass case -Nortons Anthology of English Lit and William Wordsworth American Impressionism.
And we still have summer reading books for the high school level . All of this is at South Regional Library.

06/02/2026

Say it with me! FOUR DAYS TO GO!!!!

Register your whole family at the Summer Reading Kickoff Celebration this Saturday. Read 20 minutes per day for 30 or more days, now through July 31, and receive a prize pack as well as a chance to win a grand prize.

Join Library staff along with Mitch the Magician, the Bubble Bus, Bluey & Bingo, and many more this Saturday for a festive day of family fun.

Saturday, June 6 • 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
South Regional Library (6101 Johnston Street)
Follow the 2026 Kickoff Celebration event page at facebook.com/events/1531950148557051.

06/01/2026

We have put LPSS high school summer reading on the Perpetual shelf today at South Regional. We will continue to do this as long as we have them. They change daily so please don't call the Reference Desk to see what's available.

05/27/2026

Just a little info on donating books. We have 3 huge bins to put books in. When you leave them on the concrete in boxes this creates a huge problem, especially in all of this rainy weather. We are all volunteers, most of us over 60, some over 70 and even 80. We work on Thursdays, so we are not always available to go to the warehouse and haul in boxes. Thanks to Wesley and the bookmobile staff, 30 boxes were brought in before the rain today. Please keep this in mind when you bring books. We are appreciative of all of your donations - we couldn't have a booksale without them - but if they get wet, it is very difficult for us to get them into the dumpster.

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05/24/2026

Beginning the first week in June, the Perpetual Sales at Main and South will put Summer Reading books on our shelves. The cost is still $5 for hardback and $3 for paperback and we only have what has been donated so it is not complete. Please do not call the Reference Desk to see if there is a book - these change by the hour. Also, we have lists from Lafayette High, Southside, Acadiana, and Carencro. If you have lists - or a link to - lists from the other public or private high schools please let us know so that we can try to find and make these books available. We are also looking for middle school lists. Hope this helps in your quest for required summer reading!

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05/16/2026

WE are still planning our sale in July at Main - dates are July 28-30, with times TBD. Don't know whether to call it Christmas in July since we'll be having Christmas craft books, a puzzling sale, since we'll be having lots of puzzles or dog days of summer because it will be HOT! We will have lots and children's books also and will be posting pictures soon.

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05/06/2026

In 2025, the Lafayette Public Library welcomed nearly 746,000 visitors and circulated 1,500,000+ million items. The Library serves more than 250,000 residents in Lafayette Parish through nine locations and a Bookmobile.

Student ID cards at LPSS (29,000), SoLAcc (6,800), and UL Lafayette (20,000) allow students instant access to Lafayette Public Library resources and databases.

A total of 3,830 library programs were attended by 80,089 patrons last year. In 2025, meeting rooms and study rooms were booked for 35,246 sessions.