Check out our new home for digital audiobooks, cloudLibrary. CloudLibrary is a digital library platform that also provides access to eBooks and streaming movies. Ascension Parish Library is combining our collection with 27 other Louisiana libraries, making more than 153,000 additional digital titles available to our users. More titles mean more choices for you!
If you like your history spiced with murder, mayhem, shock, and scandal, these are the books for you. These fascinating histories cover everything from medieval murder to saucy Victorian scandals, and not-too-distant cases of thievery, greed, and corruption. Curated by Ashley Lee.
Sing, play, and make music. These children's picture books celebrate the music maker in all of us. Curated by Bonita Bignar.
If you enjoyed the new Netflix show, The Empress, check out these imperial reads. Curated by Ashley Lee.
There are many legendary tales of creatures that prowl in the night – creatures that cannot be identified as purely animal. Sightings and stories of these mysterious beasts span centuries and can be found across the globe. Take a deeper look into the shadows; you may find something staring back. Curated by Tabor Millien.
Read a nonfiction or fiction book about 20th century historical events.
Novels based on the lives of real people allow readers to explore the possible inner lives of people who made an impact on their corner of the universe. Are the stories completely factual? No. Are they fascinating? Absolutely. Curated by Bonita Bignar.
Banned Books Week is an annual celebration of the freedom to read. It highlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools. This list includes just some of the titles that have been challenged or banned in schools and libraries across America over the years.
Love binging on your favorite streaming series? Then you'll want to check out these terrific fiction series -- once you get started on one, you won't want to stop until you've read every book. Curated by Ashley Lee.
These books and videos celebrate the life of the United Kingdom's longest reigning monarch. Curated by Ashley Lee.
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