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Celebrate National Library Week April 7-13, 2024 at Terrebonne Parish Library
Ready, set, library! National Library Week is April 7–13, 2024, and Terrebonne Parish Library encourages everyone in the community to visit the library to take part in the festivities
Terrebonne Parish Library reveals statistics for 2023
The library system hosted an outstanding year of public service, programs, and resources in 2023. Click to read more about library usage and stats.
TPL introduces new state-mandated library card system
Read more about how the Terrebonne Parish Library updated our library card system in compliance with Louisiana Revised Statute 25:225.
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Obscure Genre Spotlight: Nontraditional Formats and Unusual Settings
LIBRARY BLOGObscure Genres Spotlight Nontraditional Formats and Unusual SettingsEpistolary FictionYou might have read an epistolary book before, but you might not know the name of the genre. It started out as novels comprised of letters (hence the root being epistle,...
Introduction to Land Records for Genealogy Research
LIBRARY BLOGIntroduction to Land Records for Genealogy Research One of the challenges of doing genealogy is that researchers get so excited about using the latest and greatest technology to dig into searching that they sometimes need to remember to educate themselves...
Extracting Evidence about Enslaved Ancestors from Probate Records
LIBRARY BLOGDuchman, Holly. “Slave’s Photos Put Face to Tragic Reality.” Houma Courier, 29 Mar. 2017Extracting Evidence about Enslaved Ancestors from Probate Records For most African Americans, tracing their family genealogy to their original ancestors in Africa...
Obscure Genres Spotlight: Unique Memoirs and Not-Quite-True History
LIBRARY BLOGObscure Genres Spotlight Unique Memoirs and Not-Quite-True HistoryAnimal MemoirsPerhaps not the rarest, but would you ever think of this first when asked for a book genre? You can probably guess what it entails. Animal memoirs are nonfiction stories about...
Our Anticipated Books of 2024
The new year brings a whole list of new books to get excited about. Read more to find out our most anticipated books for 2024!
How to Make Your Own Worm Compost Bin
Learn how to make your own worm compost bin with this guide from staff with first-hand experience.