Brooke
Brooke's Pick: How Can I Help You? by Laura Sims
Accepting a position at a small-town public library, a recent graduate student and failed novelist discovers a patron dead in the library...
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BLOG & STAFF PICKS
Want the latest and greatest news from your LPPL? Want to read what we are reading? You're in the right place!
Stay in the know with our monthly blog. Our librarians are here to update you on services, events, resources, and more.
Like you, our librarians love to read good books. Discover what we think about the books we've read, and find some new titles to add to your TBR (to be read) pile with our monthly Staff Picks!
Find archived blogs and staff picks at the links below:
We always have a good book in hand!
Van
- 3 days ago
- 2 min
Van's Pick: The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis
Two English school children share hair-raising adventures as they go on a search and rescue mission for the missing Prince Rilian, who is...
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Brooke
- Sep 19
- 2 min
Brooke's Pick: California Golden by Melanie Benjamin
Two teens in 1960s California grapple with the unconventional path of their mother, who defies societal expectations as a talented female...
10
Katie
- Sep 14
- 2 min
Katie's Pick: A Dead & Stormy Night by Steffanie Holmes
Book boyfriends may do it better, but they're more trouble than they're worth. A Dead and Stormy Night by Steffanie Holmes is first book...
3
Van
- Sep 1
- 3 min
September 2023: Blogging with Van
We had an amazing Summer Reading Experience and August finishing up the summer months. September looks like it will be another amazing...
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Brooke
- Aug 24
- 2 min
Brooke's Pick: The Girls of Summer by Katie Bishop
Thinking back on a relationship she had with an older man during a life-changing summer in the Greek isles, Rachel begins the question...
10
Crystal
- Aug 7
- 3 min
August 2023: Blogging with Crystal
WOW! Summer Experience at Lafourche Parish Public Library was AMAZING! We enjoyed seeing so many smiling faces. August is upon us and...
5
Katina
- Aug 3
- 2 min
Katina's Pick: Community Board by Tara Conklin
A woman moves back into her parents' empty home after her husband leaves her and spends her days on the town's internet community board...
2
Dione
- Jul 10
- 2 min
July 2023: Blogging with Dione
Has “Reading Colored Your World” yet? There’s still time to participate in the Summer Experience. Our library branches have lots of...
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Crystal
- Jun 20
- 2 min
Crystal's Pick: Where Coyotes Howl by Sandra Dallas
In 1916 Wallace, Wyoming, schoolteacher Ellen Webster finds purpose in her work as a rancher's wife and in her bonds with other women...
6
Catherine
- Jun 16
- 2 min
Catherine's Pick: This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone is the story of Red and Blue. Red is a time-traveling agent in...
6
Brooke
- Jun 14
- 3 min
Brooke's Pick: The Spectacular by Fiona Davis
In 1956 New York City, Marion Brooks, one of the famous Radio City Rockettes, is unwittingly drawn into the police search for the "Big...
4
Van
- Jun 9
- 2 min
Van's Pick: The Nightmare Man by J.H. Markert
A chilling horror novel illustrates the fine line between humanity and monstrosity. The author has written an excellent first book. He...
7
Shannon
- Jun 8
- 1 min
Shannon's Pick: The Duke's Estates Series by Jane Ashford
Fans of Bridgerton will fall in love with this sparkling Regency romance from bestselling author Jane Ashford. A duke accustomed to...
6
Dione
- Jun 2
- 1 min
Dione's Pick: The Dangerous One by Lori Foster
Hunter Osborn left his family, his friends and his job as a park ranger after uncovering a disturbing crime scene. Haunted by nightmares...
6
Brooke
- Jun 1
- 3 min
Brooke's Pick: None of This Would Have Happened if Prince were Alive by Carolyn Prusa
Struggling to evacuate Savannah as a Category Four hurricane bears down, Ramona, along with her entourage, navigates police check points,...
6
Kathy
- Jun 1
- 2 min
June 2023: Blogging with Kathy
Summer Experience 2023 is here! Come into the Lafourche Parish Public Library and join in the fun and excitement. Pick up your...
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Katie
- May 26
- 2 min
Katie's Pick: The Stolen Heir by Holly Black
Hiding in the human world, Suren, the tormented child queen of the Court of Teeth, must guard her heart against a manipulative prince...
7
Lafourche Parish Public Library
- May 24
- 1 min
Heather's Pick: When Things Aren't Going Right, Go Left by Marc Colagiovanni
An extraordinary celebration of the power of choice, charting your own path, and finding inner strength even in the most challenging of...
8
Brooke
- May 18
- 3 min
Brooke's Pick: Hayley Aldridge is Still Here by Elissa R. Sloan
A former child star fights the conservatorship that is governing every aspect in her life and uses social media to help in the new novel...
4
Dione
- May 17
- 1 min
Dione's Pick: Taste of Home: Cooking for Two
Taste of Home Cooking for Two is designed especially for the two-person table. Whether you're newlyweds or empty nesters, this...
5
Brooke
- May 4
- 2 min
Brooke's Pick: Five Survive by Holly Jackson
Red Kenny is on a road trip for spring break with five friends, but when their RV breaks down in the middle of nowhere with no cell...
5
Laura
- May 1
- 2 min
May 2023: Blogging with Laura
Lafourche Parish Public Library is excited to announce a new temporary library in South Lafourche that will be coming soon! The Lafourche...
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Laura
- Apr 28
- 2 min
Laura's Pick: You Shouldn't Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose
Grace Evans, an overworked New Yorker looking for a total escape from her busy life, books an Airbnb on a ranch in the middle of Wyoming....
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