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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!
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Stay in the know with our monthly blog. Our librarians are here to update you on services, events, resources, and more.
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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!
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Find archived blogs and staff picks at the links below:
We always have a good book in hand!
Brittany's Pick: The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden
In 1918, field nurse Laura Iven returns to Belgium to uncover the truth about her brother Freddie's supposed death in combat, while...
Brittany
Jul 25, 20242 min read
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July 2024: Blogging with Dione
Have you found your summer adventure yet? There’s still time to participate in Lafourche Parish Library’s Summer Experience. You can...
Dione
Jul 1, 20245 min read
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Brooke's Pick: Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
A young woman attempts to navigate adulthood, new motherhood and her meager bank account in our increasingly online world. Rufi Thorpe...
Brooke
Jun 28, 20243 min read
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Katina's Pick: Cajun Mardi Gras by Dixie Poche
Dive into Cajun Mardi Gras, where the party goes down with a wholly different flourish. People the world over know about Mardi Gras. It’s...
Katina
Jun 28, 20242 min read
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Brooke's Pick: The Divorcees by Rowan Beaird
Set in the glamorous, dizzying world of 1950s Reno, where housewives and movie stars rubbed shoulders at gin-soaked casinos, The...
Brooke
Jun 27, 20243 min read
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Katie's Pick: Crafting Wizardry by Jody Revenson
Over 250 crafting activities inspired by the Harry Potter films. If you’re a Harry Potter fan like me, Jody Revenson’s book Crafting...
Katie
Jun 27, 20241 min read
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Brooke's Pick: Bye, Baby by Carola Lovering
From the author of the Hulu sensation Tell Me Lies comes a novel about female friendship, a missing baby, and the toxic, secret history...
Brooke
Jun 26, 20242 min read
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Van's Pick: My Name is Barbra by Barbra Streisand
In her own words, the living legend tells the story of her life and extraordinary career, from growing up in Brooklyn to her first...
Van
Jun 26, 20242 min read
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Brooke's Pick: The King's Pleasure by Alison Weir
The New York Times bestselling author of the Six Tudor Queens series explores the private side of the legendary king Henry VIII and his...
Brooke
Jun 18, 20242 min read
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Crystal's Pick: The Women by Kristin Hannah
In 1965, nursing student Frankie McGrath, after hearing the words "Women can be heroes, too," impulsively joins the Army Nurse Corps and...
Crystal
Jun 18, 20242 min read
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June 2024: Blogging with Heather
Trains, Planes, and Travel, Oh My! Just as the school year is ending, the fun and adventure at the library is just beginning. The end of...
Heather
Jun 1, 20242 min read
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Dione's Pick: The Cookie That Changed My Life by Nancy Silverton
The eagerly anticipated baking bible from America's most respected authority: 100+ recipes for cookies, cakes, breads, breakfast...
Dione
May 23, 20242 min read
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Brooke's Pick: The Someday Daughter by Ellen O'Clover
The daughter of a self-help superstar, Audrey is determined to create her own identity and agrees to go on her mother's book tour, hoping...
Brooke
May 20, 20242 min read
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May 2024: Blogging with Brooke
Pack your bags ... we're going on an adventure this summer at your Lafourche Parish Public Library! Our 2024 Summer Experience is headed...
Brooke
May 1, 20242 min read
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Crystal's Pick: The Dust Bowl Orphans by Suzette D. Harrison
Grieving the loss of her child, Zoe Edwards, cataloguing old photos for an exhibition, discovers an image of a teenage girl who looks...
Crystal
Mar 27, 20242 min read
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Catherine's Pick: Meet Me By the Fountain by Alexandra Lange
An entertaining and evocative stroll through the rise, fall, and ongoing reinvention of malls, which proved to be a powerful draw for...
Catherine
Mar 22, 20242 min read
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Brittany's Pick: Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
A Cambridge professor, scholar and researcher on the study of faeries visits the hardscrabble village of Hransvik where she gets closer...
Brittany
Mar 22, 20242 min read
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Katie's Pick: Guarded Treasure by Mae Lovette
Mae Lovette’s debut romance novel, Guarded Treasure, is a steamy opposites attract adventure that I could not put down. Edith Taylor is...
Katie
Mar 4, 20241 min read
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March 2024: Blogging with Shannon
Did you know that March is one of two months out of the year in which you can have your fines forgiven? Though libraries generally...
Shannon
Mar 4, 20241 min read
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Brooke's Pick: Real Self-Care by Pooja Lakshmin, MD
Packed with actionable strategies to deal with common problems, Real Self-Care is a complete roadmap for women to set boundaries and move...
Brooke
Feb 22, 20242 min read
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Dione's Pick: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the...
Dione
Feb 15, 20242 min read
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Brooke's Pick: The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi
Be productive without sacrificing peace of mind using Lazy Genius principles that help you focus on what really matters and let go of...
Brooke
Feb 5, 20242 min read
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Katina's Pick: The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year by Margaret Renkl
The beloved New York Times opinion writer and best-selling author presents this stunning literary devotional that follows the creatures...
Katina
Feb 2, 20242 min read
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Brooke's Pick: The Silence in Her Eyes by Armando Lucas Correa
A young woman with a rare neurological condition is convinced her neighbor is going to be murdered. Armando Lucas Correa's new novel The...
Brooke
Feb 1, 20242 min read
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