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Celebrate your freedom to read during Banned Books Week!

All this week, we are joining others across the country in celebrating the freedom to read and to seek and express ideas, even those some consider dangerous and offensive. Banned Books Week is held the last week of September and spotlights current and his...

Grow with Google stops at SML for free digital skills workshops

We're excited to be hosting Grow with Google as they travel across the country to libraries and community centers to teach digital skills. Grow with Google will be at our Hamilton/South Caddo Branch on Monday, October 7 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for a s...

SML celebrates National Comic Book Day on September 25

Love comics? So do we! Come and join us for National Comic Book Day at your library on Wednesday, September 25. We have craft programs, movie showings, and more to help you participate.

Several branches will let you use your imagination to create your own ...

SML talks Tough Topics this fall

Join us at our libraries this fall for a special series of programs focusing on Tough Topics. We will have special guest speakers sharing information about difficult topics, such as mental health, alcoholism, drug abuse, suicide, child abuse, and death.

Ou...

Celebrate your library during Library Card Sign-Up Month!

This September, we are joining the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries nationwide for Library Card Sign-Up Month, a time to remind parents, caregivers and students that a library card is the first step towards academic achievement and lifelon...

SML branches start fall hours on September 3rd

Full-time branches of Shreve Memorial Library will start their fall hours on Tuesday, September 3 following the Labor Day holiday closure. Branches will have extended hours from Labor Day until Memorial Day in 2020.

The following branches will be open for ...

Learn to code at your library

We invite patrons of all ages to learn to code at the library. Coding workshops for children, teens and adults will be held at several branches throughout the month of September, introducing attendees to programming languages such as Scratch and Python. P...

After School Feeding Programs return to the library

We are partnering once again with the Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana to offer an after-school feeding and enrichment program. Select Shreve Memorial Library locations will offer the program to students and children up to age 18.

Program activities will i...

Mooretown Branch to host Bayou Truckers Car & Truck Show

Come and enjoy music, motors, and food as our Mooretown Branch presents the 33rd Annual Bayou Truckers Car & Truck Show on Saturday, September 28. The event will take place on the grounds of the branch, located at 4360 Hollywood Avenue, from 9 a.m. to...

Get into the adult coloring craze at Shreve Memorial Library

Adults are invited to have fun coloring at the library! We are hosting several coloring programs for adults throughout August and September. Come and join us to relax and enjoy the art of coloring. These programs are free and supplies are provided.

Mooreto...

Michelle Obama's Becoming selected as the 2019 One Book One Parish title

Each year, our One Book One Parish campaign unites Caddo Parish by promoting one book title throughout our 21 branches during the month of October. The public was given an opportunity to select this year’s title from July 22 to August 4, and the winning t...

Get free homework help with Homework Louisiana!

Are you ready for the new school year? Make sure you use Homework Louisiana with your library card! Homework Louisiana provides free one-on-one tutoring, whether you are in kindergarten or college.

Live tutors are available Sunday through Thursday from 2 p...

Sci-Port passes now available at Shreve Memorial Library

The motto for Shreve Memorial Library is “Dream. Discover. Do.” And a new program at our library gives a whole new meaning to “Do,” as patrons can now check out an experience — a visit to Sci-Port: Louisia...

Shreve Memorial Library now offers Fire Insurance Maps online

Local history enthusiasts will be excited to learn that we now offer Fire Insurance Maps online (FIMo). This online historical map tool will only be available at our Broadmoor Branch, Main Branch, and Hamilton/South Caddo Branch.

FIMo provides user-friendl...

Share your love of the library on social media!

At Shreve Memorial Library, we love our online community of social media fans, and that is why we invite you to become a social media ambassador! Becoming an SML Ambassador is one way for you to help us show the value of the library and introduce others t...

Travel the world and learn about new cultures during our new reading challenge

Beginning March 1, 2019 through March 1, 2020, children ages 6-10 can sign up for the Read Around the World reading challenge at the library. The goal of the program is for children to read books that broaden their view of other cultures and places.

Parent...

Have a question? Use Ask-A-Librarian!

Did you know that we have a handy way for you to ask us questions on the go? Use our Ask-A-Librarian service to chat or text with a librarian in real time if you have a question you need answered.

With Ask-A-Librarian, you can interact with a librarian usi...

Get your child reading with 1000 Books Before Kindergarten!

Shreve Memorial Library is excited to announce a program to encourage early children’s literacy. 1000 Books Before Kindergarten will let patrons keep track of how many books their children read. The goal of the program is to read to your child every day a...