News Flash

Shreve Memorial Library to close over Thanksgiving

All branches of Shreve Memorial Library will be closed on Thursday, November 22 and Friday, November 23 for the Thanksgiving holiday. Branches resume their normal hours on Saturday, November 24.

We hope you have a great holiday with friends and family!

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Get ready for Thanksgiving at your library!

As the Thanksgiving holiday quickly approaches, our branches are planning a variety of programs to help our patrons prepare. From story times focusing on being thankful, creative craft programs, and recipe swaps, the library is making sure that patrons ta...

Bring in canned goods to eliminate fines during Amnesty Days!

Shreve Memorial Library will host Food for Thought, our Amnesty Days program starting on Monday, November 12 to Wednesday, December 12. During this time, patrons can bring nonperishable food items to the library to eliminate fines.

The library will elimina...

Enjoy the sounds of the season with Stephanie Jackson

We’re excited to welcome local guitarist Stephanie Jackson for a series of performances this December in our libraries. Come and get into the holiday mood as she plays carols and other traditional favorites! These programs are free and open to a...

Get into the holiday spirit during Grinchy Story Times

Come and meet the one and only Mr. Grinch during this fun holiday children’s program! We’ll be enjoying stories, songs, and snacks while watching the original movie version of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” during...

Strum holiday tunes on the ukulele during Holidays in Hawaii

Want to learn how to play ukulele? Come and try your hand at some easy holiday tunes during our Holidays in Hawaii program. Learn how to play a few chords and sing along during these fun interactive events.

We’ll have 10 ukuleles you can borrow, ...

Santa Claus is coming to the library

Ho, ho, ho!! It’s almost the holiday season, and we have special visits from the one and only Santa Claus lined up at our libraries. Come and enjoy a fun time with Santa at our branches this December. Make sure to bring your camera and take plen...

Main Branch to host 10-Part Leadership Seminar

Our Main Branch will host a 10-part leadership seminar beginning Wednesday, November 14 and continuing through January 16, 2019. The leadership seminar will be led by Kenneth Barrios and will take place Wednesday evenings at 6 p.m. on the fourth floor of ...

Local authors to visit branches of SML this fall

We’re excited to host a variety of upcoming author visits at our libraries! Come and hear a new children’s book by a local firefighter, explore emotions in a new book of poetry, learn about the intersection between science and Christia...

Nominate an SML staff member for the Adger Public Service Award

Nominations are now open for the 2018 Adger Public Service Award. The award recognizes a Shreve Memorial Library employee for exceptional public service to senior citizens. Any current full-time or part-time employee of Shreve Memorial Library with at lea...

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 e...

Write a novel in a month during NaNoWriMo!

Can you write a 50,000-word novel in a month? Writers across the country do just that by joining in National Novel Writing Month in November, and we’re here at the library to offer support and resources for budding creative writers up to the cha...

Check out these 5 free apps from your library!

Don’t worry. Be appy! Your library card does so much more than let you borrow items at your local brick-and-mortar location. We also have free apps you can download on your smartphone and tablet to borrow e-books, audiobooks, movies, music, and ...

Learn new job skills and more at Lynda.com!

Shreve Memorial Library will now offer access to lynda.com's library of instructional videos, making it easy for you to learn new job skills and boost your resume. You can access lynda.com content from any computer with an Internet connection simply by en...

After-School Feeding & Enrichment Programs return to library branches on August 13

As students in Caddo Parish return to school on Monday, August 13, we will once again offer an after-school feeding and enrichment program in partnership with the Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana. Select library branches will offer the program to students...

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...