East Baton Rouge Parish Library
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Established | 1939 |
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Location | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
Coordinates | 30°26′35″N 91°06′23″W / 30.443034°N 91.106471°WCoordinates: 30°26′35″N 91°06′23″W / 30.443034°N 91.106471°W |
Branches | 14 |
Collection | |
Size | 2,460,233 (2018)[1] |
Access and use | |
Circulation | 2,972,067 (2018)[1] |
Members | 251,578 (2018)[1] |
Other information | |
Budget | $40 million[2] |
Director | Spencer Watts |
Website | www |
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East Baton Rouge Parish Library (EBRPL) is the public library system of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. It serves Baton Rouge and other cities in the parish.
History[]
The East Baton Rouge Public Library was established in 1939 with the donation of second-hand collected books from the city. Quick to expand, the library had eight branches within its first three years as a system.[3]
Since 1986 the library has been funded by a 10-year dedicated property tax. This tax, funded at $11.1 million, provides funding for all library operations, improvements, and salaries. While the tax was lowered to $10.78 million in the early 2000s it was raised back to $11.1 million in 2015.[4] Its most recent renewal was on October 24, 2015.[3][2]
Libraries[]
- Main Library
- Baker Branch Library - Baker
- Bluebonnet Regional Branch Library
- Carver Branch Library
- Central Branch Library - Central
- Delmont Gardens Branch Library
- Eden Park Branch Library
- Fairwood Branch Library
- Greenwell Springs Regional Branch - Monticello (unincorporated area)
- Jones Creek Regional Branch Library - Shenandoah (unincorporated area)
- Pride-Chaneyville Branch Library - Pride (unincorporated area)
- River Center Branch Library
- Scotlandville Branch Library
- Zachary Branch Library - Zachary
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Key Indicators Reported for 2010 – 2016" (PDF). East Baton Rouge Parish Library. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Gallo, Andrea (October 26, 2015). "East Baton Rouge Parish library tax approved by voters; money likely going to ambitious improvements". The Advocate. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Library History and Facts". East Baton Rouge Parish Library. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ Riegel, Stephanie (May 13, 2015). "Stephanie Riegel: Does the East Baton Rouge Parish Library really need a new south branch?". Greater Baton Rouge Business Report. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
External links[]
Categories:
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
- Public libraries in Louisiana
- Louisiana building and structure stubs
- Library and information science stubs