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Leesville Leader, November 22, 1956 Mrs. Nelva Cryer of Route 2, Leesville, was the first registered borrower at the Leesville Branch of the newly opened Vernon Parish Library Demonstration, while little Miss Rose Fay Pressley, second grader at the Evans School, holds...
Lake Charles American Press, November 18, 1956 Vernon Parish Library Ceremony Held Saturday Brief ceremonies were conducted on the steps of the courthouse in Leesville at 10:30 a.m. yesterday to mark the opening of the Vernon Parish library demonstration. James L....
Alexandria Daily Town Talk, October 4, 1956 The bookmobile to be used in the Vernon Parish Library Demonstration which will open in November is now on display at the Western Louisiana Forestry Festival in Leesville. The bookmobile, a library on wheels, will provide...
Funding for the demonstration reflected the larger philosophy of Louisiana’s public-library development. The State Library’s demonstration method placed much of the initial financial burden on the state rather than requiring a rural parish to finance an entire library...
Leesville Leader, October 11, 1956 Librarian Named for Demonstration in Vernon Parish That Miss Margie Lynch has been named librarian for the Louisiana State Library’s yearlong Vernon Parish Library Demonstration, opening in November is announced by Miss Essae M....
In 1956, Vernon Parish was at the beginning of what would become an important part of our community’s history: the development of a parish-wide public library system. The Vernon Parish Library was created through Louisiana’s long-running library “demonstration”...
Louisiana No Man's Land Historical Seminar Date: August 15, 2026 Time: 10 Am - 11 AM Location: Meeting Room, Main Library Join us for an engaging look at the history of Louisiana's Neutral Strip, also known as "No Man's Land." This disputed territory between the...
