News Flash

First Responders to visit SML Higginbotham-Bryson Branch June 5 & 30

The Higginbotham-Bryson Branch of Shreve Memorial Library will welcome first responders from the Greenwood Fire and Police Departments for child safety programs this June. The Greenwood Fire Department will visit the branch on Monday, June 5 with a presen...

SML Presents “Mix It All Together Now: No Cook Summer Salsas” Cooking Program June 5-29

Shreve Memorial Library will present “Mix It All Together Now: No Cook Summer Salsas” cooking program for adults as part of the library’s “All Together Now” Summer Reading Program. Instructed by retired he...

SML Launches Barbershop Books Pilot Program June 3

Shreve Memorial Library is excited to announce the launch of the Barbershop Books® program in Shreveport. Through a partnership with Barbershop Books, Inc. (BSB) and Urban Libraries Council (ULC), Shreve Memorial Library is one of four public libr...

SML & Food Bank of NWLA Partner for Summer Feeding Program

Shreve Memorial Library is partnering again with the Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana to offer the Summer Feeding Program at select Shreve Memorial Library branches. Children up to age 18 will receive free meals as part of the Food Bank’s Summer...

SML Presents Say W.H.A.T. Now Music and Dance Program June 5-7

Shreve Memorial Library will present “Say W.H.A.T. (Working Hard All Together) Now,” an interactive dance and music program for patrons, as part of the library’s “All Together Now” Summer Reading Program. ...

SML Genealogy Presents Most Endangered Places in Shreveport May 31

Shreve Memorial Library’s Genealogy Department will present the “Most Endangered Places in Shreveport” on Wednesday, May 31, displaying 23 of the most endangered sites in Shreveport. The presentation will be given by Joe Slat...

Prime Time Family & Preschool Boxes Coming to SML

Boxes Bring Award-Winning Reading Program into Homes

Shreve Memorial Library is excited to announce that it is partnering with Prime Time, Inc. and the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (LEH) to offer Prime Time Family and Preschool Boxes in Caddo Par...

SML Celebrates Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month

This May, Shreve Memorial Library is celebrating the contributions of Asian American and Pacific Islander Americans to United States history and culture. Commemorated each May, Asian/Pacific Islander Heritage (AAPI) Month recognizes the achievements and i...

Summer Reading Program Registration Is Open

Registration for Shreve Memorial Library’s annual Summer Reading Program begins today as library patrons are invited to dream, discover, do “All Together Now” at the library. The 2023 Summer Reading Program theme, “...

Library Updates

SML Delayed Opening Today - Libraries to Open at 10 AM

Due to wintry weather and hazardous road conditions, all Shreve Memorial Library branches will delay opening today, February 1, until 10:00 a.m. All Shreve Memorial Library branches will open at that t...

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...