St. Tammany Parish Library Services and Collections
Services:
- Children's programming
- Adult lecture series and programs
- Outreach programs
- Reference services - reference questions and research assistance
- InterLibrary Loan
- Beginning computer and Internet classes
- Personal computers for public use
- Internet
- Tax forms
- Volunteer income tax assistance (during tax season)
- Photocopiers
- Fax
Collections:
- Books - fiction and nonfiction
- Magazines and newspapers
- Audio cassettes - books on tape
- Compact discs - books on CD and musical sound recordings
- Videos - entertainment and informational
- Vertical file materials - pamphlets, articles, etc.
- Maps
Special Collections:
- Genealogy - located at the Covington Branch, this collection includes census on microfilm, family charts and histories, and a local newspaper archive.
- Louisiana State Depository - located at the Slidell Branch, this collection includes selected documents issued by state governmental agencies.
- Bayou Bonfouca Superfund Project and the Southern Shipbuilding Corporation Superfund Project - located at the Slidell Branch Library, is the official local repository for these documents. These two EPA Superfund Projects took place in the early 1990's-1996 in Slidell and involved the clean up and incineration of hazardous wastes. The collection includes air monitoring reports, progress reports, reports/studies from contacted companies and reports from citizen groups.
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