The Friends of the St. Charles Library are hosting a used book sale on Friday, May 20 and Saturday, May 21 at the East Regional Library in Destrehan. The sale will run from 9am to 5pm both days. There will be books on a variety of subjects for all ages.

On Saturday, April 23 at 10 am at the East Regional Library in Destrehan, speaker Michael Martin will provide a publishing account of his work, Appalachian Pastoral: Mountain Excursions, Aesthetic Visions, and the Antebellum Travel Narrative, and also mak

Celebrate Black History Month with the St. Charles Parish Library and Beanstack!

Learn about the history of Black health and wellness in the U.S. and explore mental, emotional, and physical health resources created by and for the Black community. Log your reading and activities to earn badges all month long.

Looking at history (even recent history) through the eyes of women can be enlightening. 

Request one of these today!

Simply put, microhistories focus on exploring small subjects. They describe everyday objects or subjects in a way that makes you want to read and learn as much as you can about them. 

Request one of these microhistories today! Some are also available as eBooks.