All New Orleans Public Library Locations including City Archives & Special Collections will be closed on December 24 - 25 and December 31 - January 1.

Nutrias

All Things Carnival

Visit “All Things Carnival” to view carnival history, photographs, drawings, and ephemera in the Archives. See the list of Library Closures for the current carnival season, and the date of every Fat Tuesday from 1947-2050!

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Hidden from History: Unknown New Orleanians

An exhibit highlighting the lives of working class New Orleanians, their jobs, their struggles, and their run-ins with city government. Explore mugshots, city ordinances regulating individual behaviors, the treatment of arrestees and the mentally ill, and red-light district of Storyville.

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Exterior of Keller branch at night

NOPL Locations

Listing of Library branch opening and closing dates, addresses, and impacts of Hurricane Katrina on branches.

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Nutrias.org

In 1995, archivists Wayne Everard and Irene Wainwright created the New Orleans Public Library’s first website, the beloved www.nutrias.org. In an effort to pay homage to our original web presence, we present to you the City Archives & Special Collections’ blog: Nutrias.

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