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Central Library Complex

9:00am-5:00pm
(318) 746-1693

850 City Hall Drive
Bossier City, LA 71111
United States

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Sun: Closed
Mon-Thu: 9:00am-8:00pm
Fri: 9:00am-6:00pm
Sat: 9:00am-5:00pm

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Sun-Sat: Closed

Aulds Library Branch

9:00am-5:00pm
(318) 742-2337

3950 Wayne Avenue
Bossier City, LA 71112
United States

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Sun: Closed
Mon-Thu: 9:00am-8:00pm
Fri: 9:00am-6:00pm
Sat: 9:00am-5:00pm

Benton Library Branch

10:00am-2:00pm
(318) 965-2751

115 Courthouse Drive
Benton, LA 71006
United States

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Sun: Closed
Mon-Thu: 9:00am-7:00pm
Fri: 9:00am-6:00pm
Sat: 10:00am-2:00pm

East 80 Library Branch

9:00am-5:00pm
(318) 949-2665

1050 Bellevue Road
Haughton, LA 71037
United States

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Sun: Closed
Mon-Fri: 9:00am-6:00pm
Sat: 9:00am-5:00pm

Haughton Library Branch

9:00am-5:00pm
(318) 949-0196

116 West McKinley
Haughton, LA 71037
United States

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Sun: Closed
Mon-Thu: 9:00am-8:00pm
Fri: 9:00am-6:00pm
Sat: 9:00am-5:00pm

History Center

9:00am-5:00pm
(318) 746-7717

2206 Beckett Street
Bossier City, LA 71111
United States

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Sun: Closed
Mon-Thu: 9:00am-8:00pm
Fri: 9:00am-6:00pm
Sat: 9:00am-5:00pm

Plain Dealing Library Branch

Closed
(318) 326-4233

208 East Mary Lee Avenue
Plain Dealing, LA 71064
United States

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Sun: Closed
Mon-Fri: 9:00am-6:00pm
Sat: Closed

Tooke Library Branch

Closed
(318) 987-3915

451 Fairview Point Road
Elm Grove, LA 71051
United States

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Sun: Closed
Mon-Fri: 9:00am-6:00pm
Sat: Closed

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Our Mission

Our mission is to enrich, educate, and inspire our community by providing unique and welcoming physical and virtual environments in which open thought, innovation, and the sharing of ideas are encouraged.

Our Vision

To support the changing needs of Bossier Parish by being a safe and inviting haven for all, fostering education and literacy, encouraging personal growth, inspiring curiosity, and building connections that strengthen our community.

Our Focus

Strategic Plan

After a series of community town hall meetings where we received feedback directly from our community members and library staff, our library administration and board of control worked together to create this community-focused Strategic Plan for 2021-2025.

Our Goals Are To:

Enrich Our Community

  • Form alliances with other social agencies
  • Extend community focus
  • Address social issues

Educate Our Community

  • Form alliances with educational agencies
  • Continue and expand literacy initiatives
  • Facilitate conversations on civic and social issues

Inspire Our Community

  • Foster creativity by offering innovative spaces and technology
  • Spark curiosity, build connections, and strengthen community
  • Advance collection of diverse and inclusive materials

How Will We Accomplish These Goals?

  • Seek out financial opportunities to enhance user experience
  • Create new policies and procedures to promote Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
  • Revise existing policies and procedures to remove barriers to access
  • Maintain a diverse and inclusive collection
  • Offer diverse and inclusive programs
  • Continue to re-evaluate community needs
  • Utilize staff to support community initiatives

How Will We Know If These Goals Have Been Accomplished?

  • All citizens feel safe and welcome
  • Social unity
  • Resources widely available to those in need

We recognize the library cannot accomplish any of this alone and it will take collaboration between all members of the community to achieve the goals set forth in this plan.

Upcoming Events

This event is in the "Benton Library Branch" group
Jul 19 2025 Sat

Senior Social

10:30am–12:30pm
Benton Library Branch
Adult
This event is in the "Benton Library Branch" group
Jul 19 2025 Sat

Senior Social

10:30am–12:30pm
Adult
Library Branch: Benton Library Branch
Room: Benton Branch Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Community Engagement & Outreach, Crafts, DIY, & Games
Event Details:

Calling all adults! This is a "Senior Social, " BUT you don't have to be a senior to qualify! It’s a lot of fun! We may craft, recipe swap, play games, etc. Come see us & bring a friend! 

This event is in the "Haughton Library Branch" group
Jul 19 2025 Sat

Beaded Keychains

10:30am–1:30pm
Haughton Library Branch
Children, Tween (Middle School), Teen (High School)
This event is in the "Haughton Library Branch" group
Jul 19 2025 Sat

Beaded Keychains

10:30am–1:30pm
Children, Tween (Middle School), Teen (High School)
Library Branch: Haughton Library Branch
Room: Haughton Branch
Age Group: Children, Tween (Middle School), Teen (High School)
Program Type: Crafts, DIY, & Games, STEAM, Summer Reading
Event Details:

Come and make a unique keychain with either pony beads or perler beads.

* while supplies last *

This event is in the "Tooke Library Branch" group
Jul 21 2025 Mon

A Novel Idea "Wedding People"

10:30am–11:30am
Tooke Library Branch
Adult
This event is in the "Tooke Library Branch" group
Jul 21 2025 Mon

A Novel Idea "Wedding People"

10:30am–11:30am
Adult
Library Branch: Tooke Library Branch
Room: Tooke Branch
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us as we discuss The Wedding People by Alison Espach—a smart, witty novel about unexpected connections, second chances, and the strange magic of weddings.

This event is in the "Haughton Library Branch" group
Jul 21 2025 Mon

Diamond Art Painting

11:00am–12:00pm
Haughton Library Branch
All Ages
This event is in the "Haughton Library Branch" group
Jul 21 2025 Mon

Diamond Art Painting

11:00am–12:00pm
All Ages
Library Branch: Haughton Library Branch
Room: Haughton Branch
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Crafts, DIY, & Games, Summer Reading
Event Details:

Join us and create a diamond masterpiece. 

This event is in the "Haughton Library Branch" group
Jul 21 2025 Mon

Good Eats with LSU Ag Center

12:30pm–1:30pm
Haughton Library Branch
All Ages
This event is in the "Haughton Library Branch" group
Jul 21 2025 Mon

Good Eats with LSU Ag Center

12:30pm–1:30pm
All Ages
Library Branch: Haughton Library Branch
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Food, Health & Sciences, Summer Reading
Event Details:

Nutrition doesn’t have to be boring or expensive! Each Monday we will dive into a new nutrition topic. We will start by learning about each food group, why our body needs it and the amount we need each day.

This event is in the "Plain Dealing Library Branch" group
Jul 21 2025 Mon

Book Club

3:00pm–4:00pm
Plain Dealing Library Branch
Adult
This event is in the "Plain Dealing Library Branch" group
Jul 21 2025 Mon

Book Club

3:00pm–4:00pm
Adult
Library Branch: Plain Dealing Library Branch
Room: Plain Dealing Branch
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
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