East Baton Rouge Parish Library

East Baton Rouge Parish Library (EBRPL) is the public library system of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States. It serves Baton Rouge and other cities in the parish.

East Baton Rouge Parish Library
30.443034°N 91.106471°W / 30.443034; -91.106471
Location	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Established	1939
Branches	14
Collection
Size	2,460,233 (2018)[1]
Access and use
Circulation	2,972,067 (2018)[1]
Members	251,578 (2018)[1]
Other information
Budget	$40 million[2]
Director	Katrina Stokes[3]
Website	www.ebrpl.com

History

The East Baton Rouge Public Library was established in 1939 with the donation of second-hand collected books from the city. Quick to expand, the library had eight branches within its first three years as a system.^[4]

Since 1986, the library has been funded by a 10-year dedicated property tax. This tax, funded at 11.1 mills, provides funding for all library operations, improvements, and salaries. While the tax was lowered to 10.78 mills in the early 2000s, it was raised back to 11.1 mills in 2015.^[5] Its most recent renewal was on October 24, 2015.^[4][2]

Libraries

• Main Library
• Baker Branch Library - Baker
• Bluebonnet Regional Branch Library
• Carver Branch Library
• Central Branch Library - Central
• Delmont Gardens Branch Library
• Eden Park Branch Library
• Fairwood Branch Library
• Greenwell Springs Regional Branch - Monticello (unincorporated area)
• Jones Creek Regional Branch Library - Shenandoah (unincorporated area)
• Pride-Chaneyville Branch Library - Pride (unincorporated area)
• River Center Branch Library
• Scotlandville Branch Library
• Zachary Branch Library - Zachary