Over the years, the Library has partnered with numerous community agencies to provide more services to the community. Here are some of those partnerships.
American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Hosts the Great Decisions discussion groups at the Madisonville, South Slidell, and Causeway Branches.
AARP
Provides free tax preparation assistance at the Covington and Madisonville Branches during Tax Season.
Blue Bell Creameries
Donates ice cream for Summer Reading Challenge kickoffs.
Children’s Advocacy Center
Provides Stewards of Children training for staff.
Children's Museum of St. Tammany
Provides hands-on STEM activities at Library events.
City of Covington
Provides hands-on learning activities for children at Library events.
COAST
Received Book Club boxes, provides monthly visits by Reference Librarians to teach classes and offer tech help.
Cultivating Culture
Established the seed library at the Slidell Branch.
Daughter of the American Revolution, Pierre de Mandeville Chapter (Mandeville)
Uses our meeting rooms.
Daughter of the American Revolution, St. Tammany Chapter (Slidell)
Uses our meeting rooms.
Daughter of the American Revolution, Wharton Chapter (Covington)
Uses our meeting rooms.
Fussell Group
Presents free Medicare 101 programs at the branches.
Girls on the Run
Presents programs on physical/mental well-being for girls.
Kiwanis Club of North West St. Tammany
Provides hands-on learning activities for children at Library events.
Lakeview Hospital
Presents talks on health topics for adults.
Louisiana Department of Health, Louisiana Spirit program
Provides free health screenings at branches, presents hands-on learning activities for children at the branches.
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Provides training to staff so that they can provide hands-on learning activities for children and teens based on Louisiana animals and fish at the Library.
Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
Has given grants for PRIME TIME Family Literacy and various adult book discussion programs.
Louisiana Office of Cultural Development, Dept of Archaeology
Presents programs and hands-on learning activities for children, teens, and adults.
Louisiana State Bar Association/Legal Education and Assistance Program
Presents Lawyers in Libraries, Law Talks programs, and free legal help at branches.
LSU AgCenter
Provides hands-on learning activities for children at the Library, presents nutrition/STEM workshops for teens, Master Gardeners maintains garden beds at some branches, Master Gardeners presents programs for adults, Master Gardeners works with Home School 4H Club in Slidell to maintain a garden bed at the Slidell branch.
Metro Centers for Community Advocacy
Presents table talks during Sexual Assault Awareness Month for adults, and presents programs for teens on dating safety and healthy relationships.
NAMI
Presents programs on mental health for teens.
National Society United States Daughters of 1812, Capt. Henry McPherson Chapter (Covington)
Uses our meeting rooms to hold their events and other meetings.
National Weather Service
Presents hands-on learning activities for children at the Library.
Northshore Technical Community College
Brings Mobile Mechatronics Lab to Summer Reading Challenge kickoffs.
New Neighbor Project
Hosts ESL classes at the Covington Branch and Slidell Branch.
New Orleans Museum of Art
Presents hands-on learning activities for children at the Library.
NOAA
Presents weather workshops for teens.
Northlake Nature Center
Provides StoryWalks® on a regular schedule at the Center and provides permanent posts to hang book pages.
Northshore Literary Society
Presents monthly adult storytelling programs.
Ochsner Blood Bank
Holds blood drives at large branches.
Office of State Parks/Fontainebleau State Park
Presents teen programs on history and nature.
Pontchartrain Astronomy Society
Presents programs on space, the moon, and eclipses, and hosts telescope viewing at branches.
Quad Area Action Agency Community Action Partnership
Louisiana Housing Corporation helps low-income people with home energy efficiency at the Madisonville, Covington, and Slidell Branches.
Regina Coeli Headstart
The Library presents storytimes and does talks on early literacy for parents.
Safe Harbor
Presents programs on dating safety/domestic violence for teens.
Slidell Art League
Presents their annual art show at the Slidell Branch.
Slidell Memorial Hospital
Presents babysitting workshops for teens.
St. Anthony's Gardens
Receives monthly book club boxes with discussion questions.
St. Tammany Genealogical Society
Uses our meeting room, and provides programming.
St. Tammany Master Gardeners
Presents annual Garden Fest at the Covington Branch and Herb Fest at the Slidell Branch.
St. Tammany Parish Fire Departments
Presents fire safety table talks at branches, and brings firetrucks to storytimes and other library programs.
St. Tammany Parish Hospital
Presents talks on health topics for adults.
STP Hospital Parenting Center
Presents babysitting workshops and vaping hazards workshops for teens, and provides regular storytime at their facility and hands-on activities at Library events, including Monster Mash.
St. Tammany Mosquito Abatement
Presents hands-on learning activities for children at the Library.
St. Tammany Parish Coroner
Presents hands-on learning activities for children at the Library.
St. Tammany Parish Department of Animal Services
Holds adopt-a-thons at Library events, the Library also donates old newspapers for kennels, and books for children to read to shelter pets.
St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office Crime Lab
Presents forensics workshops for teens.
Tri-Parish Works
Presents career prep workshops for teens.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Presents local environmental workshops for teens, and presents hands-on learning activities for children at the Library. Provides hands-on activities and StoryWalks® at Library events.
VIA Link
Presents suicide awareness programs for teens.
YMCA
Presents fitness workshops for teens.
Youth Service Bureau
STPL provides volunteer service for YSB teens.
