Library Mission Statement
Our mission is to empower our community to explore, learn, create, and connect.
Library History
| 1955 | The St. Charles Parish Library was founded in 1955 as a demonstration library project sponsored by the State Library of Louisiana. The library opened with two branches: the library headquarters was located in Hahnville and the other location was in Norco. |
| 1977 | The West Regional Library in Luling opened along with the Planetarium. It became the headquarters of the library system. |
| 1978 | The East Regional Library in Destrehan opened. |
| 2003 | The St. Rose Branch opened. |
| 2010 | The East Regional Library and library administration moved into a new facility next to Destrehan Plantation. |
| 2011 | The Paradis Branch opened. |
| 2017 | The West Regional Library and Planetarium reopened after an extensive renovation. |
| 2019 | The Norco Branch moved into a new facility on Apple Street. |