COMING SOON: Updated history for all of our branches
Have you visited the Central Library and seen this portrait hanging in the Administrative offices? Or maybe you've seen a sculpture sitting in the garden area on the North side of the building?
Lynda M. Carlberg was the director of the Calcasieu Parish Public Library System from 1978 to 1997. She left a legacy of professional excellence on every level. Her tenure as director was marked by many achievements, the most notable being the passage of a twelve million dollar capital improvement bond that provided for the building or remodeling of all thirteen libraries in the parish. She gave her staff her very best, and she drew the very best from them. She has been memorialized by the presentation to the public of a garden and sculpture, located on the north side of the Central Library. The Library Board of Trustees established a Certificate of Merit in her name, recognizing a Calcasieu Parish Public Library staff member for outstanding service “In recognition of exemplary contributions to Calcasieu Parish Public Library and its patrons.” The Lynda Mills Carlberg Service Award recognizes a Calcasieu Parish Public Library staff member for outstanding service to the library. Twelve recipients have been recognized since 1998.