September: Though Out The Years
Sept. 18, 1906: The first “Bossier Parish Annual Fair” was held in Plain Dealing
Program for the "First Annual Bossier Parish Fair" 1906
1998.075.001
Leon Sanders Collection
Sept. 20, 1940: Bossier Parish opened a new library in Benton.
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Bossier Parish Library. Original building.
1950s.The Benton library opened
in 1940, serving as the main
Bossier Parish Library
headquarters which was the
old post office
0000.001.009 Bossier Parish library collection
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The Shreveport Times: Sept. 20, 1940
The Bossier Parish Library System was first
discussed by the PTA of Bossier High School
in 1940.The Bossier Parish Police Jury approved
the formation of the Library on a “demonstration”
basis. The first branches were located in Bossier City,
Haughton, Plain Dealing and the parish seat, Benton
as well as with a bookmobile and other equipment.
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c.1966. In 1959,the Benton library moved
from its original building to more modern quarters down the street.
2017.028.043 Bossier Library
Collection
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The First bookmobile for the
Louisiana State Library Commission, service
began in 1940 through 1968, and served as a
supplement bringing books into the
rural areas of our community
0000.011.010B Emma Pattillon
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Bossier City Bossier Central)Library.
One of the original three
Bossier Parish Library branches,
opened in 1941 in the old City Hall
building located at 503 Barksdale Blvd.
0000.005.013 unknown collection
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Henry L. Aulds Memorial Library. 1975
Bossier City donated a tract of land in the
Shady Grove subdivision in 1970 for a new
branch library and was named in honor of
Henry L. Aulds, Jr., a former Bossier Parish
Police Juror
2012.045.009 Bossier Parish library
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The Koran Station branch, was originally a
grounded State Library bookmobile and
opened in 1977 on land that was provided
by Bossier Rural Electric Corporation.
The bookmobile was operated from 1957
to Nov. 1967 when it broke down.
The driver was Mrs. G. Nicewarner.
1997.037.004 Bossier Library Collection
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Koran Library (now Tooke)A mobile building replaced
the bookmobile in 1987. In 2012, land was donated
to the Library by the grandchildrenof Anna P. Tooke,
where the "Tooke" branch is now located
1997.032.001 Bossier Parish Library Historical Collection
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Sept.22, 1932: Bids for the Barksdale Field hospital
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Bids for the construction of the hospital
were underway, supplies were already
arriving and held in temporary quarters
until the hospital was complete.
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Clearing land for the Barksdale Field Hospital
2011.053.001 Phillip and Vickie Hardin Collection
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Sept. 23, 1920: First female registered to vote in Bossier Parish
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Mary Bixler and
son John Bixler
2003.026.095
Mary Wheeler Corley Collection
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Bossier Banner: Sept. 23, 1920
After the 19th amendment,
Mrs. Mary Kate Bixler was the first woman
to register to vote in Bossier Parish .
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