Librarian / archivistEmail verified

Lawrence A. Silva

Eight years at New Orleans Reading Room

🇺🇸 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
New Orleans Reading Room
2016 to 2024
English

I'm a librarian in New Orleans. My specialty is rare books. I never once raised my voice. A library should feel like a living room. It has been a good run and I'm grateful for all of it.

Collections

Rare books Digital literacy

What gifts mean to Lawrence: Any gift will help me buy picture books for local families.

Messages of thanks

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Mwende Barasa SimiyuFormer studentID verified🇹🇿
you put the perfect book in my hands when I was 10. Greetings from Zanzibar City.
Devi D. KhumaloFormer studentPhoto verified🇿🇦
Thank you for the reading challenge. I still read every day! Greetings from Pretoria.
Getachew ZewdieReader / listener🇪🇹
You put the perfect book in my hands when I was 12 Greetings from Addis Ababa.
Kelechi Ifeanyi ObiReader / listener🇳🇬
You helped me research my family history in 2016. Greetings from Port Harcourt.
Musa Abubakar LasisiReader / listener🇳🇬
You helped me research my family history in 2018 Greetings from Asaba.
Humaira Nimra KakarFormer student🇵🇰
you helped me research my family history in 2025 Greetings from Multan.
Todd WhitakerCommunity member🇬🇧
You helped me research my family history in 2020 Greetings from London.
Adalynn N. SandovalReader / listener🇬🇧
you put the perfect book in my hands when I was 13. Greetings from London.
Khalid Arslan JatoiFormer student🇵🇰
You helped me research my family history in 2023. Greetings from Lahore.
Maryna Svetlana RomanovFormer student🇮🇹
you put the perfect book in my hands when I was 15 Greetings from Latina.
Amber F. RileyCommunity member🇺🇸
you put the perfect book in my hands when I was 10 Greetings from Jacksonville.