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Music

Home Featured Authors & Panelists Programs by Subject 2026 Music

11:00 am to 11:45 am
State Library, First Floor, Seminar Center
Irma Thomas: Soul Queen of New Orleans
Scott Billington, Johnette Downing, and Irma Thomas

Noon to 12:45 pm
State Library, Fourth Floor
Living in the Present with John Prine
Tom Piazza

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
State Library, Fourth Floor
Quotes from the Road: A Music Book and Film Presentation
Robert Mugge

3:15 pm to 4:00 pm
Children's Author Tent 3
Books & Music
Come experience one of the East Baton Rouge Parish Library's (EBRPL's) signature programs, Books & Music. Created in partnership with Kids' Orchestra (KO), participants experience high-quality music education centered around books from EBRPL's children's collection. For the Louisiana Book Festival, Books & Music will feature the Louisiana classic Mama Don't Allow by Thacher Hurd. Meet Miles (the hedgehog) with his saxophone and "Swamp Band." Find out how they outsmart the bad guys using music. Participants will engage in multiple musical activities as they listen to the story. Designed for ages 3-11 but all are welcome!