{"id":801,"date":"2020-10-16T17:46:34","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T22:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikeeasy.org\/?page_id=801"},"modified":"2023-07-27T12:40:45","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T17:40:45","slug":"new-orleans-public-libraries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bikeeasy.org\/our-work\/community\/bike-easy-certified\/directory-of-certified-organizations\/new-orleans-public-libraries\/","title":{"rendered":"New Orleans Public Libraries"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"801\" class=\"elementor elementor-801\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-22a69f5b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"22a69f5b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-554dd366\" data-id=\"554dd366\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-110baaa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"110baaa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeeasy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Community-Certified-NOPL-16_9-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1508\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeeasy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Community-Certified-NOPL-16_9-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/bikeeasy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Community-Certified-NOPL-16_9-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bikeeasy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Community-Certified-NOPL-16_9-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeeasy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Community-Certified-NOPL-16_9-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bikeeasy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Community-Certified-NOPL-16_9-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeeasy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Community-Certified-NOPL-16_9-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bikeeasy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Community-Certified-NOPL-16_9-1260x709.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/bikeeasy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Community-Certified-NOPL-16_9-630x354.jpg 630w, https:\/\/bikeeasy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Community-Certified-NOPL-16_9-420x236.jpg 420w, https:\/\/bikeeasy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Community-Certified-NOPL-16_9-840x473.jpg 840w, https:\/\/bikeeasy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Community-Certified-NOPL-16_9-315x177.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-162f9bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"162f9bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The New Orleans Public Libraries have been working to help improve biking throughout their city. They\u2019ve worked closely with Bike Easy, the City of New Orleans, and Blue Bikes to help promote bicycle safety and biking through many efforts.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Branch locations and hours can be found on this <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/nolalibrary.org\/branches\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">webpage.<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/nolalibrary.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visit their website for more information<\/span><\/a><\/p><h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #0093b5;\">COMMUNITY<\/span><\/h2><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bike parking is plentiful outside of their various locations.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many employees participate in the Bike Easy Challenge.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Branches promote and host Bike Easy events<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nolalibrary.org\/article\/62\/bike-to-the-books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bike to the Books<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is an initiative by NOPL to promote biking to the libraries<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lock Lending Program<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find FixIt Stations at these branches: Main Library, Nora Navra, Norman Mayer, and Martin Luther King Jr.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1506  aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeeasy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Community-Dero-NOPLFixIts-300x240.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"218\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeeasy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Community-Dero-NOPLFixIts-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/bikeeasy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Community-Dero-NOPLFixIts-420x336.png 420w, https:\/\/bikeeasy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Community-Dero-NOPLFixIts-315x252.png 315w, https:\/\/bikeeasy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Community-Dero-NOPLFixIts.png 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #0093b5;\">EDUCATION<\/span><\/h2><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bike Easy educational materials are offered in addition to many other resources<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Orleans Public Libraries host Bike Easy education programs<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out their collection of books on bicycling or use a computer to research online!<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #0093b5;\">ADVOCACY<\/span><\/h2><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regional branches have hosted public input and information meetings around expanding the bicycle network in New Orleans<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Host numerous public meetings around transportation issues<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #0093b5;\">CAPACITY<\/span><\/h2><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Orleans Public Libraries have supported Bike Easy by obtaining their FixIt Stations through the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/bikeeasy.org\/advocacy\/bike-parking-solutions\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dero Advocacy Dealer Program<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da8551e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da8551e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c375488\" data-id=\"c375488\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bcfb90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9bcfb90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">UPCOMING<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf78633\" data-id=\"cf78633\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe3e87f program-page-blog-post elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-wpsp_widget\" data-id=\"fe3e87f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-wpsp_widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>.wp-show-posts-columns#wpsp-539 {margin-left: -2em; 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Community Programs Coordinator Friend\u00a0&#8212; This year, Bike Easy decided to shift our Bike Month challenge to align with the national effort around Bike Month&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsp-read-more\"><a title=\"May is National Bike Month: join us and #MakeEveryRideCount\" class=\"wp-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/bikeeasy.org\/advocacy\/may-is-national-bike-month-join-us-and-makeeveryridecount\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><div class=\"wpsp-clear\"><\/div><\/article><\/section><!-- .wp-show-posts -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New Orleans Public Libraries have been working to help improve biking throughout their city. 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