Hammond is only about 40 miles from a couple of top-notch libraries you can visit and use.
Tulane University's Latin American Library (New Orleans): "[A]mong the world's foremost collections of Latin American archaeology, anthropology, history, literature, literary criticism, cultural studies, linguistics, art, architecture, film, women's studies, economics and many other subject areas. The collection consists of more than 500,000 volumes, including 14,500 rare printed works, and over 810 current periodical subscriptions, as well as a growing number of electronic resources. The Latin American Library's collection is one of the most comprehensive of its kind, including materials from the contact period to the present."
Louisiana State University Libraries (Baton Rouge): Their Special Collections Department's Rare Book Collection has original works related to Latin American History and Caribbean History.
LOUIS Reciprocal Borrowing: Southeastern Louisiana University students, faculty and staff, who are in good standing, may request a LOUIS Reciprocal Borrowing Card that will be honored at participating Louisiana academic libraries. For more information, visit LOUIS Resource Sharing.
To apply for a LOUIS card, please visit the Circulation Desk or mail/email LOUIS application to:
Circulation Services
Sims Memorial Library
SLU 10896
Hammond, LA 70402
(985) 549-3968
libcirc@southeastern.edu