Lt. Ray Dupuy Memorial Library

Lt. Ray Dupuy Memorial Library A project of Leadership Northshore class of 2018, Project Team #3 is building a lending library for the benefit of offenders housed at Slidell City Jail.

Ray Dupuy, Jr. was a lieutenant with the Slidell Police Department who passed away in 2017. He was a Leadership Northshore graduate (class of 2016), very passionate about serving our community and especially improving conditions at Slidell City Jail. When our project team conceived the idea for a library there, we learned that Lt. Dupuy wished to build a library at the jail years earlier. It was a

light bulb moment where everything seemed to fall into place. What better way to honor this public servant and fulfill one of his ambitions than by naming our project for him? The Dupuy family and the Slidell Police administration gave us their approval, and the project went full steam ahead. The library is scheduled to be completed by May 2018. All books will be donated, and the shelving will be built and donated by the woodworking class of Northshore High School in Slidell. Books have already been donated by the St. Tammany Parish school system, St. Tammany Parish Public Library system, Slidell Mayor Freddy Drennan, Slidell City Councilman Bill Borchert, and many others. Books may be donated at the Slidell Public Library at 3901 Pontchartrain Drive. Also, we have created an Amazon Wish List of books that would be beneficial for offenders to access. These books can be purchased and shipped directly to the jail. CLICK: http://amzn.to/2GNbIsZ

To further our efforts in building this legacy, we ask people to share their photos and stories about Lt. Ray Dupuy. Please send them to us by private message and we will add them to this page. Many thanks to everyone who has provided support and donated books!

Such a special tribute to a great person!
07/22/2021

Such a special tribute to a great person!

Thanks to the Slidell Independent for this article about the library.
08/03/2018

Thanks to the Slidell Independent for this article about the library.

The Slidell Independent newspaper is YOUR source for all Slidell news, sports and info. Kevin Chiri - Publisher

07/20/2018
📚✔ 👮✔ 🎂✔The library is open! Many thanks to our community for all the donations and support. While we have finished coll...
07/19/2018

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The library is open!
Many thanks to our community for all the donations and support.
While we have finished collecting donations of books, we encourage you to donate your used books to a little free library, a Friends of the Library group, Louisiana Books 2 Prisoners, Slidell Ladies for Liberty, or your favorite charity. This Library was a project of the Leadership Northshore and the Leadership Northshore Class of 2018!

We're almost done putting the books on the new shelves at the Slidell City Jail. Thanks to everyone who donated!
05/25/2018

We're almost done putting the books on the new shelves at the Slidell City Jail. Thanks to everyone who donated!

04/18/2018

MAJOR UPDATE: In the last week we've inspected and catalogued 1,018 books for our Library project! In TOTAL we received around 1,600 book donations, which our project team whittled down to the current number of 1,018. Some books were duplicates, some were too flimsy or torn up, and some were not appropriate for a male audience. NOT TO WORRY, none of the donated books will go to waste. Several boxes of paperbacks have been donated to the Slidell Ladies for Liberty, a local charity that mails care packages every month to US troops overseas. Other small free libraries throughout Slidell will also be gifted with some books to expand and refresh their book offerings.

WE CURRENTLY DO NOT NEED ANY FURTHER BOOK DONATIONS FOR THIS PROJECT.

If you have books you're wanting to donate, hold on to them, as we will soon be announcing future plans which will require more book donations.

All that's left to accomplish is to install the shelves being built at Northshore HS and then fill them with the donated books.

We can't thank enough everyone who pitched in to help us make this project a reality, and especially the family of Lt Dupuy, who gave us their permission to name the project after Ray, and have offered their enthusiastic support throughout the process.

We will be hosting a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony sometime in May, so keep watching this page for all the details when they become available.

All of these books (135 of them) were donated by a single donor today. Wow! We're awed by the generosity of people wanti...
04/17/2018

All of these books (135 of them) were donated by a single donor today. Wow! We're awed by the generosity of people wanting to help us complete this project!

04/17/2018

VIDEO UPDATE #3: Drove out to Metairie to pick up another large donation of books from a very generous woman. We really appreciate everyone who has helped us make Lt. Dupuy's dream a reality!

04/15/2018

VIDEO UPDATE #2: Here are some examples of the fiction titles we've received from book donors. Were missing some titles from some series, but all-in-all were really pleased with how the collection is shaping up. Folks have been so generous with their book donations, and we can't express our gratitude enough.

Wow!!! We had some truly ENORMOUS donations today, totaling over 250 books! The overwhelming generosity, and community s...
04/11/2018

Wow!!! We had some truly ENORMOUS donations today, totaling over 250 books! The overwhelming generosity, and community spirit of our donors never fails to awe and inspire us. We owe a big thanks to: Betty Kintner & Judd Kitner from The Book Sack, Slidell, La.l; Jody Mediamolle with Beyond Business Solutions; and Patrice Gamblin (and all the lovely ladies) with the Slidell Newcomers Club who collectively donated 120 books for our project! We can't thank you enough for your support of our project and our community.

Our Leadership Northshore project team is featured in an article in this month's Slidell Magazine. Pick up a copy to rea...
03/30/2018

Our Leadership Northshore project team is featured in an article in this month's Slidell Magazine. Pick up a copy to read all about our Library Project at the Slidell City Jail. We're still accepting book donations (new or used, hardback or paperback) until the end of May 2018.

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2112 Sgt Alfred Street
Slidell, LA
70458

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