Size: 17,900 square feet with 78,000 items and seating for 135 patrons

Opened: Originally opened in 1941; rebuilt and reopened in April, 2001

The first Baker Branch Library opened on June 19, 1941, and was housed in Miss Angie Williams’ Tea Room.
In 1955, the Library moved to quarters in the school and later to another building on the highway prior to moving on July 20, 1959, to the Baker Masonic Lodge building at 4761 Groom Road.
The current Baker Branch Library facility opened in April, 2001.

East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council District: District 1
Architectural Firm: Cockfield – Jackson Architects

The library was designed to accommodate the Baker community with a book collection of 100,000 volumes.

The Library contains public computers and meeting room space for 100 that can be divided into two separate rooms for library programming.

Free wireless Internet access is available at this branch.

The library will be closed on the following days:

• New Year’s Day Wednesday, January 1, 2025
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Monday, January 20, 2025
• Mardi Gras Tuesday, March 4, 2025
• Good Friday Friday, April 18, 2025
• Easter Sunday Sunday, April 20, 2025
• Memorial Day Monday, May 26, 2025
• Juneteenth Thursday, June 19, 2025
• Independence Day Friday, July 4, 2025
• Labor Day Monday, September 1, 2025
• Veterans Day Tuesday, November 11, 2025
• Thanksgiving Day Thursday, November 27, 2025
• Christmas Eve Wednesday, December 24, 2025
• Christmas Day Thursday, December 25, 2025

The Library will close at 6:00 p.m. on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving Day and on New Year’s Eve.