Zen Meditation

9:30am - 10:30am
Adults
Library: Gretna Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Introduction to sitting and walking Zen meditation. Please bring a cushion to sit on.

Painting Workshop

10:00am - 11:00am
Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11), Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults, Family, Everybody
Library: Belle Terre Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11), Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults, Family, Everybody
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

A painting project for all ages and levels of experience. 

Northstar Microsoft Excel 2

10:00am - 12:00pm
Adults
Register Open
Required
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: Learning Center
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

 Northstar Digital Learning is aimed at helping adults acquire the technology skills they desire in a low-pressure setting. This class takes what you learned in Part 1 and digs a little deeper.

Reservation

Beitelle Tora Teaching

10:00am - 1:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library: West Bank Regional Library
Room: Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

Tora Educational classes

JPL GenExpo

10:00am - 1:00pm
Adults
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: Jefferson & Napoleon Rooms
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:

Emily Ford, a cemetery preservationist, monumental mason, and writer of New Orleans cemetery history, will give a presentation titled Caring for the Family Tomb or Gravesite, at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan.

Reservation

Emma V Kelly Council Elks Meeting

10:00am - 2:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: A/V Conference Room - 2nd Floor
Purpose of Meeting

Monthly planning meeting for youth scholarships, etc.

Basic Beginner Chess for Kids

10:30am - 11:30am
Ages 6-11
Registration Closed
Required
Library: Harahan Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Ages 6-11
Program Type: Games
Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

Come and have fun! Learn to play chess, a game that is played all over the world and that dates back more than a thousand years to Ancient India.  Learn the basic moves and strategies! No knowledge of chess is needed.

Lego Club

10:30am - 11:30am
Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11), Teens (Ages 12-18)
Library: Old Metairie Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11), Teens (Ages 12-18)
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Join us for Lego Club at the library! Take the challenge and make a cool creation to be displayed in the library until the next meeting! Lego Club meets every other Saturday. This event is for children ages 4 years old and up. 

Storytime with Craft

10:30am - 11:30am
Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11
Library: Westwego Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for books, songs, and play! This event is for toddlers and preschool children.

Storytime with Craft

10:30am - 12:00pm
Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11
Library: Gretna Library
Age Group: Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Event Details:

This event includes stories for children ages 3 to 7 years old.

Bilingual Mandarin/English Storytime: Lunar New Year!

11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: Children's Stage Area
Age Group: Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for a bilingual storytime and craft to celebrate Lunar New Year! 

Storytime with Craft

11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11
Library: Terrytown Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Event Details:

Listen to a story read by one of our librarians and stay to do a fun craft together! This event is for children ages 3 to 10 years old. 

Book: 
Craft: 

Teen Game Day with PlayStation 5

11:00am - 1:00pm
Teens (Ages 12-18)
Library: West Bank Regional Library
Age Group: Teens (Ages 12-18)
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Stop by the Teen Center for to play the adventure quest game Sackboy on PS5! 

Reservation

Life Center Financial Summit

11:00am - 4:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library: Gretna Library
Room: Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

To educate church members on personal finances, making a will, investments, life insurance, etc.

Lego Club

11:30am - 12:30pm
Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11
Library: Westwego Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Join us for Lego Club at the library! Come and build with us! Meets on Saturdays. Ages 4+; Parental supervision required.


 

Algiers Quilting Bee

11:30am - 4:30pm
Adults
Library: Belle Terre Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Join us for the January meeting of the Algiers Quilting Bee. Sew, quilt, and visit with fellow fiber artists!

Dewey Doables

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Tweens (Ages 8-11), Teens (Ages 12-18)
Library: Lafitte Library
Room: Back Sitting Area
Age Group: Tweens (Ages 8-11), Teens (Ages 12-18)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Lego Club

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11)
Library: Lafitte Library
Room: Whole Branch
Age Group: Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11)
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Build with Legos and use your imagination!

Northstar Microsoft Excel 3

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
Register Open
Required
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: Learning Center
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

 Northstar Digital Learning is aimed at helping adults acquire the technology skills they desire in a low-pressure setting. This class takes what you learned in Part 2 and digs a little deeper.

Plant Swap

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11), Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults, Family, Everybody
Library: Terrytown Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11), Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults, Family, Everybody
Event Details:

Bring cuttings or full plants (1 or a few) and swap with other home gardeners. Indoor and outdoor plants are welcome!   

Saturday Matinee:

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Everybody
Library: Live Oak Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Everybody
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

For more information, please call 504-736-8475.

Winter Watercolors

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Everybody
Library: Grand Isle Library
Age Group: Everybody
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Escape the chill and enjoy a cozy time painting felt pictures and mingling. This event is all-ages but children 11 and under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Art Explorations with Paintedwitlove's Brittani Landry

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Tweens (Ages 8-11)
Register Open
Required
Library: West Bank Regional Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens (Ages 8-11)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:

"Let the Good Times Roll" at the library! Paintedwitlove's Brittani Landry is a Jazz & Heritage Community Partnership Grant recipient, and she’s agreed to give art classes for kids for Jefferson Parish Library! Ages 9 to 12.

Disclaimer(s)

Attendee MUST Give 24 HOUR Cancellation Notice to Allow Others on the Waiting List to Attend.

Book Club

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Adults, Everybody
Library: North Kenner Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Everybody
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us for Book Club! We will be discussing Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile.