Grab & Go Craft: Butterfly

All Day
Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11
Library: River Ridge Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Come to the River Ridge Library and pick up a Grab & Go Craft to take and make! Available until supplies run out. No registration is necessary. These crafts are for children ages 4 to 9 years old.

Craft: Butterfly

Cars & Coffee at the Library

9:30am - 11:30am
Adults
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Automotive Enthusiasts rejoice! The Jefferson Parish Library is hosting its first ever Cars & Coffee event! Bring your cool car or motorcycle and hang out with other enthusiasts while enjoying some of our exclusive Library Blend Coffee!

JPL Adult Fiction Writer's Group

9:30am - 12:30pm
Adults
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: A/V Conference Room - 2nd Floor
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

The purpose of the group is to encourage local writers to create works of fiction  - novels, novellas. short stories, flash fiction, etc. Writers submit manuscripts to be critiqued by other group members.

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Social Worker Educational Workshop

9:30am - 1:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: Napoleon Room
Purpose of Meeting

educational workshop for social workers

Saturday Craft

10:00am - 10:30am
Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Age Group: Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Join us for arts and crafts at the library! First come, first served. Entry into craft closes at 10:15 a.m.

Zen Meditation

10:00am - 11:00am
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.

Lego Club

10:00am - 12:00pm
Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11)
Library: Rosedale Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11)
Program Type: Other
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 Lego Club. 

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DKG/ GNOAC Founders’ Tribute

10:15am - 2:15pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: Jefferson Room
Purpose of Meeting

To award scholarships to two UNO students.
To pay tribute as a group to the founding women educators who created the Delta Kappa Gamma teacher society in 1929.

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. 

Lego Club

10:30am - 11:30am
Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11)
Library: Harahan Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11)
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 first Saturday of the month. This event is for children ages 4 years old and up.

Cancelled

Project Power: Children's Fitness

10:30am - 11:30am
Ages 6-11
Required
Library: Lakeshore Library
Room: Library Commons
Age Group: Ages 6-11
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Workshop
Event Details:

We’re excited to host Project Power in our community for children aged 6–11! This no cost interactive program raises type 2 diabetes awareness, provides diabetes risk reduction education, and encourages participation from the whole family!

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.

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: 

Free Tax Preparation Assistance

11:00am - 3:00pm
Everybody
Library: West Bank Regional Library
Room: Whole Branch
Age Group: Everybody
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

The IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program in partnership with Community Housing Education Center offers free, one-on-one tax return preparation to qualified individuals with an annual income of $67,000 or less.  

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.

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Lunch and Learn Credit Knowledge

11:30am - 12:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library: Gretna Library
Room: Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

Real estate agent hosting a credit knowledge lunch and learn

Hidden Truths and Enlightened Pirates, Works of David Graeber Book Club

12:30pm - 2:00pm
Adults
Library: Rosedale Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Book : The Ultimate Hidden Truth of the World..... essays

By David Graeber

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Oliver Pollock Chapter, NSDAR

12:30pm - 2:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library: Terrytown Library
Room: Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

To conduct the business of the organization, which is community service in Jefferson Parish and to promote patriotism, honoring veterans, and preservation of history.

National Autism Awareness Event

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Family, Everybody
Register Open
Required
Library: West Bank Regional Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Family, Everybody
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games, Health & Wellness, Special Event, Other
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

In observance of National Autism Awareness Month, the Jane O'Brien Chatelain Westbank Regional Library will host a special program on April 5, 2025, from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, featuring representatives from Jefferson Parish Parks & Recreati

Trading Card Game Day

1:00pm - 4:30pm
Adults
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: A/V Conference Room - 2nd Floor
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Do you like card games? Well come join us in our Trading Card Game Day! Come hangout and play Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh and more! Make new friends while you have fun playing your favorite TCG! 

Lego Club

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11)
Library: River Ridge Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11)
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

LEGO free play for children ages six and up. LEGOs and blocks will be provided. This event is for children ages 6 to 13 years old.

Sensory Saturday

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11)
Library: West Bank Regional Library
Room: Children's Stage Area
Age Group: Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11)
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Join us for engaging programming that is designed for all ages and abilities. Parental supervision required. Please call the Children’s Desk at (504) 364-3664 ahead for the latest information.

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La Maison Annual Owners Meeting

2:00pm - 4:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: Napoleon Room
Purpose of Meeting

To host the annual owners meeting for the La Maison Condominium Association.

Lego Time

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Family
Library: Lafitte Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Chess Club

2:30pm - 4:30pm
Family, Everybody
Library: North Kenner Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Family, Everybody
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Join us for Chess Club! In this non-competitive environment, for beginners and up, come learn how to play or just play for fun with other enthusiasts.