Gretna Library Closure Notice

The Gretna Library will be closed on Saturday, June 7th. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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Northstar Microsoft Excel 1

Friday, June 6, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Computer Lab at West Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults

 Northstar Digital Learning is aimed at helping adults acquire the technology skills they desire in a low-pressure setting. Learners will open and close a workbook. Identify parts of Excel Screen: ribbon, formula bar, active cell, name box.

Register Open
Registration Required
Library: West Bank Regional Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Registration Required
Event Details:

 Northstar Digital Learning is aimed at helping adults acquire the technology skills they desire in a low-pressure setting. Learners will open and close a workbook. Identify parts of Excel Screen: ribbon, formula bar, active cell, name box.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Northstar Microsoft Excel 2

Friday, June 6, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Computer Lab at West Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults

 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.

Register Open
Registration Required
Library: West Bank Regional Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Registration Required
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.

This event is in the "Teens (Ages 12-18)" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Teen Wellness Afternoon: Guided Breathing Meditation

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Meeting Room at West Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults

Improve circulation and relax and regain your focus this summer with guided breathing meditation in the West Bank Regional Meeting Room. This program uses recordings and will not have a live instructor. 

Library: West Bank Regional Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Summer Reading Program
Event Details:

Improve circulation and relax and regain your focus this summer with guided breathing meditation in the West Bank Regional Meeting Room. This program uses recordings and will not have a live instructor. 

This event is in the "Teens (Ages 12-18)" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Android Phones 101 for Seniors

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 9:30am - 11:30am
Computer Lab at West Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Senior Citizens Program, Technology Class
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults

Android Phones 101 for Seniors is designed for seniors with limited smartphone experience. Participants will learn smartphone terminology and have hands-on experience with a senior guide (seniors guiding seniors).

Register Open
Registration Required
Library: West Bank Regional Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
Program Type: Senior Citizens Program, Technology Class
Registration Required
Event Details:

Android Phones 101 for Seniors is designed for seniors with limited smartphone experience. Participants will learn smartphone terminology and have hands-on experience with a senior guide (seniors guiding seniors).

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Any Book Club (Children's Books)

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room at West Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for an Any Book Club. Choose any book from the genre--this month it's Children's Books--and come ready to discuss it with the group.

Library: West Bank Regional Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us for an Any Book Club. Choose any book from the genre--this month it's Children's Books--and come ready to discuss it with the group.

This event is in the "Teens (Ages 12-18)" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Android Phones 101 for Seniors

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 9:30am - 11:30am
Computer Lab at West Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Senior Citizens Program, Technology Class
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults

Android Phones 101 for Seniors is designed for seniors with limited smartphone experience. Participants will learn smartphone terminology and have hands-on experience with a senior guide (seniors guiding seniors).

Register Open
Registration Required
Library: West Bank Regional Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
Program Type: Senior Citizens Program, Technology Class
Registration Required
Event Details:

Android Phones 101 for Seniors is designed for seniors with limited smartphone experience. Participants will learn smartphone terminology and have hands-on experience with a senior guide (seniors guiding seniors).

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Northstar Basic Computer

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Computer Lab at West Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults

 Northstar Digital Learning is aimed at helping adults acquire the technology skills they desire in a low-pressure setting.

Register Open
Registration Required
Library: West Bank Regional Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Registration Required
Event Details:

 Northstar Digital Learning is aimed at helping adults acquire the technology skills they desire in a low-pressure setting.

All Jefferson Parish Libraries Closed for Juneteenth Holiday

All Day
Belle Terre Library, East Bank Regional Library, Grand Isle Library, Gretna Library, Harahan Library, Lafitte Library, Lakeshore Library, Live Oak Library, North Kenner Library, Old Metairie Library, River Ridge Library, Rosedale Library, Terrytown Library, Wagner Library, West Bank Regional Library, Westwego Library

All Jefferson Parish Libraries will be closed Friday, June 20, 2025, for the Juneteenth Day Holiday.

Closing
Branches:
Belle Terre Library, East Bank Regional Library, Grand Isle Library, Gretna Library, Harahan Library, Lafitte Library, Lakeshore Library, Live Oak Library, North Kenner Library, Old Metairie Library, River Ridge Library, Rosedale Library, Terrytown Library, Wagner Library, West Bank Regional Library, Westwego Library
Description:

All Jefferson Parish Libraries will be closed Friday, June 20, 2025, for the Juneteenth Day Holiday.

This event is in the "Teens (Ages 12-18)" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Teen Wellness Afternoon: Breathing Meditation

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Meeting Room at West Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults

Improve circulation, relax and regain your focus this summer with guided breathing meditation in the West Bank Regional Meeting Room. This program uses recordings and will not have a live instructor. 

Library: West Bank Regional Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Summer Reading Program
Event Details:

Improve circulation, relax and regain your focus this summer with guided breathing meditation in the West Bank Regional Meeting Room. This program uses recordings and will not have a live instructor. 

This event is in the "Teens (Ages 12-18)" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Android Phones 101 for Seniors

Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 9:30am - 11:30am
Computer Lab at West Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Senior Citizens Program, Technology Class
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults

Android Phones 101 for Seniors is designed for seniors with limited smartphone experience. Participants will learn smartphone terminology and have hands-on experience with a senior guide (seniors guiding seniors).

Register Open
Registration Required
Library: West Bank Regional Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
Program Type: Senior Citizens Program, Technology Class
Registration Required
Event Details:

Android Phones 101 for Seniors is designed for seniors with limited smartphone experience. Participants will learn smartphone terminology and have hands-on experience with a senior guide (seniors guiding seniors).

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Northstar Using Email

Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Computer Lab at West Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults

This class covers setting up an email account (using Gmail) and the basics of composing, sending and receiving emails. We also discuss uploading and sending an attachment.

Register Open
Registration Required
Library: West Bank Regional Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Registration Required
Event Details:

This class covers setting up an email account (using Gmail) and the basics of composing, sending and receiving emails. We also discuss uploading and sending an attachment.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Classic Movie Night: A Lady Takes a Chance (dir. William A. Seiter, 1943, 86 min.)

Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room at West Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Lecture, Movie
Age Group:
Adults

Facing forty, a NYC spinster on a bus tour of the West encounters a handsome rodeo cowboy who helps her forget her unsuitable city suitors.

Presentation to follow: Jean Arthur

Library: West Bank Regional Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture, Movie
Event Details:

Facing forty, a NYC spinster on a bus tour of the West encounters a handsome rodeo cowboy who helps her forget her unsuitable city suitors.

Presentation to follow: Jean Arthur

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Northstar Microsoft PowerPoint 1

Friday, June 27, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Computer Lab at West Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults

Northstar Digital Learning is aimed at helping adults acquire the technology skills they desire in a low-pressure setting. This class explores the basics of Microsoft PowerPoint 2016.

Register Open
Registration Required
Library: West Bank Regional Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Registration Required
Event Details:

Northstar Digital Learning is aimed at helping adults acquire the technology skills they desire in a low-pressure setting. This class explores the basics of Microsoft PowerPoint 2016.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Northstar Microsoft PowerPoint 2

Friday, June 27, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Computer Lab at West Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults

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.

Register Open
Registration Required
Library: West Bank Regional Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Registration Required
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.

This event is in the "Teens (Ages 12-18)" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Teen Anime Afternoon: The Rose of Versailles

Monday, June 30, 2025 at 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Meeting Room at West Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Movie, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults

Escape the heat and venture to opulent 18th century France with a viewing of this recent adaptation of classic shojo manga, The Rose of Versailles.

Library: West Bank Regional Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
Program Type: Movie, Summer Reading Program
Event Details:

Escape the heat and venture to opulent 18th century France with a viewing of this recent adaptation of classic shojo manga, The Rose of Versailles.

All Jefferson Parish Libraries Will Be Closed for Independence Day

All Day
Avondale Library, Belle Terre Library, East Bank Regional Library, Grand Isle Library, Gretna Library, Harahan Library, Lafitte Library, Lakeshore Library, Live Oak Library, North Kenner Library, Old Metairie Library, River Ridge Library, Rosedale Library, Terrytown Library, Wagner Library, West Bank Regional Library, Westwego Library

All Jefferson Parish Libraries will be closed Friday, July 4, 2025, for Independence Day.

Closing
Branches:
Avondale Library, Belle Terre Library, East Bank Regional Library, Grand Isle Library, Gretna Library, Harahan Library, Lafitte Library, Lakeshore Library, Live Oak Library, North Kenner Library, Old Metairie Library, River Ridge Library, Rosedale Library, Terrytown Library, Wagner Library, West Bank Regional Library, Westwego Library
Description:

All Jefferson Parish Libraries will be closed Friday, July 4, 2025, for Independence Day.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Any Book Club (NOLA)

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room at West Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for an Any Book Club. Choose any book from the genre--this month it's books inspired by or written about NOLA--and come ready to discuss it with the group.

Library: West Bank Regional Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us for an Any Book Club. Choose any book from the genre--this month it's books inspired by or written about NOLA--and come ready to discuss it with the group.

This event is in the "Tweens (Ages 8-11)" group.
This event is in the "Teens (Ages 12-18)" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Teen Movie Matinee: Barbie

Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Meeting Room at West Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Tweens (Ages 8-11), Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults

Did you know the production of Barbie created a worldwide shortage of pink dye in 2023? This summer, the Teen Center will be spotlighting movies for the use of color in film to go with our theme, Color Our World.

Library: West Bank Regional Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens (Ages 8-11), Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Did you know the production of Barbie created a worldwide shortage of pink dye in 2023? This summer, the Teen Center will be spotlighting movies for the use of color in film to go with our theme, Color Our World.

This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group.
This event is in the "Ages 6-11" group.
This event is in the "Tweens (Ages 8-11)" group.
This event is in the "Teens (Ages 12-18)" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Family" group.
This event is in the "Everybody" group.

Hula Hooping for Everyone

Monday, July 21, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room at West Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11), Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults, Family, Everybody

Get ready for an action-packed experience with our interactive hula hoop event! The fun kicks off with a dazzling hula hoop performance that will leave you inspired.

Register Open
Registration Required
Library: West Bank Regional 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: Summer Reading Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Get ready for an action-packed experience with our interactive hula hoop event! The fun kicks off with a dazzling hula hoop performance that will leave you inspired.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Hula Hooping for Grown Ups

Monday, July 21, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room at West Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Adults

Think you can't? Yes you can!  In this beginner level class, participants will learn a variety of hula hooping moves.  Hooping is a low impact cardio exercise that improves balance, core strength, and calms the mind.

Library: West Bank Regional Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Summer Reading Program
Event Details:

Think you can't? Yes you can!  In this beginner level class, participants will learn a variety of hula hooping moves.  Hooping is a low impact cardio exercise that improves balance, core strength, and calms the mind.

This event is in the "Teens (Ages 12-18)" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Teen Wellness Afternoon: Guided Meditation

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Meeting Room at West Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults

Increase circulation, de-stress, and regain focus with this guided meditation hour in the West Bank Regional Meeting Room. This program uses recordings and will not have a live instructor. 

Library: West Bank Regional Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Summer Reading Program
Event Details:

Increase circulation, de-stress, and regain focus with this guided meditation hour in the West Bank Regional Meeting Room. This program uses recordings and will not have a live instructor. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Classic Movie Night: My Man Godfrey (dir. Gregory LaCava, 1936, 94 min.)

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room at West Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Lecture, Movie
Age Group:
Adults

A scatterbrained socialite hires a vagrant as a family butler - but there's more to Godfrey than meets the eye.

Presentation to follow: Carole Lombard, Part 1

Library: West Bank Regional Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture, Movie
Event Details:

A scatterbrained socialite hires a vagrant as a family butler - but there's more to Godfrey than meets the eye.

Presentation to follow: Carole Lombard, Part 1

This event is in the "Teens (Ages 12-18)" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Teen Movie Matinee: Godzilla Minus One Minus Color

Friday, July 25, 2025 at 12:30pm - 3:45pm
West Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Movie, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults

This summer the Teen Center will be spotlighting the use of color in films to go with our theme, Color Our World. Have you ever thought about how black and white can change the tone of a movie?

Library: West Bank Regional Library
Age Group: Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
Program Type: Movie, Summer Reading Program
Event Details:

This summer the Teen Center will be spotlighting the use of color in films to go with our theme, Color Our World. Have you ever thought about how black and white can change the tone of a movie?

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Boating Safety - Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

Saturday, August 9, 2025 at 9:15am - 4:15pm
Meeting Room at West Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Adults

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will conduct a boating safety class beginning at 9:15 a.m., Saturday, Ag. 9, at the Jane O'Brien Chatelain West Bank Regional Library, 2751 Manhattan Blvd., Harvey.

Library: West Bank Regional Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will conduct a boating safety class beginning at 9:15 a.m., Saturday, Ag. 9, at the Jane O'Brien Chatelain West Bank Regional Library, 2751 Manhattan Blvd., Harvey.