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Yoga by the Books

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Meeting Room at Gretna Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This gentle yoga class is given by Registered Yoga Teacher Peter Spera every Wednesday & Thursday at the Gretna Library. Spera has 20 years of experience in yoga. Bring a yoga ...

Library: Gretna Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

This gentle yoga class is given by Registered Yoga Teacher Peter Spera every Wednesday & Thursday at the Gretna Library. Spera has 20 years of experience in yoga. Bring a yoga mat and wear comfortable clothes.

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.

Advanced Crochet Class

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Back Sitting Area at Lafitte Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Tweens (Ages 8-11), Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Adult Tabletop Roleplaying Games

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Napoleon Room at East Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This event is for players, experienced and new, to join adventures across different continents, fighting different villains, saving town’s people and slaying some dragons! Play Dun...

Register Open
Required
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: Napoleon Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games
Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

This event is for players, experienced and new, to join adventures across different continents, fighting different villains, saving town’s people and slaying some dragons!

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Lakeshore Movie Night: (Rated: , mins.)

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Library Commons at Lakeshore Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

For more information, please call 504-838-4375.

Cancelled
Library: Lakeshore Library
Room: Library Commons
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

For more information, please call 504-838-4375.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Lakeshore Movie Night: Deadpool & Wolverine (Rated: R, 2024, 2h 7m)

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 6:15pm - 8:30pm
Library Commons at Lakeshore Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Deadpool's peaceful existence comes crashing down when the Time Variance Authority recruits him to help safeguard the multiverse. He soon unites with his would-be pal, Wolverine, t...

Library: Lakeshore Library
Room: Library Commons
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Deadpool's peaceful existence comes crashing down when the Time Variance Authority recruits him to help safeguard the multiverse.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

YMCA Adult Literacy

Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 11:30am - 1:00pm
Meeting Room at Belle Terre Library
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Adult Literacy – YMCA Literary Services will hold adult literacy classes from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesday, Wednesdays and Thursdays at the Belle Terre Library, 5550...

Library: Belle Terre Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

Adult Literacy – YMCA Literary Services will hold adult literacy classes from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesday, Wednesdays and Thursdays at the Belle Terre Library, 5550 Belle Terre Road.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Yoga by the Books

Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Meeting Room at Gretna Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This gentle yoga class is given by Registered Yoga Teacher Peter Spera every Wednesday & Thursday at the Gretna Library. Spera has 20 years of experience in yoga. Bring a yoga ...

Library: Gretna Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

This gentle yoga class is given by Registered Yoga Teacher Peter Spera every Wednesday & Thursday at the Gretna Library. Spera has 20 years of experience in yoga. Bring a yoga mat and wear comfortable clothes.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Creative Writing Workshop for Beginners

Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
A/V Conference Room - 2nd Floor at East Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Lecture, Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Vicki Salloum, a local author who has written four novels and numerous short stories, will lead an introduction to fiction writing workshop on Thursday afternoons at the East Bank ...

Register Open
Required
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: A/V Conference Room - 2nd Floor
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture, Workshop
Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

Vicki Salloum, a local author who has written four novels and numerous short stories, will lead an introduction to fiction writing workshop on Thursday afternoons at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Old Metairie Bridge Club

Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room at Old Metairie Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for Bridge Club in the Old Metairie Meeting Room!  Beginners welcome!

Library: Old Metairie Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Join us for Bridge Club in the Old Metairie Meeting Room!  Beginners welcome!

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

Starting Stitches: Open Stitch

Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room at Belle Terre Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
Event Details:

Bring a project you're working on, sewing, quilting, embroidery, crochet, or any type of creative needlework, and socialize with others with similar interests. Please note that thi...

Library: Belle Terre Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Bring a project you're working on, sewing, quilting, embroidery, crochet, or any type of creative needlework, and socialize with others with similar interests.

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.

Community Garden Work Hour

Friday, May 23, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room at Terrytown Library
Program Type:
Gardening
Age Group:
Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11), Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults, Family, Everybody
Event Details:

Come garden alongside the Golden Gardeners as we work on our very first Community Garden! Learn what to grow and how to tend a vegetable and flower garden during this informal work...

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
Program Type: Gardening
Event Details:

Come garden alongside the Golden Gardeners as we work on our very first Community Garden! Learn what to grow and how to tend a vegetable and flower garden during this informal work hour. Open to all ages and experience levels. 

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.

Free Nutrition Class with the LSU Agricultural Center

Friday, May 23, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room at Terrytown Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11), Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults, Family
Event Details:

This four-week course is taught by the LSU Agricultural Center, providing a free food and nutrition education program. Week 1: Fruits, Vegetables, And Choosing your Dairy.Week...

Register Open
Required
Library: Terrytown Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11), Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults, Family
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

This four-week course is taught by the LSU Agricultural Center, providing a free food and nutrition education program. 

Week 1: Fruits, Vegetables, And Choosing your Dairy.

Week 2: Whole Grains and Varying Your Protein Sources

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Adult Chess Club

Friday, May 23, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
A/V Conference Room - 2nd Floor at East Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for Chess Club! We welcome amateurs, novices, and dabblers of chess, who would like to play in a semi-competitive and/or social environment. No registration is required. In...

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

Join us for Chess Club! We welcome amateurs, novices, and dabblers of chess, who would like to play in a semi-competitive and/or social environment. No registration is required. Instruction will be available on occasions.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Boating Safety - Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

Saturday, May 24, 2025 at 9:15am - 4:15pm
Meeting Room at West Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will conduct a boating safety class beginning at 9 a.m., Saturday, May 24, at the Jane O'Brien Chatelain West Bank Regional Libra...

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 a.m., Saturday, May 24, at the Jane O'Brien Chatelain West Bank Regional Library, 2751 Manhattan Blvd., Harvey.

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

Playstation Virtual Reality Experience

Saturday, May 24, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room at River Ridge Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
Event Details:

This event will consist of an hour of one on one VR experience (only one person can register per session). This event is for adults, teens, and children ages 10 years old and up.

Required
Library: River Ridge Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
Program Type: Games
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

This event will consist of an hour of one on one VR e

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Zen Meditation

Saturday, May 24, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room at Gretna Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Matt's Morning Mah-jong

Saturday, May 24, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room at Rosedale Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

If you are interested in learning the game of Mahjong, but are intimidated by the fast pace of traditional Mahjong clubs, then come join us for a relaxed learning experience.Seatin...

Library: Rosedale Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

If you are interested in learning the game of Mahjong, but are intimidated by the fast pace of traditional Mahjong clubs, then come join us for a relaxed learning experience.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Movie Club

Saturday, May 24, 2025 at 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Meeting Room at Rosedale Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Movie Discussed - TBDIf you love watching movies and talking about them, come to Rosedale’s Movie Club. This Month’s Discussion is to be determined.

Library: Rosedale Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Movie Discussed - TBD

If you love watching movies and talking about them, come to Rosedale’s Movie Club. This Month’s Discussion is to be determined.

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

Hitchcock Matinee

Saturday, May 24, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room at Westwego Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
Event Details:

Join us at Westwego, where we'll be screening a different Hitchcock film every other Saturday. The film series begins on Saturday, May 10th with a screening of Rope!May 10: RopeMay...

Library: Westwego Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Join us at Westwego, where we'll be screening a different Hitchcock film every other Saturday. The film series begins on Saturday, May 10th with a screening of Rope!

May 10: Rope

May 24: Notorious

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Movie: Private Benjamin (1980) (Rating-R Run time 109 minutes.)

Saturday, May 24, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room at Rosedale Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

When a pampered woman's husband dies on their wedding night, she is enticed by an ad to join the Army: the one with the condos and private rooms, but she soon finds the come-on was...

Library: Rosedale Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

When a pampered woman's husband dies on their wedding night, she is enticed by an ad to join the Army: the one with the condos and private rooms, but she soon finds the come-on was a bait-and-switch, and she's in the Army now.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Everybody" group.

Chess Club

Saturday, May 24, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room at Wagner Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Adults, Everybody
Event Details:

Join our Chess Club!  Learn to play chess, a game that is played all over the world. Learn the basic moves and strategies. No knowledge of chess is needed.  Beginners and...

Library: Wagner Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Everybody
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Join our Chess Club!  Learn to play chess, a game that is played all over the world. Learn the basic moves and strategies. No knowledge of chess is needed.  Beginners and seasoned pros are welcome.  We meet one Saturday each month.

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.

Lakeshore Matinee: Piece by Piece (2024, Rated: PG ,1h 33m)

Saturday, May 24, 2025 at 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Library Commons at Lakeshore Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11), Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults, Family, Everybody
Event Details:

A vibrant journey through the life of Pharrell Williams, told through the lens of LEGO animation. For more information, please call 504-838-4375.

Library: Lakeshore Library
Room: Library Commons
Age Group: Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11), Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults, Family, Everybody
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

A vibrant journey through the life of Pharrell Williams, told through the lens of LEGO animation. For more information, please call 504-838-4375.

All Jefferson Parish Libraries Closed for Memorial 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 Monday, May 26, 2025, for Memorial 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 Monday, May 26, 2025, for Memorial Day.

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

Tuesday Crochet

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room at Belle Terre Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
Event Details:

An informal group for all levels of crocheters. We are primarily a crochet group, but knitters are welcome.

Library: Belle Terre Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

An informal group for all levels of crocheters. We are primarily a crochet group, but knitters are welcome.