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ESL Class

Monday, December 30, 2024 at 9:30am - 12:00pm
A/V Conference Room - 2nd Floor at East Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
Event Details:

The Jefferson Parish Library, in conjunction with YMCA New Orleans, offers an intermediate English as a Second Language class.

Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: A/V Conference Room - 2nd Floor
Age Group: Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

The Jefferson Parish Library, in conjunction with YMCA New Orleans, offers an intermediate English as a Second Language class.

All Jefferson Parish Libraries Closed for New Year Holiday

All Day 12/31 - 1/1
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 Tuesday, December 31, 2024, thru Wednesday, January 1, 2025, in observance of the New Year Holiday.

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 Tuesday, December 31, 2024, thru Wednesday, January 1, 2025, in observance of the New Year Holiday.

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Teen Anime Club

Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Teen Center at East Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 12-18)
Event Details:

Are you a big fan of anime and manga? We'll watch anime episodes and movies, discuss your favorite series, and much more! Open to teens ages 13-18. No registration is required...

Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: Teen Center
Age Group: Teens (Ages 12-18)
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Are you a big fan of anime and manga? We'll watch anime episodes and movies, discuss your favorite series, and much more! 

World War II Discussion Group

Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Jefferson Room at East Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

The World War II Discussion Group, headed by local teacher and historian Brian Altobello, meets the first Thursday of every month. Speakers focus on the events of the 1930s and 194...

Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: Jefferson Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:

The World War II Discussion Group, headed by local teacher and historian Brian Altobello, meets the first Thursday of every month. Speakers focus on the events of the 1930s and 1940s. Free and open to the public; registration is not required.

JPHSA Social Inclusion

Friday, January 3, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
A/V Conference Room - 2nd Floor at East Bank Regional Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Arts & Crafts for Social Inclusion

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

Arts & Crafts for Social Inclusion

Chess pieces on a chess board

Adult Chess Club

Friday, January 3, 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.

JPL Adult Fiction Writer's Group

Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 9:30am - 12:30pm
A/V Conference Room - 2nd Floor at East Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
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 crit...

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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Lego Club

Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Children's Activity Room at East Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11
Event Details:

Come try your skill, invent, and experiment in our Lego Club targeted for ages 5 to 10! Legos provided for you so you do not need to bring Legos from home. Younger siblings are wel...

Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: Children's Activity Room
Age Group: Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

Come try your skill, invent, and experiment in our Lego Club targeted for ages 5 to 10! Legos provided for you so you do not need to bring Legos from home. Younger siblings are welcome. Larger Legos provided for younger siblings.

LA Blind Veterans Association - Braille Flag Donation Ceremony

Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Jefferson & Napoleon Rooms at East Bank Regional Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Library Programming Event:  Braille Flag Donation Ceremony 

East Bank Regional Library
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: Jefferson & Napoleon Rooms
Purpose of Meeting

Library Programming Event:  Braille Flag Donation Ceremony 

ESL Class

Monday, January 6, 2025 at 9:30am - 12:00pm
A/V Conference Room - 2nd Floor at East Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
Event Details:

The Jefferson Parish Library, in conjunction with YMCA New Orleans, offers an intermediate English as a Second Language class.

Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: A/V Conference Room - 2nd Floor
Age Group: Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

The Jefferson Parish Library, in conjunction with YMCA New Orleans, offers an intermediate English as a Second Language class.

Adapted Physical Education Department

Monday, January 6, 2025 at 9:30am - 2:30pm
Jefferson Room at East Bank Regional Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Professional Development

East Bank Regional Library
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: Jefferson Room
Purpose of Meeting

Professional Development

Jefferson Parish OT/PT Continuing Education

Monday, January 6, 2025 at 9:30am - 4:00pm
Napoleon Room at East Bank Regional Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Professional Development/Training

East Bank Regional Library
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: Napoleon Room
Purpose of Meeting

Professional Development/Training

Northstar

Northstar Microsoft Excel 1

Monday, January 6, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Learning Center at East Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults
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 p...

Register Open
Required
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: Learning Center
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
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.

Northstar Microsoft Excel 2

Monday, January 6, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Learning Center at East Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults
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 dig...

Register Open
Required
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: Learning Center
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
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.

Author Event! Painting the Town: The Importance of Color in Historic New Orleans Architecture

Monday, January 6, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Jefferson Room at East Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

John Pope and Susan Langenhenning, co-authors of a new book titled Painting the Town: The Importance of Color in Historic New Orleans Architecture, will discuss it at 7 p.m., ...

Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: Jefferson Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:

John Pope and Susan Langenhenning, co-authors of a new book titled Painting the Town: The Importance of Color in Historic New Orleans Architecture, will discuss it at 7 p.m., Monday, Jan.

Google Apps for Beginners

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Learning Center at East Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

An introduction to Google Apps

Register Open
Required
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: Learning Center
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

An introduction to Google Apps

Homeschooler Hour: Slime Science

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children's Activity Room at East Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Ages 6-11
Event Details:

Hands-on activities for homeschoolers! For ages 5 & up, younger siblings are welcome. This month, we'll make slime, pinecone gnomes, galaxy jars and more! 

Register Open
Required
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: Children's Activity Room
Age Group: Ages 6-11
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Hands-on activities for homeschoolers! For ages 5 & up, younger siblings are welcome. This month, we'll make slime, pinecone gnomes, galaxy jars and more! 

Mah-jong for Fun

Tuesday, January 7, 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:

This group is geared for those who want to play (and even learn) the American version of Mah-jong, the traditional tile game established in China about 100 years ago. It meets (alm...

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

This group is geared for those who want to play (and even learn) the American version of Mah-jong, the traditional tile game established in China about 100 years ago. It meets (almost) every Tuesday in the A/V Conference Room.

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Teen Advisory Group

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Teen Center at East Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 12-18)
Event Details:

Looking for ways to get involved and give back to your local community? Come out and help plan library programs, earn volunteer hours, and make new friends. Open to teens ages...

Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: Teen Center
Age Group: Teens (Ages 12-18)
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Looking for ways to get involved and give back to your local community? Come out and help plan library programs, earn volunteer hours, and make new friends. 

Settlers of Catan board game

Heat of Battle

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Special Collections at East Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
Event Details:

Enjoy a good strategy game? Want a place to socialize and meet fellow game lovers? Come play board and card games, and meet new people! Meeting upstairs in the Special Collections ...

Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: Special Collections
Age Group: Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Enjoy a good strategy game? Want a place to socialize and meet fellow game lovers? Come play board and card games, and meet new people! Meeting upstairs in the Special Collections Department.

Food/Cocktail Demo - The Cuisine of the War of 1812

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Jefferson & Napoleon Rooms at East Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Everybody
Event Details:

Two food/cocktail demonstrations at the Jefferson Parish Library – one on each bank of the river – will honor the legacy of the War of 1812. Nora Wetzel, a local chef who spec...

Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: Jefferson & Napoleon Rooms
Age Group: Everybody
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:

Two food/cocktail demonstrations at the Jefferson Parish Library – one on each bank of the river – will honor the legacy of the War of 1812. 

AARP Tax Aid Training

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 9:00am - 5:00pm
Napoleon Room at East Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: Napoleon Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other

ESL Class

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 9:30am - 12:00pm
A/V Conference Room - 2nd Floor at East Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
Event Details:

The Jefferson Parish Library, in conjunction with YMCA New Orleans, offers an intermediate English as a Second Language class.

Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: A/V Conference Room - 2nd Floor
Age Group: Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

The Jefferson Parish Library, in conjunction with YMCA New Orleans, offers an intermediate English as a Second Language class.

storytime graphic

Storytime with Craft

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Stage Area at East Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Ages 0-5
Event Details:

Join us for books, songs, and play! Our program starts with stories and songs before our weekly activity. This event is for toddlers and preschool children.

Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: Children's Stage Area
Age Group: Ages 0-5
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for books, songs, and play! Our program starts with stories and songs before our weekly activity. This event is for toddlers and preschool children.