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Grant Writing Seminar with Katie Mitchell

Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room at Rosedale Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults

Katie Mitchell, founder and president of CCC Firm and Business Source II, will lead a grant writing seminar from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 16, at the Rosedale Library, 4036 Jefferson Highway, Jefferson.

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

Katie Mitchell, founder and president of CCC Firm and Business Source II, will lead a grant writing seminar from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 16, at the Rosedale Library, 4036 Jefferson Highway, Jefferson.

This event is in the "Everybody" group

Genealogy Class (Researching Cemetery Records)

Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room at West Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Everybody

Cemetery records let you know where your family members were laid to rest--and can connect them together.

Library: West Bank Regional Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Everybody
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:

Cemetery records let you know where your family members were laid to rest--and can connect them together.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Third Thursday Talk - "When the French Quarter Was Sicilian"

Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Jefferson & Napoleon Rooms at East Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults

Ed Branley will present “When the French Quarter was Sicilian” as part of the Third Thursday Talk at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 16, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie.

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

Ed Branley will present “When the French Quarter was Sicilian” as part of the Third Thursday Talk at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 16, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie.

This event is in the "Ages 6-11" group
This event is in the "Tweens (Ages 8-11)" group

Firefighter Day

Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Library Commons at Lakeshore Library
Program Type:
Lecture, Special Event, Storytime
Age Group:
Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11)

Want to be a firefighter when you grow up? The fire truck is coming for a visit and you're invited to check it out! Our local fire department pays the library a visit in order to help promote fire safety week. 

Library: Lakeshore Library
Room: Library Commons
Age Group: Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11)
Program Type: Lecture, Special Event, Storytime
Event Details:

Want to be a firefighter when you grow up? The fire truck is coming for a visit and you're invited to check it out! Our local fire department pays the library a visit in order to help promote fire safety week. 

This event is in the "Adults" group

ESL Class

Monday, October 20, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room at Rosedale Library
Program Type:
Lecture, Other
Age Group:
Adults

The Jefferson Parish Library, in conjunction with The New Neighbor Project, offers a beginner English as a Second Language class.

Library: Rosedale Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture, Other
Event Details:

The Jefferson Parish Library, in conjunction with The New Neighbor Project, offers a beginner English as a Second Language class.

This event is in the "Adults" group

ESL Class

Monday, October 20, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room at Gretna Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults

The New Neighbor Project will offer a series of in-person English as a Second Language classes. English as a second or foreign language is a language education program for people learning English.

Cancelled
Library: Gretna Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:

The New Neighbor Project will offer a series of in-person English as a Second Language classes. English as a second or foreign language is a language education program for people learning English.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Navigating Community Resources

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room at Rosedale Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults

Learn about different community resources. Topics will include: 

 Computer and Technology Literacy; Navigating Healthcare; Food, Shelter, and Legal Resources; and Educational and Employment Opportunities.

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

Learn about different community resources. Topics will include: 

 Computer and Technology Literacy; Navigating Healthcare; Food, Shelter, and Legal Resources; and Educational and Employment Opportunities.

This event is in the "Everybody" group

Urban Legends & Lore w/ Jerry Victoriano

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Lafitte Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Everybody

Register Open
Registration Required
Library: Lafitte Library
Age Group: Everybody
Program Type: Lecture
Registration Required
Event Details:

This event is in the "Adults" group

ESL Class

Monday, October 27, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room at Gretna Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults

The New Neighbor Project will offer a series of in-person English as a Second Language classes. English as a second or foreign language is a language education program for people learning English.

Library: Gretna Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:

The New Neighbor Project will offer a series of in-person English as a Second Language classes. English as a second or foreign language is a language education program for people learning English.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Monthly Meeting - GRSNO

Monday, October 27, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Jefferson Room at East Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults

Preservationist Emily Ford will present the basics of cemetery material conservation, at 7 p.m., Monday, Oct. 27, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie.

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

Preservationist Emily Ford will present the basics of cemetery material conservation, at 7 p.m., Monday, Oct. 27, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Navigating Community Resources

Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room at Rosedale Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults

Learn about different community resources. Topics will include: 

 Computer and Technology Literacy; Navigating Healthcare; Food, Shelter, and Legal Resources; and Educational and Employment Opportunities.

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

Learn about different community resources. Topics will include: 

 Computer and Technology Literacy; Navigating Healthcare; Food, Shelter, and Legal Resources; and Educational and Employment Opportunities.

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

Arsenic & Old Lace Tea Party

Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Jefferson Room at East Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults

You are cordially invited to don your tea party best, enjoy light refreshments, and join us for a wickedly fun discussion of the use of poison in classic and young adult literature with Ms.

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

You are cordially invited to don your tea party best, enjoy light refreshments, and join us for a wickedly fun discussion of the use of poison in classic and young adult literature with Ms.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Haunted Plantations with Ghost Hunter David Laville

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

David Laville, co-founder and lead investigator of the New Orleans Ghost Hunters, will discuss the haunted history of Louisiana’s Antebellum plantations, at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct.

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

David Laville, co-founder and lead investigator of the New Orleans Ghost Hunters, will discuss the haunted history of Louisiana’s Antebellum plantations, at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct.

This event is in the "Adults" group

ESL Class

Monday, November 3, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room at Rosedale Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults

The Jefferson Parish Library, in conjunction with The New Neighbor Project, offers a beginner English as a Second Language class.

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

The Jefferson Parish Library, in conjunction with The New Neighbor Project, offers a beginner English as a Second Language class.

This event is in the "Adults" group

ESL Class

Monday, November 3, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room at Gretna Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults

The New Neighbor Project will offer a series of in-person English as a Second Language classes. English as a second or foreign language is a language education program for people learning English.

Library: Gretna Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:

The New Neighbor Project will offer a series of in-person English as a Second Language classes. English as a second or foreign language is a language education program for people learning English.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Navigating Community Resources

Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room at Rosedale Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults

Learn about different community resources. Topics will include: 

 Computer and Technology Literacy; Navigating Healthcare; Food, Shelter, and Legal Resources; and Educational and Employment Opportunities.

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

Learn about different community resources. Topics will include: 

 Computer and Technology Literacy; Navigating Healthcare; Food, Shelter, and Legal Resources; and Educational and Employment Opportunities.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Pontchartrain Astronomy Society

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Jefferson Room at East Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults

The Pontchartrain Astronomy Society was founded in 1959 and currently has a roster of nearly 150 members from South Louisiana and South Mississippi.

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

The Pontchartrain Astronomy Society was founded in 1959 and currently has a roster of nearly 150 members from South Louisiana and South Mississippi.

This event is in the "Adults" group

World War II Discussion Group -

Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 12:45pm - 1:45pm
Jefferson Room at East Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults

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.

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group

World War II Discussion Group

Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Jefferson Room at East Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults

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.

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group

ESL Class

Monday, November 10, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room at Rosedale Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults

The Jefferson Parish Library, in conjunction with The New Neighbor Project, offers a beginner English as a Second Language class.

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

The Jefferson Parish Library, in conjunction with The New Neighbor Project, offers a beginner English as a Second Language class.

This event is in the "Adults" group

ESL Class

Monday, November 10, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room at Gretna Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults

The New Neighbor Project will offer a series of in-person English as a Second Language classes. English as a second or foreign language is a language education program for people learning English.

Library: Gretna Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:

The New Neighbor Project will offer a series of in-person English as a Second Language classes. English as a second or foreign language is a language education program for people learning English.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Lagvanec Lecture! The Navajo Code Talkers

Monday, November 10, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
East Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults

Cyril Lagvanec, PhD, the curator of the American-Italian Research Library located on the second floor of the East Bank Regional Library, will give a lecture on the Navajo Code Talkers at 7 p.m., Monday, Nov.10, at the East Bank Regional

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

Cyril Lagvanec, PhD, the curator of the American-Italian Research Library located on the second floor of the East Bank Regional Library, will give a lecture on the Navajo Code Talkers at 7 p.m., Monday, Nov.10, at the East Bank Regional

All Jefferson Parish Libraries Closed for Veterans 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 Tuesday, November 11, 2025, in observance of Veterans 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 Tuesday, November 11, 2025, in observance of Veterans Day.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Jefferson Genealogy Society

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room at Old Metairie Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults

The mission of the Jefferson Genealogical Society is to promote genealogical research through meetings and activities which provide contact with professional genealogists and historians, the opportunity for members to share their experiences,

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

The mission of the Jefferson Genealogical Society is to promote genealogical research through meetings and activities which provide contact with professional genealogists and historians, the opportunity for members to share their experiences,