Event List

Tai Chi & Chai Tea

Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Meeting Room at Live Oak Library

Program Type:

Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Tweens (Ages 8-11), Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults

Join us on Thursdays @ 11 AM for Tai Chi & Chai Tea.

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Library: Live Oak Library

Room: Meeting Room

Age Group: Tweens (Ages 8-11), Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults

Program Type: Health & Wellness

Event Details:

Join us on Thursdays @ 11 AM for Tai Chi & Chai Tea.

Yoga by the Books

Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Meeting Room at Gretna Library

Program Type:

Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Adults

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.

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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.

Fitness Goals

Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Meeting Room at Terrytown Library

Program Type:

Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11), Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults, Family

Your local librarians are working on their fitness. Come join! We will be working out together using our collection of Zumba, Pilates, and Dance Cardio DVDs. All ages welcome!

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Library: Terrytown Library

Room: Meeting Room

Age Group: Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11), Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults, Family

Program Type: Health & Wellness

Event Details:

Your local librarians are working on their fitness. Come join! We will be working out together using our collection of Zumba, Pilates, and Dance Cardio DVDs. All ages welcome!

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.

Zen Meditation

Saturday, July 5, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:30am

Meeting Room at Gretna Library

Program Type:

Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Adults

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

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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.

Mindfulness with Dr. Jayashree Kamath Rao

Monday, July 7, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Jefferson Room at East Bank Regional Library

Program Type:

Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Adults

Dr. Rao leads participants through the principles of mindfulness. Anyone may attend.

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Library: East Bank Regional Library

Room: Jefferson Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Health & Wellness

Event Details:

Dr. Rao leads participants through the principles of mindfulness. Anyone may attend.

Wetland Walkers

Monday, July 7, 2025 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm

Lafitte Library

Program Type:

Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Adults

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Library: Lafitte Library

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Health & Wellness

Event Details:

Memory Cafe

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am

Meeting Room at Westwego Library

Program Type:

Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Adults

Memory Cafés are social gatherings for people living with changes in their memory or thinking, and the people who care about them.

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Library: Westwego Library

Room: Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Health & Wellness

Event Details:

Memory Cafés are social gatherings for people living with changes in their memory or thinking, and the people who care about them.

Yoga by the Books

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Meeting Room at Gretna Library

Program Type:

Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Adults

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.

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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.

Kitten Yoga

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Jefferson & Napoleon Rooms at East Bank Regional Library

Program Type:

Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults

Stretch, relax, and enjoy a fun yoga session surrounded by playful, adoptable kittens! Cats and kittens from Jefferson SPCA will be on-site to meet, play, and maybe even find their forever homes.

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Library: East Bank Regional Library

Room: Jefferson & Napoleon Rooms

Age Group: Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults

Program Type: Health & Wellness

Event Details:

Stretch, relax, and enjoy a fun yoga session surrounded by playful, adoptable kittens! Cats and kittens from Jefferson SPCA will be on-site to meet, play, and maybe even find their forever homes.

Tai Chi & Chai Tea

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Meeting Room at Live Oak Library

Program Type:

Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Tweens (Ages 8-11), Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults

Join us on Thursdays @ 11 AM for Tai Chi & Chai Tea.

View Details

Library: Live Oak Library

Room: Meeting Room

Age Group: Tweens (Ages 8-11), Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults

Program Type: Health & Wellness

Event Details:

Join us on Thursdays @ 11 AM for Tai Chi & Chai Tea.

Yoga by the Books

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Meeting Room at Gretna Library

Program Type:

Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Adults

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.

View Details

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.

Fitness Goals

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Meeting Room at Terrytown Library

Program Type:

Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11), Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults, Family

Your local librarians are working on their fitness. Come join! We will be working out together using our collection of Zumba, Pilates, and Dance Cardio DVDs. All ages welcome!

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Library: Terrytown Library

Room: Meeting Room

Age Group: Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11), Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults, Family

Program Type: Health & Wellness

Event Details:

Your local librarians are working on their fitness. Come join! We will be working out together using our collection of Zumba, Pilates, and Dance Cardio DVDs. All ages welcome!

Zen Meditation

Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:30am

Meeting Room at Gretna Library

Program Type:

Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Adults

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

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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.

Wetland Walkers

Monday, July 14, 2025 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm

Lafitte Library

Program Type:

Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Adults

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Library: Lafitte Library

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Health & Wellness

Event Details:

Kitchen Kids: fruit kebabs with dipping sauces

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Meeting Room at Terrytown Library

Program Type:

Health & Wellness, STEM/STEAM, Workshop

Age Group:

Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11)

Let your little ones practice basic mixing, measuring, and motor skills while doing learning to make an easy snack and becoming familiar with preparing food!

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Library: Terrytown Library

Room: Meeting Room

Age Group: Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11)

Program Type: Health & Wellness, STEM/STEAM, Workshop

Event Details:

Let your little ones practice basic mixing, measuring, and motor skills while doing learning to make an easy snack and becoming familiar with preparing food!

Yoga by the Books

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Meeting Room at Gretna Library

Program Type:

Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Adults

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.

View Details

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.

Tai Chi & Chai Tea

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Meeting Room at Live Oak Library

Program Type:

Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Tweens (Ages 8-11), Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults

Join us on Thursdays @ 11 AM for Tai Chi & Chai Tea.

View Details

Library: Live Oak Library

Room: Meeting Room

Age Group: Tweens (Ages 8-11), Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults

Program Type: Health & Wellness

Event Details:

Join us on Thursdays @ 11 AM for Tai Chi & Chai Tea.

Yoga by the Books

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Meeting Room at Gretna Library

Program Type:

Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Adults

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.

View Details

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.

Fitness Goals

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Meeting Room at Terrytown Library

Program Type:

Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11), Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults, Family

Your local librarians are working on their fitness. Come join! We will be working out together using our collection of Zumba, Pilates, and Dance Cardio DVDs. All ages welcome!

View Details

Library: Terrytown Library

Room: Meeting Room

Age Group: Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11), Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults, Family

Program Type: Health & Wellness

Event Details:

Your local librarians are working on their fitness. Come join! We will be working out together using our collection of Zumba, Pilates, and Dance Cardio DVDs. All ages welcome!

Memory Cafe

Friday, July 18, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm

Meeting Room at Belle Terre Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Games, Health & Wellness, Senior Citizens Program

Age Group:

Adults

Memory Cafés are welcoming social gatherings for people living with changes in their memory or thinking, and the people who care about them.

Register Open

Register Now

Registration Required

Register Open

Library: Belle Terre Library

Room: Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games, Health & Wellness, Senior Citizens Program

Registration Required

Event Details:

Memory Cafés are welcoming social gatherings for people living with changes in their memory or thinking, and the people who care about them.

Zen Meditation

Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:30am

Meeting Room at Gretna Library

Program Type:

Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Adults

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

View Details

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.

Wetland Walkers

Monday, July 21, 2025 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm

Lafitte Library

Program Type:

Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Adults

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Library: Lafitte Library

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Health & Wellness

Event Details:

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.

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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.

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