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Playstation Virtual Reality Experience

Monday, January 6, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room at River Ridge Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Tweens (Ages 8-11), 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.At...

Register Open
Required
Library: River Ridge Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens (Ages 8-11), 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 experience (only one person can register per session). This event is for adults, teens, and children ages 10 years old and up.

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Storytime with craft - Sneezy the Snowman by Maureen Wright

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting Room at Old Metairie Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11
Event Details:

Stories and activities for children ages 0-7 years old.  A snowman who finds it dreadfully cold keeps doing things that cause him to melt, while the children who rebuild him e...

Library: Old Metairie Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Stories and activities for children ages 0-7 years old.  

A snowman who finds it dreadfully cold keeps doing things that cause him to melt, while the children who rebuild him each time offer clothing to keep him warm.

 

Disclaimer(s)

Large groups please call the Library for an appointment.

Homeschooler Hour

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 create holiday cards for senior living facilities, make pinecone gnomes,...

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 create holiday cards for senior living facilities, make pinecone gnomes, and try out holiday playdoh! 

Bingo

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Whole Branch at Grand Isle Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us at the Grand Isle Library for weekly Bingo games! Every Tuesday @ 2:00pm. Have fun and win prizes. Adults only.

Library: Grand Isle Library
Room: Whole Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Join us at the Grand Isle Library for weekly Bingo games! Every Tuesday @ 2:00pm. Have fun and win prizes. Adults only.

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.

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.

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Storytime with Craft for Toddlers

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Children's Area at Harahan Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Ages 0-5
Event Details:

This event includes stories and activities for children newborn to 5 years old. Book: Splash! A Penguin Counting Book by Jonathan Chester and Kirsty Melville Craft:  ...

Library: Harahan Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Ages 0-5
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

This event includes stories and activities for children newborn to 5 years old. 

Book: Splash! A Penguin Counting Book by Jonathan Chester and Kirsty Melville 

Craft:    Handprint Penguin 

Yoga by the Books

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
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.

Open Word: Share Your Favorite Poem With Us

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Whole Branch at Harahan Library
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Adults interested in poetry, music, and writing are invited to share and discuss poems and songs by either their favorite artists or their own original creative work in a group set...

Library: Harahan Library
Room: Whole Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

Adults interested in poetry, music, and writing are invited to share and discuss poems and songs by either their favorite artists or their own original creative work in a group setting.

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A Perfect Cup of Tea Book Club - The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room at Old Metairie Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This month’s book is The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters. Tea/Coffee served at 2pm. Discussion at 2:30pm. Please bring your own mug! July 1962, a Mi'kmaq family from Nova Scoti...

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

This month’s book is The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters. Tea/Coffee served at 2pm. Discussion at 2:30pm. Please bring your own mug!

 

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Story and Art

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room at River Ridge Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Age Group:
Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11
Event Details:

This event includes stories and art activities for children ages 3 to 9 years old. Supplies are limited.  

Library: River Ridge Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Event Details:

This event includes stories and art activities for children ages 3 to 9 years old. Supplies are limited. 

 

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Storytime

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Children's Area at Rosedale Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Ages 0-5
Event Details:

This event includes stories for children ages 0 to 5 years old. This event is held in the Children's area.

Library: Rosedale Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Ages 0-5
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

This event includes stories for children ages 0 to 5 years old. This event is held in the Children's area.

Disclaimer(s)

Large groups please call the Library for an appointment.

Game Night

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
WGN Meeting Room at Wagner Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Family, Everybody
Event Details:

Join us for Family Game Night, an evening of fun for everyone. This event will include playing your favorite board games, card games, puzzles, and more! Games and cards will be pro...

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

Join us for Family Game Night, an evening of fun for everyone. This event will include playing your favorite board games, card games, puzzles, and more! Games and cards will be provided. No registration is required. 

Paper Craft Club:

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room at River Ridge Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
Event Details:

Paper crafting is the art of making 3D objects out of paper. Supplies will be provided. Adults and teens are welcome. This event is held on the first Wednesday of each month.

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

Paper crafting is the art of making 3D objects out of paper. Supplies will be provided. Adults and teens are welcome. This event is held on the first Wednesday of each month.

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Any Book Club

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room at West Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for an Any Book Club. Read any book in the chosen genre of the month--this month it's Contemporary--and come to the group prepared to share your book with all.  Genres...

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

Join us for an Any Book Club. Read any book in the chosen genre of the month--this month it's Contemporary--and come to the group prepared to share your book with all.

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Lakeshore Movie Night: Jurassic World Dominion (Rated: R, 2h 26 mins.)

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

Four years after the destruction of Isla Nublar, dinosaurs now live and hunt alongside humans all over the world. This fragile balance will reshape the future and determine, once a...

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

Four years after the destruction of Isla Nublar, dinosaurs now live and hunt alongside humans all over the world.

Camellia Club of New Orleans

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room at Old Metairie Library
Program Type:
Gardening
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

More than 3,000 named kinds of Camellias exist, in a remarkable range of colors, forms, and sizes. The Camellia Club of New Orleans meets the first Wednesday of each month and pres...

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

More than 3,000 named kinds of Camellias exist, in a remarkable range of colors, forms, and sizes.

Pontchartrain Astronomy Society

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Jefferson Room at East Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults
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. The society’s members come from...

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.

AARP Tax Aid Training

Thursday, January 9, 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

Yoga by the Books

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
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.

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Storytime with Craft

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Children's Area at Harahan Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Ages 6-11
Event Details:

This event includes stories and crafts for school aged children (ages 6 to 11 years old.) Book: Tacky the Penguin   by Helen LesterCraft: Northern Lights Watercolor

Library: Harahan Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Ages 6-11
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

This event includes stories and crafts for school aged children (ages 6 to 11 years old.) 

Book: Tacky the Penguin   by Helen Lester

Craft: Northern Lights Watercolor

Adult English Class (Beginner Level)

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room at West Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

The New Neighbor Project will offer a series of in-person beginner English as a Second Language classes.  Class is from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm on Thursdays.  Classes are for ...

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

The New Neighbor Project will offer a series of in-person beginner English as a Second Language classes.  Class is from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm on Thursdays.  Classes are for adults and focus on beginner English vocabulary and grammar.

Music Event! The Clarinet Quacks

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Jefferson & Napoleon Rooms at East Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Performance
Age Group:
Everybody
Event Details:

The Clarinet Quacks - a musical group consisting solely of clarinet players - performs a post-holiday concert.

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

The Clarinet Quacks - a musical group consisting solely of clarinet players - performs a post-holiday concert.