Gretna Library Closure Notice

The Gretna Library will be closed on Saturday, June 7th. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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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.

Playstation Virtual Reality Experience

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room at River Ridge Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Tweens (Ages 8-11), Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults

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

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library: River Ridge Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens (Ages 8-11), Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
Program Type: Games
Registration Required
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group.
This event is in the "Ages 6-11" group.

Lego Club

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room at Wagner Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11

Join us for Lego Club at the library! Come try your skill, invent, and experiment in our Lego Club. Legos provided for you so you do not need to bring Legos from home. Younger siblings are welcome. Larger Legos provided for younger siblings.

Library: Wagner Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Join us for Lego Club at the library! Come try your skill, invent, and experiment in our Lego Club. Legos provided for you so you do not need to bring Legos from home. Younger siblings are welcome. Larger Legos provided for younger siblings.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Matt's Morning Mah-jong

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room at Rosedale Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Adults

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.

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.

Family Forum 2025

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
Jefferson & Napoleon Rooms at East Bank Regional Library
Purpose of Meeting:

The purpose of this forum is to bring awareness to the issue of child abuse and neglect within the Hispanic community.

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

The purpose of this forum is to bring awareness to the issue of child abuse and neglect within the Hispanic community.

This event is in the "Everybody" group.

Creative Con

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 10:00am - 2:00pm
Meeting Room at Belle Terre Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Gardening, Senior Citizens Program, Special Event, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Everybody

Are you a creator or maker? Show off your skills at our first ever Creative Con! In this "show and tell" event, participants will be given about 5 minutes to share their craft or hobby with others. Are you a painter? Show us your art!

Registration Closed
Registration Required
Library: Belle Terre Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Everybody
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Gardening, Senior Citizens Program, Special Event, Summer Reading Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Are you a creator or maker? Show off your skills at our first ever Creative Con! In this "show and tell" event, participants will be given about 5 minutes to share their craft or hobby with others. Are you a painter? Show us your art!

NACA Homebuyer's Workshop

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 10:00am - 3:00pm
Meeting Room at West Bank Regional Library
Purpose of Meeting:

We are a non-profit organization that offers help for low to moderate income individuals with affordable homeownership by offering 0 down, 0 closing costs, no consideration of cred...

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

We are a non-profit organization that offers help for low to moderate income individuals with affordable homeownership by offering 0 down, 0 closing costs, no consideration of credit score, at below market interest rates.

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.

Lego Club

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Area at Harahan Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11)

Join us for Lego Club at the library! Take the challenge and make a cool creation to be displayed in the library until the next meeting! Lego Club meets every first Saturday of the month. This event is for children ages 4 years old and up.

Library: Harahan Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11)
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Join us for Lego Club at the library! Take the challenge and make a cool creation to be displayed in the library until the next meeting! Lego Club meets every first Saturday of the month. This event is for children ages 4 years old and up.

This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group.
This event is in the "Ages 6-11" group.

Storytime with Craft

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting Room at Westwego Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11

Join us for books, songs, and play! This event is for toddlers and preschool children.

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

Join us for books, songs, and play! This event is for toddlers and preschool children.

This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group.
This event is in the "Ages 6-11" group.

Storytime with Craft

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Gretna Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Age Group:
Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11

This event includes stories for children ages 3 to 7 years old.

Cancelled
Library: Gretna Library
Age Group: Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Event Details:

This event includes stories for children ages 3 to 7 years old.

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

Rick Kelley

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Stage Area at East Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11), Family, Everybody

Join musician Rick Kelley for an engaging and interactive musical concert, tailor-made for kids!

Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: Children's Stage Area
Age Group: Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11), Family, Everybody
Program Type: Summer Reading Program
Event Details:

Join musician Rick Kelley for an engaging and interactive musical concert, tailor-made for kids!

This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group.
This event is in the "Ages 6-11" group.

Storytime with Craft

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room at Terrytown Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Age Group:
Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11

Listen to a story read by one of our librarians and stay to do a fun craft together! This event is for children ages 3 to 10 years old. 

Book: 
Craft: 

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

Listen to a story read by one of our librarians and stay to do a fun craft together! This event is for children ages 3 to 10 years old. 

Book: 
Craft: 

This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group.
This event is in the "Ages 6-11" group.

Lego Club

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 11:30am - 12:30pm
Children's Area at Westwego Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11

Join us for Lego Club at the library! Come and build with us! Meets on Saturdays. Ages 4+; Parental supervision required.

Library: Westwego Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Join us for Lego Club at the library! Come and build with us! Meets on Saturdays. Ages 4+; Parental supervision required.

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

Teen Movie Matinee: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 12:30pm - 2:30pm
West Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Movie, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 12-18)

This summer the Teen Center will be spotlighting movies for their use of color in film to go with our theme, Color Our World. Cool off at the library with a viewing of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice!

Library: West Bank Regional Library
Age Group: Teens (Ages 12-18)
Program Type: Movie, Summer Reading Program
Event Details:

This summer the Teen Center will be spotlighting movies for their use of color in film to go with our theme, Color Our World. Cool off at the library with a viewing of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice!

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

Let's Make: Father's Day Mugs with Cricut Mug Press

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
A/V Conference Room - 2nd Floor at East Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Technology Class
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults

Celebrate Father’s Day with a personalized touch! Join us to create a custom mug using our Cricut Mug Press. Along with an introduction to basics of Cricut's Mug Press, craft a one-of-a-kind gift that’s both functional and heartfelt.

Full
Registration Required
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: A/V Conference Room - 2nd Floor
Age Group: Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Technology Class
Registration Required
Event Details:

Celebrate Father’s Day with a personalized touch! Join us to create a custom mug using our Cricut Mug Press. Along with an introduction to basics of Cricut's Mug Press, craft a one-of-a-kind gift that’s both functional and heartfelt.

IMPACT

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room at Terrytown Library
Purpose of Meeting:

IMPACT Youth of Empowering For Life Empowerment session

Terrytown Library
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library: Terrytown Library
Room: Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

IMPACT Youth of Empowering For Life
Empowerment session

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Trading Card Game Day

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Special Collections at East Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Adults

Do you like card games? Well come join us in our Trading Card Game Day! Come hangout and play Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh and more! Make new friends while you have fun playing your favorite TCG! 

Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: Special Collections
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Do you like card games? Well come join us in our Trading Card Game Day! Come hangout and play Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh and more! Make new friends while you have fun playing your favorite TCG! 

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

Lego Club

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room at River Ridge Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11)

LEGO free play for children ages six and up. LEGOs and blocks will be provided. This event is for children ages 6 to 13 years old.

Library: River Ridge Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11)
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

LEGO free play for children ages six and up. LEGOs and blocks will be provided. This event is for children ages 6 to 13 years old.

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

Rick Kelley

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room at Wagner Library
Program Type:
Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11), Family, Everybody

Join musician Rick Kelley for an engaging and interactive musical concert, tailor-made for kids!

Library: Wagner Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11), Family, Everybody
Program Type: Summer Reading Program
Event Details:

Join musician Rick Kelley for an engaging and interactive musical concert, tailor-made for kids!

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

Hitchcock Matinee

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room at Westwego Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults

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

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 "Tweens (Ages 8-11)" group.
This event is in the "Teens (Ages 12-18)" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Movie: The Last Unicorn (1982) (Rating-G Run time 93 minutes.)

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room at Rosedale Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Tweens (Ages 8-11), Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults

A lonely unicorn, believing herself to be the last, searches for any others of her kind, while avoiding the malevolent Red Bull, the agent believed to have destroyed the rest of her herd.

Library: Rosedale Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens (Ages 8-11), Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

A lonely unicorn, believing herself to be the last, searches for any others of her kind, while avoiding the malevolent Red Bull, the agent believed to have destroyed the rest of her herd.

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: Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz (Rated: G, 56 mins.)

Saturday, June 7, 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

When a tornado strikes in Kansas, Dorothy, her dog Toto, Tom and Jerry awake in a strange place, the Oz land, where they have to go on a series of wild adventures in order to get back to home. 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:

When a tornado strikes in Kansas, Dorothy, her dog Toto, Tom and Jerry awake in a strange place, the Oz land, where they have to go on a series of wild adventures in order to get back to home. For more information, please call 504-838-4375.

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

Let's Make: Father's Day Mugs with Cricut Mug Press

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
A/V Conference Room - 2nd Floor at East Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Technology Class
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults

Celebrate Father’s Day with a personalized touch! Join us to create a custom mug using our Cricut Mug Press. Along with an introduction to basics of Cricut's Mug Press, craft a one-of-a-kind gift that’s both functional and heartfelt.

Full
Registration Required
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: A/V Conference Room - 2nd Floor
Age Group: Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Technology Class
Registration Required
Event Details:

Celebrate Father’s Day with a personalized touch! Join us to create a custom mug using our Cricut Mug Press. Along with an introduction to basics of Cricut's Mug Press, craft a one-of-a-kind gift that’s both functional and heartfelt.

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

Bob Ross Paint Along

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room at West Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Special Event, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Tweens (Ages 8-11)

The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross! Paint Along with Bob Ross and Audrey Golden in Season 5, Episode 6 to create Ocean Sunrise. Paints and supplies are provided. Please wear old clothing/t-shirts to enjoy the painting fun.

Register Open
Registration Required
Library: West Bank Regional Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens (Ages 8-11)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Special Event, Summer Reading Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross! Paint Along with Bob Ross and Audrey Golden in Season 5, Episode 6 to create Ocean Sunrise. Paints and supplies are provided. Please wear old clothing/t-shirts to enjoy the painting fun.

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.

Afternoon Craft: Orange!

All Day
West Bank Regional Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11)

Help us Color Our World by celebrating all the colors of the rainbow this summer as part of the annual Summer Reading Program! This week's color is: ORANGE!   

Library: West Bank Regional Library
Age Group: Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Help us Color Our World by celebrating all the colors of the rainbow this summer as part of the annual Summer Reading Program! This week's color is: ORANGE!