Event List

Mah-jong is a tile-based game that was developed in the 19th century in China and has spread throughout the world since the early 20th century. It is played by four players.

This Microsoft Word Class 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.

Movie matinee for kids and families.

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

Book: Hot Jazz Special      by Jonny Hanna

Craft: Bongo Drums

This will be a beginner level computer class for adults. Do you wish you understood basic computer skills, or always wanted to learn the basics of how to use a personal computer? This class is for you!

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!

Looking for a fun, chill spot to hang out? Join us at the library for our Teen Café! Watch your favorite anime, play video and board games, get creative with crafts, and vibe with friends or meet new ones.

Join us for evening storytime, followed by a craft! Targeted for ages 3-7. 

Join us for Video Game Club! Come hang out and make new friends while playing video games on our Nintendo Switch.

Movie: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Think you can't? Yes you can!  In this beginner level class, participants will learn a variety of hula hooping moves.  Hooping is a low impact cardio exercise that improves balance, core strength, and calms the mind.

Derby Gisclair, a local historian and frequent presenter at Jefferson Parish Libraries, will give a presentation titled “The Murder of David Hennessy, at 7 p.m., Thursday, July 17, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie.

Practice your reading skills with a rabbit! JSPCA small animal adoption coordinator Hannah will present information about rabbits, followed by the opportunity to read to a rabbit!

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

Come garden with your neighbors and librarians as we work on our very first Community Garden! Learn what to grow and how to tend a vegetable and flower garden during this informal work hour. Open to all ages and experience levels. 

Frank and Tammy have been making children laugh for over 25 years. Join them for a family-friendly magic and puppet show!

This summer, the Teen Center will be presenting movies for their use of color in film to go with our theme, Color Our World.

Gretna Book Club – The members of the book club have moved the event to 1:30 p.m. usually on the third Friday of each month. The following book will be read and discussed.

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. We have chess sets and clocks available on a first-come basis.