Event List

Join us at Live Oak Library for STORYTIME! Followed by crafts, competition, and sometimes pizza! Come for a new perspective, take a break from the heat, and create fashion fun themed crafts every week, all year long. Materials provided. 

Gretna Book Club – The members of the book club meet from 1:30 to 2:30 P.M. on the third Friday of each month (except for this May and June). The following books will be read and discussed.

The group meets at 1 p.m. to discuss "Why Does E=mc2? (And Why Should We Care?)" by Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw. 

A night spent sleeping on dirt and leaves is not how Claire Matchett expected to spend her vacation. She thought this would be a break from the stresses of work and raising her young children. A chance to repair her damaged marriage.

Join us for our monthly Cookbook Club event at the Jefferson Parish Library - Lakeshore Library! Bring your favorite dish inspired by our chosen cookbook of the month and share it with fellow foodies.

Book: The Personal Librarian, by Marie Benedict

This meeting will cover: Poem: "The Poet," by Bob Kaufman (1958?)

In 1904, Sinclair spent seven weeks gathering information while working incognito in the meatpacking plants of the Union Stock Yards in Chicago for the socialist newspaper Appeal to Reason, which published his novel in serial form in 1905

Join us at Live Oak Library for STORYTIME! Followed by crafts, competition, and sometimes pizza! Come for a new perspective, take a break from the heat, and create fashion fun themed crafts every week, all year long. Materials provided. 

The Old Metairie Library’s SciFi and Fantasy Discussion Group meets at 6:30 p.m. on the 4th Wednesday of each month, except for holidays, at the Old Metairie Library, 2350 Metairie Road.

Fifteen-year-old Lauren Olamina lives inside a gated community with her preacher father, family, and neighbors, sheltered from the surrounding social chaos and anarchy caused by climate change and economic crisis.

Join Westwego Library's amateur sleuths over a cup of tea as we discuss new and classic whodunits!

We will meet on the last Tuesday of every month from 2-4. Bring your own mug!

Between Chapters: Women Social Club

Join us at the Jefferson Parish Library - Lakeshore Library for a fun and relaxed evening with the Women Social Club. It’s the perfect chance to connect, share stories, and unwind with amazing company.

Join us for an engaging bi-monthly book club exploring World War II through diverse lenses! We'll meet every other month (bi-monthly) to discuss four thought-provoking books, each offering a unique perspective on the war.

Join us at Live Oak Library for STORYTIME! Followed by crafts, competition, and sometimes pizza! Come for a new perspective, take a break from the heat, and create fashion fun themed crafts every week, all year long. Materials provided. 

Welcome to the Afternoon Slump Book Club!

Tea will be served at 2:00 PM with discussion to follow at 2:30 PM. I hope you will be able to join us. Please bring your own mug!

Gretna Book Club – The members of the book club meet from 1:30 to 2:30 P.M., on the third Friday of each month (except for this May and June). The following books will be read and discussed:

Book: Oryx and Crake

 by Margaret Atwood

Join us for an Any Book Club. Choose any book from the genre--this month it's a Memoir or Biography . Read one and come ready to discuss it with the group.

The group meets at 1 p.m. to discuss "The Fear Factor: How One Emotion Connects Altruists, Psychopaths, and Everyone In-Between", by Abigail Marsh. 

NYPD Detective Declan Shaw gets a call: How fast can you get to the Beresford building on Central Park West? In the tower apartment, Shaw finds a woman waiting for him. She’s covered in blood.

Join us for our monthly Cookbook Club event at the Jefferson Parish Library - Lakeshore Library! Bring your favorite dish inspired by our chosen cookbook of the month and share it with fellow foodies.