Upcoming Events

Local historian David Michael Schneider will discuss “Crime in Colonial New Orleans: Terror on the Frontier.” at 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 31, at the East Bank RegionalLibrary, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie. 

Local representatives from the American Association of Retired Persons help individuals with their taxes from Feb. 2 to April 14. Free of charge and open to the public.

The Jefferson Parish Library, in conjunction with YMCA New Orleans, offers an intermediate English as a Second Language class.

Join us for books, songs, and play! Our program starts with stories and songs before our weekly activity. Followed by playtime! 

Ancestry.Com is the main genealogy database that exists today. This lecture will focus on searching the database, using the library version of Ancestry.Com as well as what is offered if one subscribes to the Ancestry.Com website. 

The East Jefferson Italian American Society meets on the first Monday of each month to discuss activities in the area of interest to its members. It hosts events such as book signing, author talks, history lectures, cooking demos and others.

The Pontchartrain Astronomy Society was founded in 1959 and currently has a roster of nearly 150 members from South Louisiana and South Mississippi.

Local representatives from the American Association of Retired Persons help individuals with their taxes from Feb. 2 to April 14. Free of charge and open to the public.

Playtime at the library! Informal play and social time for children 0-5 years. Toys will be provided.

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. 

Want to create simple, polished videos but not sure where to start? Join us for Basic Video Editing with Microsoft Clipchamp!

Gwen Kelley, a librarian who specializes in genealogy and local history, will give a presentation titled “Women in the Military,” at 7 p.m., Thursday, April 2, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie.

Local representatives from the American Association of Retired Persons help individuals with their taxes from Feb. 2 to April 14. Free of charge and open to the public.

The Jefferson Parish Library, in conjunction with YMCA New Orleans, offers an intermediate English as a Second Language class.

Stop by the Teen Center desk and pick up a 3D-printed Axolotl Keychain kit! Instructions and supplies included, first-come, first-served.

Mindfulness is a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique.