Upcoming Events

For more information, please call 504-838-4375.

In a modern-day utopian community where mirrors, photos, and even words like beautiful and ugly are forbidden, a girl who has never seen her own face harbors a guilty curiosity about the outside world.

Starting Stitches: Quilt Club is a club for quilters of all levels. We discuss new quilting related resources the library has to offer, such as magazines, Library of Things, and new books.

Come and join us Thursday mornings at 10:00am for Pre-School Storytime in the Meeting Room. Have fun in an interactive learning environment practicing early literacy skills. Designed for children 18 months to 7 years old.

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The Read and Sing Story Time includes stories, songs, and finger plays for children ages one to three years old.

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

A new class every week as well as space to work on your own projects. Working on a beading or jewelry project? Crocheting or knitting something cool?

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.

Join us for Bridge Club in the Old Metairie Meeting Room! Beginners welcome!

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

Book: We Gather Together   by Wendy Pfeffer

Craft: Cornucopia 

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!

Are you a big fan of anime and manga? We'll watch anime episodes and movies, discuss our favorite series, and much more! 

Join us for Video Game Club! Come hang out and make new friends while playing video games on our Nintendo Switch. Ages 8+; Parental supervision required. Please call the Children’s Desk at (504) 364-3664 ahead for the latest information. 

Bring a project you're working on, sewing, quilting, embroidery, crochet, or any type of creative needlework, and socialize with others with similar interests.

Come play video games and compete against others! No registration required. For more information, please call 504-838-4375.

Casablanca is a classic World War 2 film where intrigue and romance clash at a Moroccan nightclub. It stars Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. 

Northstar Digital Learning is aimed at helping adults acquire the technology skills they desire in a low-pressure setting. This class explores the basics of Microsoft PowerPoint 2016.

Bring a project you're working on, sewing, quilting, embroidery, crochet, or any type of creative needlework, and socialize with others with similar interests.

Come garden alongside the Golden Gardeners 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. 

Calling all homeschool families! Each session will include a lesson, an advanced experiment for the kids 7 and up, a storytime and craft for kids 6 and younger, and a separate space for parents to collaborate and share resources.

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. Instruction will be available on occasions.

Northstar Digital Learning 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.