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Grant Writing Seminar with Katie Mitchell

1:30pm–3:30pm
Adults
Rosedale Library
Library: Rosedale Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:

Katie Mitchell, founder and president of CCC Firm and Business Source II, will lead a grant writing seminar from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 16, at the Rosedale Library, 4036 Jefferson Highway, Jefferson.

This event is in the "Everybody" group

Genealogy Class (Researching Cemetery Records)

7:00pm–8:30pm
Everybody
West Bank Regional Library
Library: West Bank Regional Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Everybody
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:

Cemetery records let you know where your family members were laid to rest--and can connect them together.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Third Thursday Talk - "When the French Quarter Was Sicilian"

7:00pm–8:30pm
Adults
East Bank Regional Library
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: Jefferson & Napoleon Rooms
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:

Ed Branley will present “When the French Quarter was Sicilian” as part of the Third Thursday Talk at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 16, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie.

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

Firefighter Day

1:00pm–2:00pm
Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11)
Lakeshore Library
Library: Lakeshore Library
Room: Library Commons
Age Group: Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11)
Program Type: Lecture, Special Event, Storytime
Event Details:

Want to be a firefighter when you grow up? The fire truck is coming for a visit and you're invited to check it out! Our local fire department pays the library a visit in order to help promote fire safety week. 

This event is in the "Adults" group

ESL Class

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults
Rosedale Library
Library: Rosedale Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture, Other
Event Details:

The Jefferson Parish Library, in conjunction with The New Neighbor Project, offers a beginner English as a Second Language class.

This event is in the "Adults" group

ESL Class

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Gretna Library
Cancelled
Library: Gretna Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:

The New Neighbor Project will offer a series of in-person English as a Second Language classes. English as a second or foreign language is a language education program for people learning English.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Navigating Community Resources

5:30pm–6:30pm
Adults
Rosedale Library
Library: Rosedale Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:

Learn about different community resources. Topics will include: 

 Computer and Technology Literacy; Navigating Healthcare; Food, Shelter, and Legal Resources; and Educational and Employment Opportunities.

This event is in the "Everybody" group

Urban Legends & Lore w/ Jerry Victoriano

6:30pm–7:30pm
Everybody
Lafitte Library
Register Open
Registration Required
Library: Lafitte Library
Age Group: Everybody
Program Type: Lecture
Registration Required
Event Details:

This event is in the "Adults" group

ESL Class

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Gretna Library
Library: Gretna Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:

The New Neighbor Project will offer a series of in-person English as a Second Language classes. English as a second or foreign language is a language education program for people learning English.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Monthly Meeting - GRSNO

7:00pm–8:30pm
Adults
East Bank Regional Library
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: Jefferson Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:

Preservationist Emily Ford will present the basics of cemetery material conservation, at 7 p.m., Monday, Oct. 27, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Navigating Community Resources

5:30pm–6:30pm
Adults
Rosedale Library
Library: Rosedale Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:

Learn about different community resources. Topics will include: 

 Computer and Technology Literacy; Navigating Healthcare; Food, Shelter, and Legal Resources; and Educational and Employment Opportunities.

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

Arsenic & Old Lace Tea Party

7:00pm–8:00pm
Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
East Bank Regional Library
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: Jefferson Room
Age Group: Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:

You are cordially invited to don your tea party best, enjoy light refreshments, and join us for a wickedly fun discussion of the use of poison in classic and young adult literature with Ms.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Haunted Plantations with Ghost Hunter David Laville

7:00pm–8:30pm
Adults
East Bank Regional Library
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: Jefferson Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:

David Laville, co-founder and lead investigator of the New Orleans Ghost Hunters, will discuss the haunted history of Louisiana’s Antebellum plantations, at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct.

This event is in the "Adults" group

ESL Class

6:00pm–7:30pm
Adults
Rosedale Library
Library: Rosedale Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:

The Jefferson Parish Library, in conjunction with The New Neighbor Project, offers a beginner English as a Second Language class.

This event is in the "Adults" group

ESL Class

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Gretna Library
Library: Gretna Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:

The New Neighbor Project will offer a series of in-person English as a Second Language classes. English as a second or foreign language is a language education program for people learning English.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Navigating Community Resources

5:30pm–6:30pm
Adults
Rosedale Library
Library: Rosedale Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:

Learn about different community resources. Topics will include: 

 Computer and Technology Literacy; Navigating Healthcare; Food, Shelter, and Legal Resources; and Educational and Employment Opportunities.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Pontchartrain Astronomy Society

7:00pm–8:30pm
Adults
East Bank Regional Library
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: Jefferson Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Adults" group

World War II Discussion Group -

12:45pm–1:45pm
Adults
East Bank Regional Library
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: Jefferson Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:

The World War II Discussion Group, headed by local teacher and historian Brian Altobello, meets the first Thursday of every month. Speakers focus on the events of the 1930s and 1940s. Free and open to the public; registration is not required.

This event is in the "Adults" group

World War II Discussion Group

7:00pm–8:30pm
Adults
East Bank Regional Library
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: Jefferson Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:

The World War II Discussion Group, headed by local teacher and historian Brian Altobello, meets the first Thursday of every month. Speakers focus on the events of the 1930s and 1940s. Free and open to the public; registration is not required.

This event is in the "Adults" group

ESL Class

6:00pm–7:30pm
Adults
Rosedale Library
Library: Rosedale Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:

The Jefferson Parish Library, in conjunction with The New Neighbor Project, offers a beginner English as a Second Language class.

This event is in the "Adults" group

ESL Class

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Gretna Library
Library: Gretna Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:

The New Neighbor Project will offer a series of in-person English as a Second Language classes. English as a second or foreign language is a language education program for people learning English.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Lagvanec Lecture! The Navajo Code Talkers

7:00pm–8:30pm
Adults
East Bank Regional Library
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:

Cyril Lagvanec, PhD, the curator of the American-Italian Research Library located on the second floor of the East Bank Regional Library, will give a lecture on the Navajo Code Talkers at 7 p.m., Monday, Nov.10, at the East Bank Regional

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Avondale Library, Belle Terre Library, East Bank Regional Library, Grand Isle Library, Gretna Library, Harahan Library, Lafitte Library, Lakeshore Library, Live Oak Library, North Kenner Library, Old Metairie Library, River Ridge Library, Rosedale Library, Terrytown Library, Wagner Library, West Bank Regional Library, Westwego Library
Description:

All Jefferson Parish Libraries will be closed Tuesday, November 11, 2025, in observance of Veterans Day.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Jefferson Genealogy Society

6:30pm–8:30pm
Adults
Old Metairie Library
Library: Old Metairie Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:

The mission of the Jefferson Genealogical Society is to promote genealogical research through meetings and activities which provide contact with professional genealogists and historians, the opportunity for members to share their experiences,