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Reading to Rover

1:00pm–2:00pm
Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11
East Bank Regional Library
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: Children's Stage Area
Age Group: Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Presented by the Visiting Pet Program, beginner or reluctant readers read aloud to animal assisted therapy dogs.

Perler Beads: Jane Austen Edition

2:00pm–3:30pm
Everybody
Westwego Library
Library: Westwego Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Everybody
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Join us at Westwego to pixel-perfect perler bead art! This month, as part of our celebration of Jane Austen, we'll fuse perler beads to look like books.

All supplies will be provided. Children 11 and under need adult supervision.

Basic Video Editing 🎥

2:00pm–4:00pm
Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
East Bank Regional Library
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: Learning Center
Age Group: Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Event Details:

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

Jane Austen Month - Austenland Movie Screening (2013, 97 minutes)

2:00pm–4:00pm
Adults
Belle Terre Library
Library: Belle Terre Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movie, Special Event
Event Details:

Join us for a screening of the uproarious romantic comedy Austenland!

LEGO Time

2:00pm–4:00pm
Everybody
Lafitte Library
Library: Lafitte Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Everybody
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

Mah-Jong

2:00pm–4:00pm
Adults, Everybody
North Kenner Library
Library: North Kenner Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Everybody
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Want to learn Mahjong or brush up on your skill? Come to North Kenner Library for a fun and relaxed session, open to all experience levels!

Old Metairie Jane Austen 250th: Calligraphy

2:00pm–4:00pm
Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults, Senior Citizens
Old Metairie Library
Register Open
Registration Required
Library: Old Metairie Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults, Senior Citizens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Celebrate the life of novelist Jane Austen by joining us at Old Metairie Library for a two-hour calligraphy class taught by professional calligrapher Debbie Fleming. This class is appropriate for teens and adults. All supplies will be provided.

Lakeshore Matinee: (, Rated: , h mins.)

2:30pm–4:30pm
Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11), Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults, Family, Everybody
Lakeshore Library
Library: Lakeshore Library
Room: Library Commons
Age Group: Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11), Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults, Family, Everybody
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

 

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

Science Book Club: "A Crack in Creation: The New Power to Control Evolution", by Jennifer Doudna and Samuel Sternberg

1:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
East Bank Regional Library
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: A/V Conference Room - 2nd Floor
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

The group meets at 1 p.m. to discuss "A Crack in Creation: The New Power to Control Evolution" by Jennifer Doudna and Samuel Sternberg. 

 

All Jefferson Parish Libraries Closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

All Day
Some Branches
Closing
Branches:
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 Monday, January 19, 2026, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Drawing Faces and Figures

10:30am–12:00pm
Adults
River Ridge Library
Cancelled
Registration Closed
Registration Required
Library: River Ridge Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Drawing Faces and Figures

This will include separate classes covering:

Basic shapes

Simple anatomy

Proportions

Movement

Facial expression...and more!

 

Monday Knitters

1:00pm–2:30pm
Adults
Gretna Library
Cancelled
Library: Gretna Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Monday Knitters meets from 1 to 3 p.m. each Monday. Bev Madere, Craft Yarn Council of America Master Knitter, facilitates this group of adult knitters. All level of skills welcomed; basic knitting skills taught to beginners.

Playstation Virtual Reality Experience

6:30pm–7:30pm
Tweens (Ages 8-11), Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
River Ridge Library
Cancelled
Registration Closed
Registration Required
Library: River Ridge Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens (Ages 8-11), Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
Program Type: Games
Registration Required
Event Details:

This event will consist of an hour of one on one VR experience (only one person can register per session). This event is for adults, teens, and children ages 10 years old and up.

Tuesday Crochet

10:00am–11:30am
Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
Belle Terre Library
Library: Belle Terre Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Senior Citizens Program
Event Details:

An informal group for all levels of crocheters. We are primarily a crochet group, but knitters are welcome.

Read and Sing

10:30am–11:00am
Ages 0-5
East Bank Regional Library
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: Children's Stage Area
Age Group: Ages 0-5
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

The Read and Sing Story Time includes stories, songs, and finger plays for infants and toddlers.

Storytime with craft - The Mitten by Jan Brett

10:30am–11:30am
Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11
Old Metairie Library
Library: Old Metairie Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Stories and activities for children ages infant to 7 years old. 

Today's story is The mitten by Jan Brett. Winter mittens suncatcher craft to follow.

Disclaimer(s)

Large groups please call the Library for an appointment.

Drawing Faces and Figures

10:30am–12:00pm
Adults
River Ridge Library
Register Open
Registration Required
Library: River Ridge Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Drawing Faces and Figures

This will include separate classes covering:

Basic shapes

Simple anatomy

Proportions

Movement

Facial expression...and more!

 

West Bank Regional Storytime

11:00am–12:00pm
Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11
West Bank Regional Library
Library: West Bank Regional Library
Room: Children's Stage Area
Age Group: Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

West Bank Regional Library's Storytime takes place every Tuesday at 11am, with a themed craft to follow. Recommended for children ages 3-5. Each week features a themed selection of books, songs, fingerplays, and more! 

Story Time

11:30am–12:15pm
Ages 0-5
North Kenner Library
Cancelled
Library: North Kenner Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Ages 0-5
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for books, songs, and play! Our program starts with stories and songs before our weekly activity and free play. Designed for children 18 months to 5 years old

YMCA Adult Literacy

11:30am–2:00pm
Adults
Belle Terre Library
Library: Belle Terre Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

Adult Literacy – YMCA Literary Services will hold adult literacy classes from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesday, Wednesdays and Thursdays at the Belle Terre Library, 5550 Belle Terre Road.

Homeschooler Hour: Pokemon Hunt!

2:00pm–3:00pm
Ages 6-11
East Bank Regional Library
Register Open
Registration Required
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: Children's Activity Room
Age Group: Ages 6-11
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Gotta catch 'em all! We'll review how to find books in the library - and then we'll find Pokemon! 

Mah-jong for experienced players

2:00pm–4:00pm
Adults
East Bank Regional Library
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: A/V Conference Room - 2nd Floor
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

This group of experienced gamers plays American mah-jong.

Old Metairie Mystery Book Club - Nobody’s Fool by Harlan Coben

2:00pm–4:00pm
Adults
Old Metairie Library
Library: Old Metairie Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Sami Kierce, a young college grad backpacking in Spain with friends, wakes up one morning, covered in blood. There's a knife in his hand. Beside him, the body of his girlfriend. Anna. Dead. He doesn't know what happened.

Cookbook Club

2:30pm–4:00pm
Tweens (Ages 8-11), Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
Lakeshore Library
Library: Lakeshore Library
Room: Library Commons
Age Group: Tweens (Ages 8-11), Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

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.