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This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group.
This event is in the "Ages 6-11" group.

Kitchen Kids

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11
Terrytown Library
Library: Terrytown Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11
Program Type: Health & Wellness, STEM/STEAM, Workshop
Event Details:

Let your little ones practice basic mixing, measuring, and motor skills while doing learning to make an easy snack and becoming familiar with preparing food!

This event is in the "Ages 6-11" group.

Summer STEAM: Squishmallow Portraits

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ages 6-11
East Bank Regional Library
Registration
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: Children's Stage Area
Age Group: Ages 6-11
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Make a portrait of your favorite Squishmallow or design your own! This activity is for ages 6 & up. 

Attendees are welcome to bring their Squishmallow as a model, but it is not required! 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Bingo

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Adults
Grand Isle Library
Library: Grand Isle Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games, Senior Citizens Program
Event Details:

Join us at the Grand Isle Library for weekly Bingo games! Every Tuesday @ 2:00pm. Have fun and win prizes. Adults only.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Mah-jong for Fun

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 is geared for those who want to play (and even learn) the American version of Mah-jong, the traditional tile game established in China about 100 years ago. It meets (almost) every Tuesday in the A/V Conference Room.

This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group.
This event is in the "Ages 6-11" group.
This event is in the "Tweens (Ages 8-11)" group.

Kitchen Kids

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11)
Terrytown Library
Library: Terrytown Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Tweens (Ages 8-11)
Program Type: Health & Wellness, STEM/STEAM, Workshop
Event Details:

Let your little ones practice basic mixing, measuring, and motor skills while doing learning to make an easy snack and becoming familiar with preparing food!

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Open Stitch Sewing Circle

3:30pm - 5:30pm
Adults
Gretna Library
Library: Gretna Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:


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Arts & Crafts

This event is in the "Tweens (Ages 8-11)" group.
This event is in the "Teens (Ages 12-18)" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Beginner Crochet Class

5:00pm - 7:00pm
Tweens (Ages 8-11), Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
Lafitte Library
Library: Lafitte Library
Age Group: Tweens (Ages 8-11), Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Adult Watercolor Classes

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Adults
River Ridge Library
Registration
Library: River Ridge Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

In this class you will learn basic watercolor skills and complete a painting in an hour. Step by step instructions will be given. Art supplies are provided or bring your own supplies. Registration is required.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Greater New Orleans Bromeliad Society

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

Bromeliads, with their rigid and often colorful rosettes combined with futuristic looking flowers, are one of the more fascinating houseplants. Bromeliads need to mimic their native climate range and weather.

Greater Pontchartrain Gardens Civic Association

6:30pm - 8:30pm
East Bank Regional Library
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: Jefferson Room
Purpose of Meeting

General Membership Meeting

This event is in the "Everybody" group.

Puzzle Swap Exchange

All Day
Everybody
Harahan Library
Library: Harahan Library
Room: Whole Branch
Age Group: Everybody
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Do you buy puzzles, work them once and then store them in a closet never to be worked again. Wouldn't it be nice to pass that puzzle on to someone who appreciates working puzzles and get one in return? Come to the Puzzle Swap Exchange!

This event is in the "Adults" group.

ESL Class

9:30am - 12:00pm
Adults
East Bank Regional Library
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: A/V Conference Room - 2nd Floor
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

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

Unintended Consequences Teacher Workshop

9:30am - 1:00pm
East Bank Regional Library
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: Napoleon Room
Purpose of Meeting

The meeting will be a workshop for Jefferson Parish teachers regarding coastal land loss in Southeastern Louisiana. The workshop will help teachers develop curriculum based on this theme.

This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group.

Storytime with Craft for Toddlers

10:00am - 10:30am
Ages 0-5
Harahan Library
Library: Harahan Library
Age Group: Ages 0-5
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

This event includes stories and activities for children newborn to 5 years old. 

Book: 

Craft:    

 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Arts and Crafts for Adults with Special Needs

10:15am - 11:30am
Adults
Terrytown Library
Library: Terrytown Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Join us and the Clear Head Adult Day Care for a craft or art project each week! Caretaker must be present. 

This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group.

Read and Sing Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Ages 0-5
Lakeshore Library
Library: Lakeshore Library
Room: Library Commons
Age Group: Ages 0-5
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

The “Read and Sing Storytime” includes stories, songs, and finger plays for infants and toddlers. 

Designed for ages 0-2, but open to all children

This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group.
This event is in the "Ages 6-11" group.

Story Time

11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11
Lafitte Library
Library: Lafitte Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime
This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group.

Storytime with Craft

11:00am - 12:00pm
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:

Join us for books, songs, and play! Our program starts with stories and songs before our weekly activity. This event is for toddlers and preschool children.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

YMCA Adult Literacy

11:30am - 1:00pm
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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Yoga by the Books

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Adults
Gretna Library
Library: Gretna Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Brain Games for Seniors: BINGO with prizes

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adults
Terrytown Library
Library: Terrytown Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games, Senior Citizens Program
Event Details:

Come join us for bingo, snack, prizes, and some social time!

This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group.
This event is in the "Ages 6-11" group.

Story and Art

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11
River Ridge Library
Library: River Ridge Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Event Details:

This event includes stories and art activities for children ages 3 to 9 years old. Supplies are limited. 

 

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

Teen Video Game Club. Yes, Really.

3:30pm - 5:00pm
Teens (Ages 12-18)
Terrytown Library
Library: Terrytown Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Ages 12-18)
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Come to the library after school to play some Nintendo Switch games with your friends. Snacks are available for the price of checking out a book!

This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group.
This event is in the "Ages 6-11" group.

Storytime

4:00pm - 4:30pm
Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11
Rosedale Library
Library: Rosedale Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

This event includes stories for children ages 3 to 9 years old. This event is held in the Children's area.