Upcoming Events

January is Jane Austen's 250th Birthday Celebration month at Jefferson Parish Library! Join us for an array of events across multiple library branches to honor the life, times, and legacy of a treasured author. 

Take part in a table read and share your script ideas! Actors, readers, and writers are invited to submit materials. This event is open to the public and performers, with additional written works welcome. For ages 18+

Three local authors – Chip LoCoco, Vicki Salloum and Elisa Speraza – will discuss their new books at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 13, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie.

Members of the JPL/Crescent City Stamp Club meet to discuss stamp collecting.

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

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

Book:  An Amazing Snowman by Barbara Jean Hicks

Craft:   Build a Snowman 

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

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

Join us for books, songs, and dancing!  We start with stories and songs and end with an activity. This event is for toddlers and young children ages 0-7. 

BOOK: Interrupting Chicken: Cookies for Breakfast by David E Stein

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.

Read & Sing is a storytime featuring books and songs aimed at babies and toddler ages 0-3. Come read with us at West Bank Regional Library every Wednesday beginning at 11am. Playtime with library toys to follow. 

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.

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.

“Two-hour Seminar on the Alarm App, The Calendar App, and Contacts Plus

"Tai Chi is a mind-body practice that originated in China as a martial art. This ancient exercise offers a range of physical and mental benefits.

This six week class will cover the basics of memoir writing, focusing on participants’ lived experiences.

This event is a casual crocheting group for adults. Come work on your crochet projects and enjoy a cup of our Library Blend coffee while you crochet and socialize with other fiber artists.

This Basic's Training is aimed at helping adults acquire the technology skills they desire in a low-pressure setting. Learners will practice how to use a mouse, locating and opening a program, as well as log off and shut off a computer properly.

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

Stop by the library after school and decompress with a game of Ratchet and Clank on PS5!