Jean Lafitte Seafood Festival

The Lafitte Library will be closed on Friday, May 30, and Saturday, May 31, for the Jean Lafitte Seafood Festival.

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This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: Jefferson Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:

Jennifer Herricks, PhD, founder of the Louisiana Families for Vaccines, will give a talk titled “Are State Leaders Throwing Away Our Shot at a Healthy Louisiana?” at 3 p.m., Saturday, May 17, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W.

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.

GRSNO -

7:00pm - 8:15pm
Adults
East Bank Regional Library
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: Jefferson Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:

Philip Fabacher, MD, a long-time genealogist and volunteer curator/director of the Robert Cove German Heritage Museum, will discuss “the history of Roberts Cove and Fabacher Settlement,” at 7 p.m., Monday, May 19, at the East

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Citizenship Class

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

The New Neighbor Project offers Citizenship Class on Tuesdays at the Rosedale Library, 4036 Jefferson Highway, Jefferson. The classes are free and are geared to prepare eligible permanent residents for the United States naturalization process.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

ESL Class

6:00pm - 7:45pm
Adults
Terrytown Library
Library: Terrytown 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.

CANCELLED Author Event! Girls Night Out

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

Four local romance/paranormal writers – Dawn Chartier, Alys Arden, Gillian Zane, and D.M. Bourgeois – will discuss their new books at7 p.m., Monday, May 20, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

ESL Class

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults
North Kenner Library
Library: North Kenner 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 "Everybody" group.

Genealogy Lecture Series: Presented by Gwen Kelley

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

Join us for an exciting genealogy seminar series led by our Special Collections Librarian, Ms. Gwen Kelley! Discover valuable tips and resources to help you trace your family history, uncover hidden stories, and unlock genealogical mysteries.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Creative Writing Workshop for Beginners

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
East Bank Regional Library
Register Open
Registration Required
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: A/V Conference Room - 2nd Floor
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Vicki Salloum, a local author who has written four novels and numerous short stories, will lead an introduction to fiction writing workshop on Thursday afternoons at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Food/Cocktail Demo

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

Two food/cocktail demonstrations at the Jefferson Parish Library – one on each bank of the river – will occur during the month of May. 

 

Branches:
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
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All Jefferson Parish Libraries will be closed Monday, May 26, 2025, for Memorial Day.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Citizenship Class

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

The New Neighbor Project offers Citizenship Class on Tuesdays at the Rosedale Library, 4036 Jefferson Highway, Jefferson. The classes are free and are geared to prepare eligible permanent residents for the United States naturalization process.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

ESL Class

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults
North Kenner Library
Library: North Kenner 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.

Classic Movie Night: Rope (dir. Alfred Hitchcock, 1948, 83 min.)

6:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults
West Bank Regional Library
Library: West Bank Regional Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture, Movie
Event Details:

Two men try to convince themselves they've committed the perfect murder by hosting a dinner party after strangling a former classmate to death.

Presentation to follow: Jimmy Stewart

This event is in the "Everybody" group.

Genealogy Lecture Series: Presented by Gwen Kelley

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

Join us for an exciting genealogy seminar series led by our Special Collections Librarian, Ms. Gwen Kelley! Discover valuable tips and resources to help you trace your family history, uncover hidden stories, and unlock genealogical mysteries.

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.

Citizenship Class

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

The New Neighbor Project offers Citizenship Class on Tuesdays at the Rosedale Library, 4036 Jefferson Highway, Jefferson. The classes are free and are geared to prepare eligible permanent residents for the United States naturalization process.

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.

Creative Writing Workshop for Beginners

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
East Bank Regional Library
Register Open
Registration Required
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: A/V Conference Room - 2nd Floor
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Vicki Salloum, a local author who has written four novels and numerous short stories, will lead an introduction to fiction writing workshop on Thursday afternoons at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie.

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

6:30pm - 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.

Citizenship Class

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

The New Neighbor Project offers Citizenship Class on Tuesdays at the Rosedale Library, 4036 Jefferson Highway, Jefferson. The classes are free and are geared to prepare eligible permanent residents for the United States naturalization process.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Crescent City Stamp Club

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults
East Bank Regional Library
Library: East Bank Regional Library
Room: A/V Conference Room - 2nd Floor
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:

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

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

Reading the Black Parade: Pop-Punk as Poetry Series!

6:30pm - 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:

Great literature conveys essential truths about the human experience, including the revelation that nobody likes you when you're twenty-three.