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Science Book Club: "The Great Auk: Its Extraordinary Life, Hideous Death and Mysterious Afterlife", by Tim Birkhead

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 "The Great Auk: Its Extraordinary Life, Hideous Death and Mysterious Afterlife" by Tim Birkhead. 

 

All Jefferson Parish Libraries will be open 9am to 5pm

All Day
Some Branches
Closing
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
Description:

All Jefferson Parish Libraries will close at 5pm on Wednesday, December 23, 2025, in observance of the Christmas Holidays.

Jefferson Highway Book Club

2:30pm–4:00pm
Adults
River Ridge Library
Library: River Ridge Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Book: The Frozen River, by Ariel Lawhon

All Jefferson Parish Libraries will close at 5pm

5:00pm–9:00pm
Some Branches
Closing
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
Description:

All Jefferson Parish Libraries will close at 5pm on Wednesday, December 23, 2025, in observance of the Christmas Holidays.

All Jefferson Parish Libraries Closed for Christmas Holidays

All Day 12/24–12/26
Some Branches
Closing
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
Description:

All Jefferson Parish Libraries will be closed Wednesday, December 24, 2025, Thursday, December 25, 2025, and Friday, December 26, 2025, in observance of the Christmas holidays.

All Jefferson Parish Libraries will be open 9am to 5pm

All Day
Some Branches
Closing
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
Description:

All Jefferson Parish Libraries will close at 5pm on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, in observance of the New Year Holiday.

All Jefferson Parish Libraries will close at 5pm

5:00pm–9:00pm
Some Branches
Closing
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
Description:

All Jefferson Parish Libraries will close at 5pm on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, in observance of the New Year Holiday.

All Jefferson Parish Libraries Closed for New Year Holiday

All Day 1/1–1/2
Some Branches
Closing
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
Description:

All Jefferson Parish Libraries will be closed Thursday, January 1, 2026, and Friday, January 2, 2026, in observance of the New Year Holiday.

Book Club: What Counts is That We Don't Betray Each Other: George Orwell Beyond Animal4 and 198Farm

12:30pm–2:00pm
Adults
Rosedale Library
Library: Rosedale Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

This book club will explore books written by George Orwell as well as books written about him.

Saturday, January 3

 

Burmese Days , by Orwell, 1934.

A Perfect Cup of Tea Book Club -The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

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

Tea will be served at 2:00 PM with discussion to follow at 2:30 PM. I hope you will be able to join us. Please bring your own mug!

Any Book Club (Adventure)

6:00pm–7:30pm
Adults, Senior Citizens
West Bank Regional Library
Library: West Bank Regional Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Senior Citizens
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us for an Any Book Club. Choose any book from the genre--this month it's Adventure! Read about any Adventure and come ready to discuss it with the group.

Maybe Book Club

1:30pm–2:30pm
Adults
Gretna Library
Library: Gretna Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Gretna Book Club – The members of the book club meet from 1:30 to 2:30 P.M. on the third Friday of each month. The following books will be read and discussed.

 

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.

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.

Jefferson Highway Book Club

2:30pm–4:00pm
Adults
River Ridge Library
Library: River Ridge Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Book Information Coming Soon...

 

Reader Down: The Defiantly Deep, Mercifully Brief Reading Club

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults, Senior Citizens
Rosedale Library
Library: Rosedale Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Senior Citizens
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

A poem and short story reading club at Rosedale Library, 3rd Tuesday in January.

 

 

Great Books Discussion Group - "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad

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: Book Club
Event Details:

"Heart of Darkness" is an 1899 novella by Polish-British novelist Joseph Conrad in which the sailor Charles Marlow tells his listeners the story of his assignment as steamer captain for a Belgian company in the African interior.

Cozy Mystery Book Club: Mumbo Gumbo Murder

2:00pm–4:00pm
Everybody
Westwego Library
Library: Westwego Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Everybody
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join Westwego Library's amateur sleuths over a cup of tea as we discuss new and classic whodunits!

We will meet on the last Tuesday of every month from 2-4. Bring your own mug!

SciFi and Fantasy Discussion Group at Old Metairie Library - All Systems Red by Martha Wells

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

The Old Metairie Library’s SciFi and Fantasy Discussion Group meets at 6:30 p.m. on the 4th Wednesday of each month, except for holidays, at the Old Metairie Library, 2350 Metairie Road.

A Perfect Cup of Tea Book Club - Who is Government? by Michael Lewis

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

Tea will be served at 2:00 PM with discussion to follow at 2:30 PM. I hope you will be able to join us. Please bring your own mug!

Storytime with Craft

10:30am–11:30am
Family
Westwego Library
Library: Westwego Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us for books, songs, and play! This event is for toddlers and preschool children.

Old Metairie Mystery Book Club - The Missing Half by Ashley Flowers

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

Nicole "Nic" Monroe is in a rut.