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All Jefferson Parish Libraries Will Be Closed for Independence Day

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 be closed Friday, July 4, 2025, for Independence Day.

Hidden Truths and Enlightened Pirates, Works of David Graeber Book Club

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

Book: Pirate Enlightenment, or the Real Libertalia

by David Graeber

Waggaman Mystery Book Club

5:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Live Oak Library
Library: Live Oak Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of the novel Orbital by Samantha Harvey. 

Any Book Club (NOLA)

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

Join us for an Any Book Club. Choose any book from the genre--this month it's books inspired by or written about NOLA--and come ready to discuss it with the group.

French Literature Discussion Group

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:

The French Literature Discussion Group is a book club of Francophones who’ve had some basic schooling in the French language, and who’ve been to France. However, meetings are conducted in English. 

Old Metairie Mystery Book Club - The Villa by Rachel Hawkins

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

This month's book is The Villa by Rachel Hawkins. 

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: It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover

Great Books Discussion Group

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:

This month's book will be 

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 have moved the event to 1:30 p.m. usually on the third Friday of each month. The following book will be read and discussed.

Science Book Club - "A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters" by Andrew H. Knoll

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 Science Book Club meets monthly in the A/V Conference room at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie.

Book Club

5:30pm–7:00pm
Adults
Lafitte Library
Library: Lafitte Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

SciFi and Fantasy Discussion Group at Old Metairie Library

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 has announced its programming for 2025. The group meets at 6:30 p.m., Wednesdays, at the Old Metairie Library, 2350 Metairie Road. 

Cozy Mystery Book Club: Thursday Murder Club

2:00pm–4:00pm
Adults
Westwego Library
Library: Westwego Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
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!

A Perfect Cup of Tea Book Club - Someone Else's Shoes by Jojo Moyes

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

This month’s book is Someone Else's Shoes by Jojo Moyes. Tea/Coffee served at 2pm. Discussion at 2:30pm. Please bring your own mug!

French Literature Discussion Group

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:

The French Literature Discussion Group is a book club of Francophones who’ve had some basic schooling in the French language, and who’ve been to France. However, meetings are conducted in English. 

Any Book Club (Gothic)

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

Join us for an Any Book Club. Choose any book from the genre--this month it's Gothic Fiction--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:

Maybe Book Club – The members of the book club have moved the event to 1:30 p.m. on the third Friday of each month. The following books will be read and discussed.

African Diaspora Book Club-Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

6:00pm–7:30pm
Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
Live Oak Library
Library: Live Oak Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Ifemelu and Obinze are young and in love when they depart military-ruled Nigeria for the West.

Old Metairie Mystery Book Club

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

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: Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
 

Great Books Discussion Group

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:

This month's book will be 

SciFi and Fantasy Discussion Group at Old Metairie Library

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 has announced its programming for 2025. The group meets at 6:30 p.m., Wednesdays, at the Old Metairie Library, 2350 Metairie Road. 

All Jefferson Parish Libraries Closed for Labor Day

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 be closed Monday, September 1, 2025, for the Labor Day Holiday.

A Perfect Cup of Tea Book Club - The Six by Loren Grush

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

This month’s book is The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts by Loren Grush.  Tea/Coffee served at 2pm. Discussion at 2:30pm. Please bring your own mug!