Week Calendar

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

Join us at West Bank Regional Library for a morning of BINGO for our local homeschool families and communities. 

Introduction to sitting and walking Zen meditation. Please bring a cushion to sit on.

The Lakeshore Writer’s Critique Group is a small group of writers who gather regularly to share their writing with others. It is an organized, structured way to receive, as well as give, feedback on writing.

info to come

An informal group for all levels of crocheters. We are primarily a crochet group, but knitters are welcome.

 Northstar Digital Learning is aimed at helping adults acquire the technology skills they desire in a low-pressure setting.

The Read and Sing Story Time includes stories, songs, and finger plays for infants and toddlers.

Stories and activities for children ages infant to 7 years old.

Book:  The Three Little Aliens and the Big Bad Robot by Margaret McNamara

Craft:  Alien Flying Saucer

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

Book: Leaves by David Ezra Stein 

Craft:   Leaf Wreath

info to come

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. 

Book: Baby Loves Sports : A High-Contrast Action Book

Craft:  Sports Animals Magnet

Come and join us Thursday mornings at 10:00am for Pre-School Storytime in the Meeting Room. Have fun in an interactive learning environment practicing early literacy skills. Designed for children 18 months to 7 years old.

The Read and Sing Storytime includes stories, songs, and finger plays for children ages one to three years old.

Playtime at the library! Informal play and social time for children 0-5 years. Toys will be provided.

Northstar Digital Learning is aimed at helping adults acquire the technology skills they desire in a low-pressure setting. Learners will open a new document. Identify the parts of the Word window, including the Ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar.

Come to the River Ridge Library and pick up a Grab & Go Craft to take and make! Available until supplies run out. No registration is necessary. These crafts are for children ages 4 to 9 years old.

Bring a friend or several to play this multiplayer board game at Rosedale. Who will escape the house once the haunt begins?

Join the Wego Cookers for an exciting event showcasing the art of cast iron cooking! Whether you're a seasoned chef or a culinary enthusiast looking to expand your skills, this demonstration promises to be both informative and delicious.

Join us for Lego Club at the library! Take the challenge and make a cool creation to be displayed in the library until the next meeting! Lego Club meets every other Saturday. This event is for children ages 4 years old and up.

Join us for Lego Club at the library! Take the challenge and make a cool creation to be displayed in the library until the next meeting! Lego Club meets every first Saturday of the month. This event is for children ages 4 years old and up.

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

This event includes stories for children ages 3 to 7 years old. 

Book: Cleo’s Color Book by Caroline Mockford

Stories and activities for children 3+ and their families! Please call the Children’s Desk at 504-364-3664 for the latest information. 

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

Book: Shy Willow by Cat Min

This event includes stories and activities for children 3 to 7 years old.

Book: I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat

Craft: Spoon Bat

Stories, songs, and activities for toddlers ages 0-3! Please call the Children’s Desk at (504) 364-3664 ahead for the latest information. 

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.

Low impact walking session.  The session will begin with a tai chi warm-up in the meeting room. Please check with your physician before beginning movement activities. 

Ages: Adults; children with supervision

A new class every week as well as space to work on your own projects. Working on a beading or jewelry project? Crocheting or knitting something cool?

Come garden alongside the Golden Gardeners as we work on our very first Community Garden! Learn what to grow and how to tend a vegetable and flower garden during this informal work hour. Open to all ages and experience levels. 

Calling all homeschool families! Each session will include a lesson, an advanced experiment for the kids 7 and up, a storytime and craft for kids 6 and younger, and a separate space for parents to collaborate and share resources.

Listen to a story read by one of our librarians and stay to do a fun craft together! This event is for children ages 3 to 10 years old. 

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Craft:

Stop by the library to get started on  your jack-o-lantern making with these kawaii pumpkins! 

Free sewing time in our meeting room.

Join us for Lego Club at the library! Come and build with us! Meets on Saturdays. Ages 4+; Parental supervision required.

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.

A book club exploring works of fiction and non-fiction that discuss the rise and origins of fascism.   This month's book is Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt.

Monday Knitters meets from 1 to 3 p.m. each Monday. Bev Madere, Craft Yarn Council of America Master Knitter, facilitates this group of adult knitters. All level of skills welcomed; basic knitting skills taught to beginners.

Join us for Bridge Club in the Old Metairie Meeting Room! Beginners welcome!

Part 2 - Air Drying Clay / Paint your artwork

Want to be a firefighter when you grow up? The fire truck is coming for a visit and you're invited to check it out! Our local fire department pays the library a visit in order to help promote fire safety week. 

Boo! Join us for a hauntingly fun time at the Grand Isle Library (143 Ludwin Ln). Enjoy spooky crafts, taste devilishly delicious treats, and enjoy ghoulish entertainment. The Monster Bash takes place October 5th from 1PM to 3PM.

Info to come

Art instructor Barbara Siede will lead  four-part series titled “Drawing Faces and Figure,” from 2 to 4 p.m. on four consecutive Mondays in September beginning Sept. 9 at the River Ridge Library, 8825 Jefferson Highway. 

Calling all homeschool families! Each session will include a lesson, an advanced experiment for the kids 7 and up, a storytime and craft for kids 6 and younger, and a separate space for parents to collaborate and share resources.

Hands-on activities for homeschoolers! For ages 5 & up, younger siblings are welcome. This month, we’ll learn about the skeletal system, do an art activity, and learn about the library! Registration requested.

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!

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

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.

Register for this class to receive one-on-one time with a trainer who can help you with your basic computer skills practice or questions.

Adults interested in poetry, music, and writing are invited to share and discuss poems and songs by either their favorite artists or their own original creative work in a group setting.

This month’s book is The Fraud by Zadie Smith. Tea/Coffee served at 2pm. Discussion at 2:30pm. Please bring your own mug!

Northstar Digital Learning is aimed at helping adults acquire the technology skills they desire in a low-pressure setting. This class takes what you learned in Part 1 and digs a little deeper.

Its horror movie season! The West Bank Regional Meeting Room will be showing Diablo Cody’s stylish Lisa Frankenstein to kick off the season! 

Join us for Family Board Games at the library! Ages 5+; Parental supervision required. Please call the Children’s Desk at (504) 364-3664 ahead for the latest information. Bringing a large group (10 or more children and adults)?

LEGO free play for children ages six and up. LEGOs and blocks will be provided. This event is for children ages 6 to 13 years old.

Build with Legos and use your imagination!

When cleaning out the old Stine house, 2 best friends open a locked book that frees a supernatural nightmare – Now, with the help of Sonny’s sister, they’re in a race against time to get the all the creatures he’s brought to life back into the pag

Teens ages 13-18, come join us for a crochet and knitting club! This is a space to work on your projects, meet new friends, and get feedback from fellow crafters. Bring your own supplies, or use our limited in-library materials.

Join us for Chess Club! In this non-competitive environment, for beginners and up, come learn how to play or just play for fun with other enthusiasts.

Are you ready to unleash your creativity and dive into the Halloween spirit?

Stop by the library to get your own craft kit for this adorable spider web! 

Come design Halloween ornaments to place upon our new tradition of the Halloween Tree. 

Book(s): Bats at the Library by Brian Lies 

The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid Of Anything by Linda Williams.

Ranger Mary will be reading The Secret Life of the Little Brown Bat by Laurence Pringle and making a bat immediately following. 

This event includes stories and crafts for school aged children (ages 6 to 11 years old.) 

Book: Wild About Books by Judy Sierra 

Craft: Animal Masks 

Mediums of Art presented by Jefferson Parish 4-H

We'll be making funny, pumpkin face photo frames!

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

Join us after school for an hour of crafts, games, and activities designed to help support reading, math, and other skills for kids of all ages. Programs will rotate weekly.

Project: Finish projects and work on skills. Bring your own project to work on or work on one of ours. Teenagers and Adults, yarn and hooks provided or bring your own.

Stop by after school and make something cool! Either learn to crochet and make your own blankets or clothes or learn to create collage art. All supplies will be provided. 

Your local librarians are working on their fitness. Come join! We will be working out together using our collection of Zumba, Pilates, and Dance Cardio DVDs. All ages welcome!

Dreaming of changing the usual life with the help of a real miracle, the sad but sweet and talented Italian woodcarver Geppetto puts the finishing touches on his new creation, which he calls Pinocchio.

Join the Wetland Walkers on Monday evenings at 5:00p.m.

Complete projects and work on skills. Teenagers and Adults, yarn and hooks provided or bring your own

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.

Looking for ways to get involved and give back to your local community? Come out and help plan library programs, earn volunteer hours, and make new friends. 

Always felt like you had two left feet? Come join us for free dance line dancing lessons that will teach you moves to impress your friends and family at the next wedding celebration.

This event is for players, experienced and new, to join adventures across different continents, fighting different villains, saving town’s people and slaying some dragons!

Calling all gamers! Join us for an epic evening of fun and excitement at our Teen Game Day.

Come build with us at West Bank Regional Library during our monthly Lego Club meeting! Lego Club gathers every first Thursday of the month at 5:15pm. Ages 4+; Parental supervision required at all times.

Ever wanted to know how a movie is made from top to bottom? Learn from a local film expert on how you can make the next Hollywood blockbuster!

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.

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 will consist of an hour of one on one VR experience (only one person can register per session). This event is for adults, teens, and children ages 10 years old and up.

Bring cuttings or full plants (1 or a few) and swap with other home gardeners. Indoor and outdoor plants are welcome!      

The Louisiana Master Gardener Program is a volunteer development program offered by the LSU AgCenter. Master Gardener volunteers are highly trained and provide proven, research-based educational programs to Louisiana residents.

Get moving with us as we take an outdoor walk in our backyard, followed by an indoor workout to popular exercise videos!

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.

Paper crafting is the art of making 3D objects out of paper. Supplies will be provided. Adults and teens are welcome. This event is held on the first Wednesday of each month.

This month we will be making a paper pumpkin.

Watch & Learn Wednesdays is an evening to watch video tutorials on Creativebug, YouTube, and other sources, and explore the concepts with the group using materials in our collection. Bring a notebook to take notes.

More info to come.

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.

Join us at Westwego Library for a fun-filled, spooky Halloween movie & craft event for all ages! We will be screening:

10/02: Hocus Pocus

10/09: Halloweentown

10/16: The Addams Family (Animated)

A troubled security guard begins working at Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria. While spending his first night on the job, he realizes the late shift at Freddy's won't be so easy to make it through. For more information, please call 504-838-4375.

Monthly meeting of the East Jefferson Italian American Society.

Come try your skill, invent, and experiment in our Lego Club targeted for ages 4 to 10. LEGOs will be provided for you so you don’t need to bring LEGOs from home. Lego Club is first come, first serve; while supplies last.

Bring a project you're working on, sewing, quilting, embroidery, crochet, or any type of creative needlework, and socialize with others with similar interests.

Join the staff @ River Ridge to learn and practice classic line dancing. Bring a friend or meet one here! No registration required. This is a beginner level class that will be lots of fun!

The New Neighbor Project will offer a series of in-person beginner English as a Second Language classes. Class is from 6:30 p.m to 8:00 p.m. on Thursdays. Classes are for adults and focus on beginner English vocabulary and grammar.

Katheryn Krotzer Laborde, a professor of English at Xavier University of Louisiana, will discuss her new book Flannery O’Connor’s Manhattan, at 7 p.m., Monday, Oct. 1, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie.

Amanda Fallis, will discuss "Navigating Resources at the City Archives and Special Collections" at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 2, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie.

Curious about the transformative world of 3D printing? Join us for a one-hour seminar that delves into the exciting realm of additive manufacturing:

The World War II Discussion Group, headed by local teacher and historian Brian Altobello, meets the first Thursday of every month to discuss the events of the 1930s and 1940s. Free and open to the public; registration is not required.

It is your time to shine on Music Mondays! Sing your favorite tunes with us until we close!