Week Calendar

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

Boating Safety - The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will conduct a boating safety class beginning at 9 a.m. at the East Bank Regional Library.

This event will consist of an hour of one on one VR e

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

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This class covers setting up an email account (using Gmail) and the basics of composing, sending and receiving emails. We also discuss uploading and sending an attachment.

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

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

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:  Sally and the Purple Socks by Lisze Bechtold

Craft: Crazy Socks 

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

Book: Hoot: A Hide & Seek Book of Counting by Jonathan Litton 

Craft:    Handprint Owl Craft 

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

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: Elephants Cannot Dance! By Mo Williems

Craft:  Elephant and Piggie Paper Bag Puppets

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.

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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 and close a workbook. Identify parts of Excel Screen: ribbon, formula bar, active cell, name box.

Come try your skill, invent, and experiment in our Lego Club targeted for ages 5 to 10! Legos provided for you so you do not need to bring Legos from home. Younger siblings are welcome. Larger Legos provided for younger siblings.

If you are interested in learning the game of Mahjong, but are intimidated by the fast pace of traditional Mahjong clubs, then come join us for a relaxed learning experience.

An introduction to canning.  Participants learn to make tomato salsa. All materials and ingredients are provided. We can test your pressure gauge from your Presto Pressure Cooker.

Join us for Arts & Crafts at the library!

BRING YOUR OWN PUMPKIN TO DECORATE! 

 Make a Unicorn Pumpkin or a  Pirate Pumpkin or a Funny Pumpkin or make your own design with our supplies - 

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: If I was a Horse  by Sophie Blackall

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

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

Book: Hardly Haunted by Jessie Sima

Craft: Paper Strip Pumpkins

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. 

Book: 
Craft:

Join the Westwego Fire Department at Westwego Library for a fun and informative fire safety event suitable for all ages!

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.

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.

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.

Mah-jong players of every skill level are invited to join and play. The American version is used.

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

Do you like card games? Well come join us in our Trading Card Game event! Come hangout and play different card games such as Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, and Yu-Gi-Oh! Even bring card games no one has tried before such as the Final Fantasy TCG!

Come celebrate Terrytown Library's 50th birthday with us! There will be food, drinks, cake, musical performances, a craft center for kids, and an information fair featuring local organizations.

Have you been playing your instrument for a while and want to jam with other players? Come Spread the Jam at the Library! You’ll get to play with professional musicians!

We will be watching a surprise spooky movie in the Children's department! Rated PG. 

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.

This class covers the fundamentals of Facebook.

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.

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.

Learn the basics of your smartphone and ask questions about how to use it! Free, no registration required, refreshments will be provided.

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

Join us for Chess Club! We welcome amateurs, novices, and dabblers of chess, who would like to play in a semi-competitive and/or social environment. No registration is required. Instruction will be available on occasions.

 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! Stop by the West Bank Regional Library for a viewing of sci-fi horror movie M3GAN. Popcorn provided – unless you are a robot. 

"Let the Good Times Roll" at the library! Paintedwitlove's Brittani Landry is a Jazz & Heritage Community Partnership Grant recipient, and she’s agreed to give art classes for kids for Jefferson Parish Library! Ages 9 to 12.

Join us for Frankentoys, where creativity meets a touch of horror!

Join us for a showing of a spooky Halloween movie!

Build with Legos and use your imagination!

Two sisters who discover the gift of Practical Magic. In a small, contemporary New England town, for two sisters from a family of witches, falling in love is the trickiest spell of all.

Jim Evers and his wife Sara get a call one night from a mansion owner who wants to sell his house. Once the Evers family arrive at the mansion, they meet a variety of residents both seen and unseen.

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.

Disney's irresistible talking puppies are back in a movie that takes them far across town to a mysterious mansion where something very spooky is going on.

Poets gather to read and discuss poetry. Free of charge and open to the public.

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

Book: Wild is the Wind by Grahame Baker-Smith  

Art:  Pinwheel Windmills

Get witchy and wizardly at Live Oak and design your own wand!

Book: Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
Craft: Homemade Wands

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

Book: Little Red and The Very Hungry Lion by Alex T. Smith 

Craft: Paper Plate Lion 

We'll be making candy corn treat pouches!

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.

Create your own Ghost Garland using recycled book pages. No registration is required, but materials are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis, so come early!

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!

The story of a Black female homesteader in early 20th-century Montana who carries a terrifying family secret.

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

A troubled security guard begins working at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. During his first night on the job, he realizes that the night shift won't be so easy to get through. Pretty soon he will unveil what actually happened at Freddy's.

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.

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.

Hey teens, join us for an exciting Bingo afternoon at the library! Get ready to shout 'Bingo!' as you compete for awesome prizes. It's a fun way to hang out with friends, enjoy snacks, and win cool rewards.

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!

The American Diabetes Association presents Project Power, a childhood obesity prevention program promoting health food choices, increasing physical activity and building family and peer support.  Registration is required.

Join us at East Bank Regional Library on the second floor in the A/V Dept.!! Come play either 40k and/or Age of Sigmar with us. Newcomers and pros are all welcomed!!! No army required!!!

Are you a big fan of anime and manga? We'll watch anime episodes and movies, discuss our favorite series, and much more! 

Come create your own video games and websites! From beginners to pros, all are welcome. The program is recommended for ages 5-12. Pre-register for your spot. 

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.

In this class you will learn basic watercolor skills and complete a painting in 50 minutes. Step by step instructions will be given. Limited art supplies are provided (while supplies last) or bring your own supplies. Registration is required.

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.

Celebrate Fall by creating your own candy corn bunting. Supplies provided. Though children are welcome, for their safety and the safety of others, they must have an adult participating with them.

More info to come.

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)

One man's brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as "Beekeepers." For more information, please call 504-838-4375.

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 mission of the Jefferson Genealogical Society is to promote genealogical research through meetings and activities which provide contact with professional genealogists and historians, the opportunity for members to share their experiences, and

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 us to enjoy a movie presentation! 

WHAT: Bridge Lights is a workshop experience for filmmakers, writers, directors and actors.

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.

Doctor Who is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. Doctor Who follows the adventures of the title character, a rogue Time Lord with somewhat unknown origins who goes by the name "the Doctor".

Cyril Lagvanec delivers a lecture on various aspects of history.

Music

Gwen Kelley, a librarian at the East Bank Regional Library, will conduct a shortened series of genealogy classes at the Old Metairie Library, 2350 Metairie Road. 

Music performed by about eight saxophonists and perhaps a drummer.

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