Week Calendar

AARP Tax Event: Please bring a picture ID and necessary tax documents. 

Android Phones 101 for Seniors is designed for seniors with limited smartphone experience. Participants will learn smartphone terminology and have hands-on experience with a senior guide (seniors guiding seniors).

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

Local representatives from the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) help individuals with their taxes. Free of charge and open to the public. Available on a first-come, first-served basis. 

Local representatives from the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) help individuals with their taxes. Free of charge and open to the public. Available on a first-come, first-served basis. 

Two local authors – Allison Alsup and Sharon LaCour, will be the featured speakers at the Saturday Writer’s Clinic for March 8, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie.

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

Book: Look for the Lorax by Tish Rabe 

Craft:   Handprint Lorax 

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. 

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Join us for books, songs, and dancing!  We start with stories and songs and end with a craft activity. This event is for toddlers and young children ages 0-7. 

Book: Green Wilma by Tedd Arnold

Preschool storytime with Ms. Margaret features books, games, and simple learning activities designed to prepare your little ones for preschool. 

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.

The Read and Sing Story Time 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 and close a workbook. Identify parts of Excel Screen: ribbon, formula bar, active cell, name box.

Join us for arts and crafts at the library! First come, first served. Entry into craft closes at 10:15 a.m.

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

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 Lego Club. 

Join us for a painting workshop for all ages and skill levels. All supplies provided.

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

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. 

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

Book:  Never, Ever, Ever Ask a Pirate to a Party by Clare Welsh

Craft: Birthday Cake and Candles 

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

Read & Sing is a storytime featuring books and songs aimed at babies and toddler ages 0-3. Come read with us at West Bank Regional Library every Wednesday beginning at 11am. Playtime with library toys to follow. 

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.

Adult Literacy – YMCA Literary Services will hold adult literacy classes from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesday, Wednesdays and Thursdays at the Belle Terre Library, 5550 Belle Terre Road.

The Jefferson Protection & Animal Welfare Services (JPAWS) is launching a new initiative to enhance pet safety across the parish with the un

Adult Literacy – YMCA Literary Services will hold adult literacy classes from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesday, Wednesdays and Thursdays at the Belle Terre Library, 5550 Belle Terre Road.

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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Stop by West Bank Regional Library for some gaming on our PS5 with Ratchet and Clank! 

Come join us at Jefferson Parish Library - Lakeshore Library for a day filled with all things Mario! Whether you're a seasoned gamer or just love the iconic plumber, this event is perfect for you.

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 month's theme is luck! Come read Leprechaun vs. Easter Bunny by Toddy Tarpley. 

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.

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

This class is the last in our Absolute Beginner Art Series. Registration is closed. Stay tuned for new upcoming art classes!

Community Craft Supply Share: 

This month’s book is The Librarianist by Patrick deWitt. 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.

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.

 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.

The River Ridge Poets group meets at River Ridge Library on the second Saturday of each month to discuss poetry. 

Join us for our Saturday Matinee. Big screen, big movies!

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.

Come to the library after school to play some Nintendo Switch games with your friends. Snacks are available for the price of checking out a book!

This event includes stories for children ages 0 to 5 years old. This event is held in the Children's area.

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

Book: The Lorax   by Dr. Seuss

Craft: Trufulla Trees

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

The IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program in partnership with Community Housing Education Center offers free, one-on-one tax return preparation to qualified individuals with an annual income of $67,000 or less.  

Join us for Family Game Day, an afternoon of fun for everyone. This event will include playing your favorite board games, card games, puzzles, and more!  No registration is required. 

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!

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!

Looking for a fun, chill spot to hang out? Join us at the library for our Teen Café! Watch your favorite anime, play video and board games, get creative with crafts, and vibe with friends or meet new ones.

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.

The Creative Craft Club is an expansion of the Paper Craft Club. Patrons of all ages are welcome to come and enjoy making a different craft each month using a variety of supplied materials.

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

PLEASE NOTE: REGISTRATION IS FULL. THE PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED CLASS LIST WAS LOST DUE TO A TECHNICAL PROBLEM. CALL THE BRANCH IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO RE-REGISTER.

Learn to make a hanging kitchen towel with a buttonhole. 

Snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers, young Furiosa gets caught in the crossfire of two tyrannical warlords; as the tyrants fight for dominance, Furiosa soon finds herself in a nonstop battle to make her way home.

More than 3,000 named kinds of Camellias exist, in a remarkable range of colors, forms, and sizes.

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.

Bromeliads (Bromeliaceae genera) are tropical-looking epiphytes that are easy to care for in average home conditions.

The Pontchartrain Astronomy Society was founded in 1959 and currently has a roster of nearly 150 members from South Louisiana and South Mississippi.

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.