Week Calendar

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

Android Phones 101 for Seniors is designed for seniors with limited smartphone experience. Participants will learn smartphone terminology and have hands-on experience.

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

Join us for Creative Connections, a welcoming and inclusive program designed for adults with developmental disabilities. Each session features engaging activities that encourage creativity, social interaction, and lifelong learning.

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

Join us for a gathering of sewists and crafters for charity.  Bring your own supplies and sewing machine. This isn't a class, but a gathering of people who are interested in creating items to donate to various charities. 

Join us and the Clear Head Adult Day Care for a craft or art project each week! Caretaker must be present. 

This Excel Class is aimed at helping adults acquire the technology skills they desire in a low-pressure setting. This class takes what you learned in Part 2 and digs a little deeper.

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.

This Microsoft Word Class 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.

Adult Basic Education Class
Build your reading, writing, and math skills for workforce success and high school equivalency (HiSET/GED) preparation. Open to adults of all skill levels.

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

Love to play Mahjong but don't have a Mahjong set?  Grab a few friends and drop by the library and play awhile. We have Mahjong sets available for use in the library.  First come first served.

Come and have fun! Learn to play chess, a game that is played all over the world and that dates back more than a thousand years to Ancient India.  Learn the basic moves and strategies! No knowledge of chess is needed.

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

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.

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.

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.

Join us on Thursdays @ 11 AM for Tai Chi & Chai Tea. 

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 with your neighbors and librarians 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. 

CONTINUE?... Welcome to the second meeting of "Game Club!" Playstation 5, Chess, UNO, Monopoly, Scrabble, well known games and unknown games, made up games, gaming strategies, books, epic stories, and epic battles.

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.

iPhone 101 for Seniors is designed for seniors with limited smartphone experience. Participants will learn smartphone terminology and have hands-on experience.

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.

Hibiscus are renowned for their large, showy flowers and those species are commonly known simply as "hibiscus", or less widely known as rose mallow. Members of the New Orleans Hibiscus Society gather (almost) monthly.

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

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!

A social group and open time for fiber arts enthusiasts. Come visit and sew, knit, crochet, embroider, or work on any other craft in our A/V Conference Room. (EBR Makerspace program)

An introduction to Google Apps.

Please make sure you know your google username and password.

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

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.

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.

Book: Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
 

This event is a casual crocheting group for adults. Come work on your crochet projects and enjoy a cup of our Library Blend coffee while you crochet and socialize with other fiber artists.

This Internet Basic's Class is aimed at helping adults acquire the technology skills they desire in a low-pressure setting.

Register for this class to receive a 30-minute one-on-one time with a trainer who can help you with your basic computer / smart phone skills practice or questions.

Register for this class to receive a 30-minute one-on-one time with a trainer who can help you with your basic computer / smart phone skills practice or questions.

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. We have chess sets and clocks available on a first-come basis.

This Microsoft Word Class 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.

¡Todos los niños de hasta 10 años con sus padres son bienvenidos!

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Totalmente en Espanol y gratis.

Send requests for matinee titles to loalibrary@jplibrary.net or call us at 5047368475!

Join us at LOA for STORYTIME! Followed by crafts, competition, and sometimes pizza! Come for a new perspective, take a break from the heat, and fashion fun themed crafts to make it through summer. Materials provided. 

Register for this class to receive a 30-minute one-on-one time with a trainer who can help you with your basic computer / smart phone skills practice or questions.

Join us every Tuesday @ 4 PM for instruction in the Fabric Arts. Our club's main focus will include: Crochet, Sewing, Knitting, Quilting, and Cross Stitch.

This will be a beginner level computer class for adults. Do you wish you understood basic computer skills, or always wanted to learn the basics of how to use a personal computer? This class is for you!

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!

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

First Hour taught in Spanish; Second Hour taught in English.

Always wanted to learn the ukulele? Now’s your chance! Join us for a free, beginner-friendly ukulele class designed for adults. Learn basic chords, strumming patterns, and simple songs in a relaxed, supportive setting.

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

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.

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

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.

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.

Come play Dominos at River Ridge Library, third Wednesday of the month. Adults only. 

After his home is conquered by the tyrannical emperors who now lead Rome, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum and must look to his past to find strength to return the glory of Rome to its people.

Starting Stitches Quilt Club is a club for quilters of all levels We discuss new quilting related resources the library has to offer, such as magazines, Library of Things, and new books.

Two food/cocktail demonstrations at the Jefferson Parish Library – one on each bank of the river – will occur during the month of August. 

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

Movie: Dr. Strangelove

Doctor Who is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963.

It is your time to shine on Music Mondays as you sing and dance to your favorite tunes with us!

Karaoke; Live Performances; Open Mics; Musical Bingo and more!

Notary Service will be offered free of charge to those in need.  Please bring your witnesses with you, for documents that need to be witnessed.   Please limit your requests to 3 documents or less.

This month's book will be Mansfield Park by Jane Austen.

Bring your projects, your questions, your disasters and your triumphs, and share the love of making clothing with like-minded people in this discussion and support group for people who love to create clothing. 

Ed Branley, a former high school history teacher and self-described history fanatic, will discuss the Royal Blue Line, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 19, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie.

Join us for an exciting genealogy seminar series led by our Special Collections Librarian, Ms. Gwen Kelley! Discover valuable tips and resources to help you trace your family history, uncover hidden stories, and unlock genealogical mysteries.

Come join us at the Jefferson Parish Library - Lakeshore Library for two hours full of gaming fun! Whether you're a hardcore gamer or just looking to have a good time, this event is perfect for you.