Week Calendar

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

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

The purpose of the group is to encourage local writers to create works of fiction - novels, novellas, short stories, flash fiction, etc. Writers submit manuscripts to be critiqued by other group members.

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

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

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.

Join us for books, songs, and play! Our program starts with stories and songs before our weekly activity. Followed by playtime! 

Open to all levels playing American mah-jong.

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.

Want to create simple, polished videos but not sure where to start? Join us for Basic Video Editing with Canva!

Stop by the Teen Center desk and pick up a kit to make a bracelet out of buttons! All supplies provided, first-come, first-served.

Mindfulness is a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique.

Play and explore at our sensory stations! We will have activities like playdoh, sensory sand and more. For all abilities, ages 3 & up. Bring whatever supports you may need, and dress for a mess.

The EBR Teen Center is proud to host this interactive workshop through NAMI SELA x Adobe Creative Mindsets, which combines art and mental health through hands-on activities led by experienced facilitators.

All levels are welcome. The first 15 minutes will review chords and strum patterns. Children are welcome with a participating adult.

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.

Join us for evening storytime, followed by a craft! Targeted for ages 3-7. 

Unleash your inner artist with this simple and engaging art form at East Bank Regional Library's Adult Collage Night.

Looking for a fun and engaging way to test your strategy skills?

The East Jefferson Italian American Society meets on the first Monday of each month to discuss activities in the area of interest to its members. It hosts events such as book signing, author talks, history lectures, cooking demos and others.

Ernest Ellender, PhD, will discuss his new book titled This Is How We Heal from Painful Childhoods, at 7 p.m., Monday, May 4, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie.

Free notary services provided by local notary public Tatiana Alaniz.

Haley Guepet, JD, PhD, a research historian and lawyer at the WW2 Museum, will discuss war crimes tribunals at Nuremberg at the next meeting of the World War II Discussion Group – 7 p.m., Thursday, May 7, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W.