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January 9, 2024
Vicki Salloum, a local author who has written four novels and numerous short stories, will lead an introduction to fiction writing workshop on Thursday afternoons at the East Bank Regional
November 10, 2023
Bob Becker, author of "New Orleans City Park: From Tragedy to Triumph," will talk about the new book at 7 p.m. Nov. 14 at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747
October 30, 2023
Jonathan Kline, poet, playwright, storyteller and visual artist — will read from his new novella, "Standing at the Gate," at 2 p.m. Nov. 4 at the Old Metairie Library, 2350
October 21, 2023
David Laville, a co-founder of New Orleans Ghost Hunters paranormal research group, will discuss the haunted history of New Orleans — including new information about the vampires of the city
October 16, 2023
The Jefferson Parish Library is participating in the 2024 annual Lawyers in Libraries statewide program in partnership with the Louisiana State Bar Association, the state and the Louisiana Library Association.
October 2, 2023
A nonprofit foundation based in New York will sponsor a free concert of classical music Oct. 12 at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave. in Metairie.
September 4, 2023
Bill Stafford, archives supervisor for the Louisiana State Archives in Baton Rouge, will provide an overview of the State Archives and its genealogical collections at 7 p.m. Sept. 18, at
June 30, 2023
Library staff member Christie Cognevich will present “Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Robert Browning, and the Victorian Interest in Psychology,” at 7 p.m. July 10, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747
June 23, 2023
English as a Second Language classes are offered at several branches of the Jefferson Parish Library, provided by two organizations — the YMCA of New Orleans and the New Neighbor