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Storytime

10:30am - 11:30am
Paradis Branch
Children, Ages 0-5
Library Branch: Paradis Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5
Program Type: Storytime

Our Children's Storytime introduces the love of books and reading to young children ages 0 to 5 years.

Stories, music, rhymes, and fingerplays are used to encourage children to discover and explore the world around them.

Themes change weekly and play activities follow.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs are not permitted.

Patrons of all cognitive abilities with a care provider or direct support person are welcome to attend youth programs.

Cookbook Club: Picnic Potluck

11:00am - 12:30pm
Paradis Branch
Adults
Library Branch: Paradis Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food & Cooking
Event Details:

Choose a recipe from the selected theme and prepare it for the meeting. Everyone will share information about their dish.

This month's theme is Picnic Potluck.

Disclaimer(s)

Designed for Adults

Library Closed - Memorial Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
East Regional Library, St. Rose Branch, Norco Branch, West Regional Library, Paradis Branch, Hahnville Branch, Planetarium, Virtual, Community Outreach
Description:

All library locations are closed in observance of Memorial Day.

Nothing BUNDT Bingo!

11:00am - 12:30pm
Paradis Branch
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Paradis Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games & Activities, Social
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a fun night of BINGO where every winner will take home a mini BUNDT cake prize!

 

Disclaimer(s)

Designed for Adults

Summer Reading Kickoff Party

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Paradis Branch
All Ages
Library Branch: Paradis Branch
Room: Throughout the Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Activities
Event Details:

Start your summer of reading at the Paradis branch library. Sign up for the Summer Reading Program and enjoy crafts, games and prizes!

Storytime

10:30am - 11:30am
Paradis Branch
Children, Ages 0-5
Library Branch: Paradis Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5
Program Type: Storytime

Our Children's Storytime introduces the love of books and reading to young children ages 0 to 5 years.

Stories, music, rhymes, and fingerplays are used to encourage children to discover and explore the world around them.

Themes change weekly and play activities follow.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs are not permitted.

Patrons of all cognitive abilities with a care provider or direct support person are welcome to attend youth programs.

Neon Drip Sculptures

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Paradis Branch
Children, Ages 5-8, Tweens (Ages 8-11)
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Paradis Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Ages 5-8, Tweens (Ages 8-11)
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Kids will explore color, texture, and gravity as they create vibrant neon drip sculptures in this hands-on, glow-in-the-dark art adventure!

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults - Registration Notes

Please only enter the names of the children who will be participating in this program, but plan to be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs are not permitted for children under age 10.

Patrons of all cognitive abilities with a care provider or direct support person are welcome to attend youth programs.

Storytime

10:30am - 11:30am
Paradis Branch
Children, Ages 0-5
Library Branch: Paradis Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5
Program Type: Storytime

Our Children's Storytime introduces the love of books and reading to young children ages 0 to 5 years.

Stories, music, rhymes, and fingerplays are used to encourage children to discover and explore the world around them.

Themes change weekly and play activities follow.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs are not permitted.

Patrons of all cognitive abilities with a care provider or direct support person are welcome to attend youth programs.

Drum Life

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Paradis Branch
All Ages
Library Branch: Paradis Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts, Music & Dance, Special Guest
Event Details:

Dive into the rhythm of Drum Life as musician Johannes Quilitz leads the audience on an uplifting musical journey! 

Thursday Thrills: Art Remix

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Paradis Branch
Teens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Paradis Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts, Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

M.C. Escher was a master at creating optical illusions and spatial games. Try your hand at modifying a section of one of his classic paintings! We'll put all the pieces together at the end.

Disclaimer(s)

Designed for Middle and High School Students

Register Each Person Individually

Please register each person separately so we can make sure that we have enough space and supplies for everyone who attends.

Cookbook Club: Farmers' Market Flavors

11:00am - 12:30pm
Paradis Branch
Adults
Library Branch: Paradis Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food & Cooking
Event Details:

Choose a recipe from the selected theme and prepare it for the meeting. Everyone will share information about their dish.

This month's theme is Farmers' Market Flavors.

Disclaimer(s)

Designed for Adults

Jazz Age Mystery

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Paradis Branch
Teens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Paradis Branch
Room: Throughout the Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games & Activities, Social
Registration Required
Event Details:

The night begins with a mixed group of club staff members, entertainers, and guests at a private party held at a jazz club in 1920s New York City. It is the height of the Jazz Age.

Disclaimer(s)

Designed for Middle and High School Students

Register Each Person Individually

Please register each person separately so we can make sure that we have enough space and supplies for everyone who attends.

Video Game Truck

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Paradis Branch
All Ages
Library Branch: Paradis Branch
Room: Outside
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Gaming, Outdoor
Event Details:

Drop in for a turn in the gaming truck! Play your favorite family friendly multi-player video games in a luxury, limo-style, air-conditioned theater on wheels with NOLA Games on Wheels! 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs are not permitted.

Patrons of all cognitive abilities with a care provider or direct support person are welcome to attend youth programs.

Storytime

10:30am - 11:30am
Paradis Branch
Children, Ages 0-5
Library Branch: Paradis Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5
Program Type: Storytime

Our Children's Storytime introduces the love of books and reading to young children ages 0 to 5 years.

Stories, music, rhymes, and fingerplays are used to encourage children to discover and explore the world around them.

Themes change weekly and play activities follow.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs are not permitted.

Patrons of all cognitive abilities with a care provider or direct support person are welcome to attend youth programs.

TMM Project

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Paradis Branch
All Ages
Library Branch: Paradis Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts, Music & Dance, Special Guest
Event Details:

The TMM Project will collectively color our culture with art from around the world using live saxophonists, jazz music, street dance, Latin percussion, and more!  

Library Closed - Juneteenth

All Day
Closing
Branches:
East Regional Library, St. Rose Branch, Norco Branch, West Regional Library, Paradis Branch, Hahnville Branch, Planetarium, Virtual, Community Outreach
Description:

All library locations are closed in observance of Juneteenth.

Storytime

10:30am - 11:30am
Paradis Branch
Children, Ages 0-5
Library Branch: Paradis Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5
Program Type: Storytime

Our Children's Storytime introduces the love of books and reading to young children ages 0 to 5 years.

Stories, music, rhymes, and fingerplays are used to encourage children to discover and explore the world around them.

Themes change weekly and play activities follow.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs are not permitted.

Patrons of all cognitive abilities with a care provider or direct support person are welcome to attend youth programs.

The Yuck Show

10:30am - 11:30am
Paradis Branch
All Ages
Library Branch: Paradis Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts, Music & Dance, Special Guest
Event Details:

Getting messy is part of the fun in the Yuck Game Show, where volunteers from the audience are divided into two teams to participate in science-themed games and demonstrations. Watch out—the winning team's captain gets covered in slime! 

Thursday Thrills: Painted Bookends

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Paradis Branch
Teens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Paradis Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts, Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Help us decorate the Teen Section of the library with fabulous painted bookends!

Disclaimer(s)

Designed for Middle and High School Students

Register Each Person Individually

Please register each person separately so we can make sure that we have enough space and supplies for everyone who attends.

NAILED IT! - Art Edition

11:00am - 12:30pm
Paradis Branch
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Paradis Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Are you an artist? Well for this class you don't need to be! 

Let your creativity run wild and have fun!

Disclaimer(s)

Designed for Adults

Ink Splash Art

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Paradis Branch
Children, Ages 5-8, Tweens (Ages 8-11)
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Paradis Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Ages 5-8, Tweens (Ages 8-11)
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Kids will experiment with rubbing alcohol and markers to create vibrant, swirling designs on canvas!

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults - Registration Notes

Please only enter the names of the children who will be participating in this program, but plan to be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs are not permitted for children under age 10.

Patrons of all cognitive abilities with a care provider or direct support person are welcome to attend youth programs.

Storytime

10:30am - 11:30am
Paradis Branch
Children, Ages 0-5
Library Branch: Paradis Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5
Program Type: Storytime

Our Children's Storytime introduces the love of books and reading to young children ages 0 to 5 years.

Stories, music, rhymes, and fingerplays are used to encourage children to discover and explore the world around them.

Themes change weekly and play activities follow.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs are not permitted.

Patrons of all cognitive abilities with a care provider or direct support person are welcome to attend youth programs.

Library Closing Early

5:00pm - 11:45pm
Closing
Branches:
East Regional Library, St. Rose Branch, Norco Branch, West Regional Library, Paradis Branch, Hahnville Branch
Description:

All library locations are closing at 5:00 pm.

Library Closed - Independence Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
East Regional Library, St. Rose Branch, Norco Branch, West Regional Library, Paradis Branch, Hahnville Branch, Planetarium, Virtual, Community Outreach
Description:

All library locations are closed for Independence Day.