Library locations on or near parade routes will have adjusted hours of operation throughout the Carnival season beginning on Friday, February 22. Click on the Carnival Parade Closing Schedule to see the full list of adjusted hours of operation.

Heart Health Information and Free Screening

For American Heart Month, pharmacist Sandy Bissant will share health information about blood pressure and diabetes. Plus, blood pressure tests will be provided. In partnership with 504HealthNet.

Nora Navra Library

Monday, February 18 from 6pm - 8pm

African Americans in City Government 1970s - 2018 - NORD Black History Month: Black Resiliency in New Orleans

The Louisiana Division/City Archives & Special Collections presents "African Americans in New Orleans City Government" at the NORDC Black History Month celebration, Black Resiliency in New Orleans. We will focus on the City of New Orleans' elected officials and employees, including Bob Tucker, the first African American employee at City Hall; Ernest “Dutch” Morial, the first African American mayor; and his successors, Sidney Barthelemy, Marc Morial, Ray Nagin, and LaToya Cantrell. We will also introduce additional City employees, department heads, and City Council members like Dorothy Taylor, whose work was integral to the desegregation of Mardi Gras.

Milne Recreation Center (5420 Franklin Ave.)

Tuesday, February 19 from 5pm - 8pm

Bob Dylan's Visions of Johanna

The song, critically praised as one of the highest achievements in writing, has been ranked in numerous publications as one of the greatest songs ever written. Gregg Hill will interpret and discuss. Hill is a NOLA-based musician, sculptor, entrepreneur. A lifelong Dylan fan, he has studied literature at the University of Chicago under renowned Shakespearean scholar, Dr. David Bevington. A Q&A will follow and light refreshments will be served.

Mid-City Library

Tuesday, February 19 from 6pm - 7:30pm

Lower 9th Ward Community Potluck

In celebration of Black History Month and the powerful impact that African American influence has had on New Orleans cuisine, join us for the second annual Lower 9th Ward Community Potluck.

Martin Luther King Library

Wednesday, February 20 from 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Stories of the African Diaspora

Explore storytelling and oral tradition through the examination of several stories from all over the African Diaspora. Storytelling and oral tradition are the cornerstones of living culture. This is especially true for the African stories whose webs unified kingdoms; and, ultimately, people who were caught up in the Transatlantic slave trade. Bereft of physical, spiritual, and personal trappings, only the stories of heroes and divinities remain. While these stories may change from continent to continent, island to island, even from plantation to plantation, their purpose and morals remain true. Today these stories are back to contextualize the Black experience in the terms of its own high culture.

Part 3: Yourban goddesses, tales of Ochun, Oya, Yemaya and Obba

Alvar Library

Wednesday, February 20 from 6pm - 8pm

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Congratulations to the winners of our Black History Month Poster Design Contest!

Pre-K - 6th Grade:
1st Place - Colette Loughran, 3rd Grade, Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans
2nd Place - Brett E. Massimi, 2nd Grade, Homer A. Plessy Community School
3rd Place - Buck Blake, Kindergarten, Homer A. Plessy Community School

7th - 12th Grade:
1st Place - Kira Simone Tonkin, 9th Grade, New Harmony High School
2nd Place - Sofia Olexia-Daigle, 9th Grade, New Harmony High School
3rd Place - Morgan Renee Prevost, 8th Grade, Audubon Charter School