Community Input Session

We want to hear your experiences, thoughts, and ideas to assist us in planning and prioritizing Library services and resources. Help us plan for the future of the New Orleans Public Library.

East New Orleans Regional Library

Monday, June 17 from 6pm - 7:30pm

Kitchen Medicine with Rosalie Apothecary

Preventative medicine starts in the kitchen with healing herbs and foods. In this class, we will discuss the medicinal benefits of common culinary herbs and the digestive system as the root of health. Participants will work together to make fire cider. In partnership with Rosalie Apothecary. Sponsored by the Friends of the New Orleans Public Library.

Rosa F. Keller Library & Community Center

Tuesday, June 18 from 6pm - 7:30pm

Bicycling for All with AARP LA, Krewe de Lose & Bike Easy

Learn about the rules of the road & the City of New Orleans’ Moving New Orleans: Bike initiative, with opening remarks from City Councilmember Kristin Gisleson Palmer. Join the Library, Tulane Brinton Family Health and Healing Center’s Krewe de Lose, AARP Louisiana and Bike Easy for a free bicycling safety workshop to learn about rules of the road and the City of New Orleans’ Moving New Orleans: Bike initiative. The workshop will also include bike helmet fitting, bicycle safety check and collision avoidance, with opening remarks from City Councilmember Kristin Gisleson Palmer. Families are welcome and free snowballs will be provided. Free collapsible water bottles and bike lights for participants. In partnership with Tulane Brinton Family Health and Healing Center’s Krewe de Lose, AARP Louisiana and Bike Easy. Sponsored by Friends of the New Orleans Public Library.

Algiers Regional Library

Tuesday, June 18 from 6pm - 7:30pm

Hurricane Preparedness

Learn how to be storm-ready with NOLA Ready, ISeeChange, Evacuteer, Imagine Water Works, and New Orleans Public Library's City Archives. Staff from NOLA Ready will discuss personal preparedness, community preparedness, the city-assisted evacuation program, flood insurance, and other storm-related topics. City Archives staff will follow the NOLA Ready presentation with advice on preparing your important documents for evacuation. Representatives from ISeeChange and Evacuteer will be onsite to answer questions and share information. The Little Library of Water will be unveiled.

This program is part of the Little Library of Water Program Series developed by the Library and Imagine Water Works. In partnership with NOLA Ready, ISeeChange, and Evacuteer. Sponsored by Waggonner & Ball, The Nature Generation,and the Friends of the New Orleans Public Library.

Main Library

Tuesday, June 18 from 6pm - 7:30pm

Altered Book Workshop with Southern Letterpress

Make art and give new life to old books. An altered book is a sculptural book form that takes inspiration from the original content of a used book to become an artwork in and of itself. With Jessica Petersen from Southern Letterpress, look at examples of successful altered books. Then, starting with a stack of used books and a series of exercises meant to prompt creativity, explore different methods of alteration from changing the text, to collage, to painting and cutting. In partnership with Southern Letterpress. Sponsored by the Friends of the New Orleans Public Library.

Milton H. Latter Memorial Library - Reservation is required. Space is limited to 12. Register here.

Wednesday, June 19 from 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Mid-City Library - Registration not required.

Saturday, June 22 from 1:30pm - 3:30pm

LGBT+ History of New Orleans

Learn about the rich history of the LGBT+ community in New Orleans. In partnership with the LGBT+ Archives Project of Louisiana.

Alvar Library

Wednesday, June 19 from 6pm - 8pm

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Amnesty Late Fee Forgiveness Program

The Mayor’s Office, working with the Department of Finance, is providing an Amnesty Late Fee Forgiveness Program for residents to take advantage of incentives to clear past-due accounts with parking and camera tickets, sales and hotel/motel taxes, code enforcement violations, and library fees. From June 3 - September 3, 2019, residents will be allowed in certain circumstances to pay fees without penalties or additional fees in order to get a fresh start when paying for City services.

For more information, visit nola.gov.

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