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Library locations are providing 45-Minute In-Library Sessions and Contactless Materials Pick-Up & Drop-Off during specified times.

Have questions about your Library account, e-resources, or other Library information? Talk to a Librarian today. Click here to be taken to our website and then click the Ask a Librarian button at the top or bottom of the page.

For Children: Virtual Storytime

Virtually read, sing, talk, write, and play together with our team of children's librarians.

Storytimes will be posted here.

Monday, September 21 from 3pm - 3:30pm

For Teens & Adults: Bringing Justice Home

Explore how a long history of racially discriminatory housing policies in the U.S. led to segregation, wealth inequalities, and unequal access to opportunity. For ages 14 - 24. Registration required.

This interactive presentation uses primary sources and critical thinking to show the impacts of these policies while also emphasizing the power of individual actions to combat injustice, from the Fair Housing Movement of the 1960s to today.

Email Ruby at rbengston@nolalibrary.org to register and to get the Zoom meeting information.

Presented by the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center.

Thursday, September 24 from 4pm - 5pm

For Adults: Black Wellness Matters - True Love Movement

Derek Shackelford and Ayanna Molina will discuss wellness and relationships in connection with Shackelford's new book, "Resolving R.A.P.E. Culture," and based on their years of counseling experience.

About the series: Black Wellness Matters focuses on health and wellness through book talks, community forums, and workshops with the aim of improving your quality of life.

Wednesday, September 23 from 6pm - 7pm

For Adults: Identifying your Catholic Ancestors Fall Workshop Series - Session 3: Navigating Newspaper Databases for Obituaries

In session 3, learn to use your regional public library cards to access newspaper databases and find obituaries, which are often the starting point for locating and researching Catholic ancestors.

About the series: Amanda Fallis of the City Archives & Special Collections is joined by Kimberly Johnson and Katie Vest from the Archives of the Archdiocese of New Orleans and Heather Veneziano from New Orleans Catholic Cemeteries for a 6-week virtual Zoom series on researching your New Orleans Catholic ancestors.

We are excited to share these digital lectures with our Southeast Louisiana neighbors. They will be free and open to everyone, with a maximum Zoom capacity of 300 attendees. Digital handouts will be made available the week before each session at archives.nolalibrary.org, and recordings will be posted the week after each session runs.

Once you register, check your email and spam folder for information on how to join the Zoom meeting.

For additional information, contact Amanda at 504-596-2610 or afallis@nolalibrary.org.

In partnership with The Office of Archives and Records of the Archdiocese of New Orleans and New Orleans Catholic Cemeteries (NOCC).

Saturday, September 26 from 11am - 12:15pm

Access the New Orleans Public Library anytime, anywhere on your mobile device by using the brand new NOLA Library App.

Quickly find our locations, hours, and contact information; check your Library account; learn about upcoming events; use featured e-resources; and much more.

Available for download at apps.nolalibrary.org, on the App Store, or on Google Play.

We’re so excited to announce the return of another one of our Culture Pass Partners: The New Orleans Museum of Art.

Any Orleans Parish resident over the age of 18 can use their Library card to reserve free entrance to the New Orleans Museum of Art, as well as the Audubon Nature Institute, the National WWII Museum, and the Pontchartrain Conservancy New Canal Lighthouse.

Visit culturepass.nolalibrary.org for more information.

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