Nix Library is temporarily closed for facility upgrades. Information about this project can be found here. 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 virtually here. Community Office Hours - District ACommunity Office Hours enable City Hall to be more accessible, responsive, and helpful to a greater number of local residents. By appointment only. This program creates a two-way street of effective communication and information sharing in order to more effectively address important neighborhood issues. Residents will have the opportunity to meet with neighborhood liaisons and city personnel in-person or by virtual appointment. To make an appointment in your district, please call 504-658-4933 or click the register button. Register Mid-City Library Monday, April 12 from 10:30am - 5pm Tuesday, April 13 from 10:30am - 5pm Wednesday, April 14 from 10:30am - 5pm Community Office Hours - District BCommunity Office Hours enable City Hall to be more accessible, responsive, and helpful to a greater number of local residents. By appointment only. This program creates a two-way street of effective communication and information sharing in order to more effectively address important neighborhood issues. Residents will have the opportunity to meet with neighborhood liaisons and city personnel in-person or by virtual appointment. To make an appointment in your district, please call 504-658-4933 or click the register button. Register Rosa F. Keller Library & Community Center Monday, April 12 from 10:30am - 5pm Tuesday, April 13 from 10:30am - 5pm Wednesday, April 14 from 10:30am - 5pm Community Office Hours - District ECommunity Office Hours enable City Hall to be more accessible, responsive, and helpful to a greater number of local residents. By appointment only. This program creates a two-way street of effective communication and information sharing in order to more effectively address important neighborhood issues. Residents will have the opportunity to meet with neighborhood liaisons and city personnel in-person or by virtual appointment. To make an appointment in your district, please call 504-658-4933 or click the register button. Register East New Orleans Regional Library Monday, April 12 from 10:30am - 5pm Tuesday, April 13 from 10:30am - 5pm Wednesday, April 14 from 10:30am - 5pm Once There Was a Girl - Author Talk with Wendy Reed RandallWendy Reed Randall will read from her memoir and talk about her childhood growing up in the Florida Housing Projects in New Orleans. Once There Was a Girl is the poignant true story of Wendy Reed Randall, a young black woman struggling to grow up in the Florida Housing Projects in New Orleans. Facing abject poverty, rampant crime, and formidable challenges, she believed against all odds that she would somehow survive. Register Monday, April 12 from 5:30pm - 7pm Community Office Hours - District CCommunity Office Hours enable City Hall to be more accessible, responsive, and helpful to a greater number of local residents. By appointment only. This program creates a two-way street of effective communication and information sharing in order to more effectively address important neighborhood issues. Residents will have the opportunity to meet with neighborhood liaisons and city personnel in-person or by virtual appointment. To make an appointment in your district, please call 504-658-4933 or click the register button. Register Algiers Regional Library Tuesday, April 13 from 10:30am - 5pm Second Chances: Re-Entry for Women - Informational SessionWith an aim to reduce the probability of women returning to prison, 2nd Chance Living PMI will present information about the workforce development and mental health resources that they offer. Trelise Baker and Brishawna Silby of 2nd Chance Living PMI will share information about their organization's mission: To improve the lives of formerly incarcerated women in underserved communities by providing community resources -- that reduce the probability of returning to prison -- through workforce development and mental health services. This information session covers Success Tools for 2nd Chance: - Services Offered - (career readiness training and education, mental health counseling, personal finance and budgeting, entrepreneurship education, and culture awareness)
- How To Apply
- Benefits of Their Program
- Library Resources and the organization's "Book of the Month" (Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington)
- Q&A
The New Orleans Public Library also offers helpful lists of related community resources and job hunting resources on our website. In partnership with 2nd Chance Living PMI. Register Wednesday, April 14 from 6pm - 7pm Who Dun it? Mystery Book ClubSolve crimes together and discover “who dun it” on Zoom. Each month, a new selection will be unveiled. New members are always welcome. April's selection is The Boy from the Woods by Harlan Coben. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Email Shelby at sgoddard@nolalibrary.org for information and if you’re new to the book club. Visit catalog.nolalibrary.org to check out the upcoming selections. Books are usually available in multiple formats -- print, e-audiobooks, and e-books. Register Thursday, April 15 from 4pm - 5:30pm Reading Latina Voices - Educators' Book ClubHigh school educators will discuss books focusing on the Latina experience. April's selection is American Street by Ibi Zoboi. About the series: Tulane University and the New Orleans Public Library have partnered to host an online book group for educators. The books selected are recognized by the Américas Award and focus on women and the Latina experience. Sponsored by AfterCLASS and the Stone Center for Latin American Studies at Tulane University. Register Thursday, April 15 from 6pm - 8pm "Coming to America" Book ClubExplore and discuss Jewish and Latinx experiences of immigration through a series of novels.
April's selection is Motl the Cantor’s Son by Sholem Aleichem.
A limited number of free copies of these books will be available to program participants, first come, first served, at Milton H. Latter Memorial Library. Instructions for requesting copies will be emailed to you after you complete the registration. For more information, or if you have questions, email Maria at mlandrum@nolalibrary.org. About the series: The Yiddish Book Center’s “Coming to America” Reading Groups for Public Libraries is a program in which librarians arrange reading groups to discuss three books of Yiddish literature in translation, and one book related to an immigrant community served by their library. The Yiddish Book Center’s “Coming to America” Reading Groups for Public Libraries is made possible by a gift from Sharon Karmazin. In partnership with the Goldring Family Foundation Center for Jewish-Multicultural Affairs, a program of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans. Register Sunday, April 18 from 12pm - 1:30pm Occasionally, event dates and times change. To ensure you are viewing the most current event information, visit nolalibrary.org/events or contact the Library.  | | Creativebug has more than 1,000 award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists. Watch classes anytime, anywhere. |
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