The Jigsaw Puzzle Extravaganze is coming up Sept. 24 at the Metairie library.
The Jigsaw Puzzle Extravaganze is coming up Sept. 24 at the Metairie library.
The Jigsaw Puzzle Extravaganza will take place from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie. There are three elements to this Jefferson Parish Library event.
Refreshments and prizes will be provided by JenCare Senior Medical Center, a family-owned primary and specialty care practice that delivers health care to Medicare-eligible seniors.
PARENTING CLASSES: The Parenting Center at Children’s Hospital New Orleans will provide two series of parenting classes — one on the east bank and one on the west bank — this autumn.
The classes help parents and grandparents with the ordinary challenges of raising children. The educators come from a variety of backgrounds.
The two-hour classes on the west bank will be held at the Jane Chatelain O’Brien Library, 2751 Manhattan Blvd., Harvey, at the following times and dates:
The two-hour classes on the east bank will be held at the North Kenner Library, 630 W. Esplanade Ave., Kenner, at the following times and dates.
BIG BOOK SALE: The Friends of the Jefferson Public Library will conduct its semiannual Big Book Sale from Friday, Oct. 7, to Sunday, Oct. 9, at the Pontchartrain Center, 4545 Williams Blvd. at the lake, Kenner. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 7-8, and noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 9.
More than 55,000 used books, puzzles, DVDs, CDs, videotapes, music tapes and vinyl records will be available. The sale includes fiction and nonfiction books. Also featured at this sale will be a collection of Dr. Who books, as well as many yearbooks.
Cash, debit cards and major credit (Visa, MasterCard and Discover) are accepted; checks are not. Admission is free; parking is plentiful. All proceeds benefit the Jefferson Parish Library.
For more information, contact the Friends of the Jefferson Public Library at (504) 455-2665 or email friendsjpl@yahoo.com.
BANNED BOOKS WEEK: Members of the New Orleans Secular Humanist Association will read passages from books that have been challenged at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie.
The books include: “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Slaughterhouse Five,” “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “Huckleberry Finn,” “Native Son” and “Brave New World.”
Other readers are welcome to read passages from their favorite banned books.
YOGA SESSION: Peter Spera leads a gentle yoga class at noon Thursdays, at the Gretna Library, 102 Willow Drive, Gretna. Spera has more than 20 years of experience teaching yoga classes.
COMPUTER CLASSES: Receive free computer training at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, and at the Jane O’Brien Chatelain West Bank Regional Library, 2751 Manhattan Blvd., Harvey.
Seating is limited, and online registration is required. Visit the Computer Classes page at www.jplibrary.net/training and click “East Bank Regional Schedule,” or “West Bank Regional Schedule.”
Upcoming Metairie classes include:
Upcoming Harvey classes include:
Chris Smith is manager of adult programming at the Jefferson Parish Public Library.
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