Jefferson Parish Library Children's Department

Jefferson Parish Library Children's Department We offer storytimes, crafts, STEM activities, and more for kids of all ages.

The inaugural Baby Cafe' at the Rosedale Library was a joyful celebration of motherhood, babies and breastfeeding! The H...
09/03/2026

The inaugural Baby Cafe' at the Rosedale Library was a joyful celebration of motherhood, babies and breastfeeding! The HER Institute's Baby Café is a breastfeeding support group for moms to share experiences and get technical support from lactation consultants. The Baby Café meets monthly on the 3rd Thursday of the month in the meeting room at the Rosedale Library. The next group is scheduled for Thursday, September 17, from 12-2pm, at the Rosedale Library. https://shorturl.at/CaBpI

Check out a Storytime at a library near you!Tuesdays:🏫East Bank Regional at 10:30 a.m. Tales for Tots🏫Old Metairie Libra...
09/02/2026

Check out a Storytime at a library near you!
Tuesdays:
🏫East Bank Regional at 10:30 a.m. Tales for Tots
🏫Old Metairie Library at 10:30 a.m. Storytime
🏫West Bank Regional at 11:00 a.m. Storytime
🏫Avondale Library Alternating Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m. Family Storytime

Wednesdays:
🏫Harahan Library at 10:30 a.m. Storytime
🏫Lakeshore Library at 10:30 a.m. Storytime
🏫East Bank Regional at 11:00 a.m. Storytime
🏫Lafitte Library at 11:00 a.m. Storytime
🏫West Bank Regional at 11:00 a.m. Tales for Tots
🏫River Ridge Library Alternating Wednesdays at 3:00 p.m. Storytime
🏫 Live Oak Library at 3:30 p.m. Storytime

Thursdays:
🏫Belle Terre Library at 10:00 a.m. Storytime
🏫River Ridge Library Alternating Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. Tales for Tots
🏫Wagner Library at 10:30 a.m. Storytime
🏫Harahan Library at 3:00 p.m. Family Storytime
🏫 East Bank Regional at 5:30 p.m. Family Storytime

Fridays:
🏫Rosedale Library at 10:30 a.m.

Saturdays:
🏫Avondale Alternating Saturdays at 10:00 a.m. Storytime
🏫Westwego Library at 10:30 a.m. Storytime
🏫Gretna Library at 11:00 a.m. Storytime
🏫Terrytown Library at 11:00 a.m. Storytime

09/02/2026

🐈-Furry Reminder: The Jefferson Parish Library offers 24/7 access to Pet Microchip Scanners at seven (7) of our library branches on the East and West Bank. In partnership with Jefferson Protection & Animal Welfare Services and the Jefferson SPCA , the Pet Microchip Scanners, (located outside of the library branches), can help scan a lost pet anytime day or night and reunite them with their owner. See video. The following library branches offer Pet Microchip Scanners (more locations to be added):
- East Bank Regional,
- River Ridge,
- Old Metairie,
- Rosedale,
- North Kenner,
- West Bank Regional,
- Westwego.

Due to the extreme heat, East Bank Regional Library and West Bank Regional Library will be open extended hours from 9 a....
08/21/2026

Due to the extreme heat, East Bank Regional Library and West Bank Regional Library will be open extended hours from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, August 22 and Sunday, August 23. Residents are welcome to utilize these facilities to stay cool. All other library branches will follow regular hours; for locations and hours, visit www.jplibrary.net.

Residents in need of assistance can contact the Jefferson Parish Emergency Operations Center at (504) 349-5360.

Stay weather aware and text JPALERT or JPNOTICIAS to 888-777 to receive emergency notifications.

For more information, visit https://www.jeffparish.gov/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/607.

Due to the extreme heat, East Bank Regional Library and West Bank Regional Library will be open extended hours from 9 a....
08/14/2026

Due to the extreme heat, East Bank Regional Library and West Bank Regional Library will be open extended hours from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, August 15 and Sunday, August 16. Residents are welcome to utilize these facilities to stay cool. All other library branches will follow regular hours; for locations and hours, visit www.jplibrary.net.

Residents in need of assistance can contact the Jefferson Parish Emergency Operations Center at (504) 349-5360.

Stay weather aware and text JPALERT or JPNOTICIAS to 888-777 to receive emergency notifications.

For more information, visit https://www.jeffparish.gov/m/newsflash/home/detail/603.

Check out East Bank Regional tomorrow, Saturday, August 15 at 1 p.m. for Reading to Rover! Special guests from the Visit...
08/14/2026

Check out East Bank Regional tomorrow, Saturday, August 15 at 1 p.m. for Reading to Rover! Special guests from the Visiting Pet Program bring therapy pets to the library for kids to practice out loud reading skills to eager pups ready to listen.

🏎️🏁START YOUR ENGINES This Saturday !! Two (2) auto enthusiast events for (2) Saturdays for young patrons at Lakeshore L...
08/14/2026

🏎️🏁START YOUR ENGINES This Saturday !! Two (2) auto enthusiast events for (2) Saturdays for young patrons at Lakeshore Library, this Saturday, August 15 and 29, 2026 ! Registration required for each event.

🏁🔧The Pit Crew Craft Station: Build-A-Mini-Racer Workshop
Before the show begins, young racers can make a pit stop at our craft station to design and build their very own mini cardboard race car! Using simple materials and plenty of imagination, kids will create a custom ride to take home.

This hands-on workshop is the perfect way to get revved up for the movie—no experience needed, just creativity and a love of all things that go vroom! ✨

Supplies are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
See link to register: https://shorturl.at/m66XE

🚗💨Pit Stop Picture Show: Custom Race Car and Movie: Cars 2
Rev up for a high-speed movie experience at the library! Kids will cruise into fun as they relax in their very own (pre-assembled and pre-decorated) cardboard race cars and enjoy a different family-friendly car-themed movie each weekend.

🏁🔧Movie Description: Cars 2: Racers head overseas for the first-ever World Grand Prix! Buckle up—it’s going to be a wheel-y good time! 🚗💨

Registration required for children sitting with the car as cars are limited. No registration required for parents or children not using the car. See link to register: https://shorturl.at/m66XE

For more information, please call 504-838-4375.

🧜🏻 - Our Mermaids & Pirates Party to celebrate the end of the Summer Reading Challenge was a fish net full of fun with m...
08/12/2026

🧜🏻 - Our Mermaids & Pirates Party to celebrate the end of the Summer Reading Challenge was a fish net full of fun with merfolk filling the room at the West Bank Regional Library!

🧜🏽‍♀️ - The Mardi Gras Krewe of dancing mermaids, The Sirens of New Orleans, came to the underwater extravaganza and assisted patrons playing games, coloring mermaids and learning to spell their names in sign language! Summer Reading was a splash!

08/12/2026

British author Enid Blyton was born on this day, August 11, in 1897 in East Dulwich, London. From 1922 until her death in 1968, she wrote more than 700 books for children. Her stories sold more than 600 million copies in translations that spanned the globe. Blyton holds the distinction of being the world’s fourth-most translated author. She wrote on a wide range of topics, including education, natural history, fantasy, mystery, and biblical narratives. She is best remembered for her multiple series based upon characters and groups such as Noddy, The Famous Five, Secret Seven, The Five Find-Outers, and Malory Towers. Find her timeless works in the collection of the Jefferson Parish Library: https://shorturl.at/jIbVz

“The best way to treat obstacles is to use them as stepping-stones. Laugh at them, tread on them, and let them lead you to something better.” —Enid Blyton, from 'Mr. Galliano's Circus'

❤️- Today, the American Heart Association and Jefferson Parish Library launched the "Libraries with Heart" Program to ex...
08/03/2026

❤️- Today, the American Heart Association and Jefferson Parish Library launched the "Libraries with Heart" Program to expand access to blood pressure monitoring at all Jefferson Parish Libraries.

💝- The Ribbon Cutting Launch Event at the East Bank Regional Library was to introduce Free Blood Pressure Kiosks and Take-Home Blood Pressure Monitor Kits available at all Jefferson Parish Libraries.

🩺- The program allows residents to check their blood pressure at self-service kiosks located in libraries and borrow take-home blood pressure monitor kits through the library's "Library of Things"
collection.

For more information, contact your local Jefferson Parish Library branch: https://www.jplibrary.net/locations

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4747 W Napoleon Avenue
Metairie, LA
70001

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 9pm
Tuesday 9am - 9pm
Wednesday 9am - 9pm
Thursday 9am - 9pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 1pm - 5pm

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+15048498813

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