REACH Center - New Orleans Public Library

10/21/2025

Traditional West African Dance is Canceled for Tonight.

It will resume next week and we will have a makeup session in November.

10/07/2025

This Saturday we had our first Creative Retreat. People collaged, worked on rebranding, drawing challenges, made books, and worked on tasks. People expressed gratitude for having a dedicated time and place to be in a community dedicated to practice.

Register or just show up. Saturdays in October 10AM-1250PM in the Art Gallery on the 2nd floor.

Our Library Associate, Tiara Clover has put together a set of books to inspire and for patrons to check out that are here at the REACH. See the PDF with links to the library's catalog: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:85c1fc30-9df9-49fd-82f5-726eae952534

09/30/2025

This Saturday begins The Creative Retreat 10am-1250 PM in the 2nd floor Art Gallery. Come be in community and work on what lights you up.

09/09/2025

09/03/2025

We're just a few days away from our Back to School Refresh with Delgado.
There are still slots available. Email us at [email protected] to secure your spot.

Haircuts and Manicures for all youth 18 and under.
Hair

08/22/2025

This week we publicly give gratitude to our Village Book Nooks with a special thanks to our newest nook, Hagar's House.

"Hagar’s House is a sanctuary for women, children, trans and gender-nonconforming folks that provides an open and empowering residential community, resource coordination, and a safe space to transition into sustainable housing"

The REACH Center partners with businesses and organizations across the city to bring free books for keeps to the community. Thank you Hagar's House NOLA for saying yes and for the work you do.

Here's a list of our Village Book Nooks:
Low-Barrier Shelter: 1530 Gravier St
Back-A-Town Coffee Shop: 301 Basin St
I-tal Garden: 810 N. Claiborne Ave
Glorias Grocery: 1800 Conti St
Odyssey House: 2700 S Broad St

We are looking to expand this service, if you have an place in mind, let us know.

08/12/2025

Ahead of our Fall programming schedule, REACH has a new calendar widget on our page where you can see all we have coming up from August to November. Check it out here: https://nolalibrary.org/in-the-library/reach-center/

This Saturday, August 16th, we have The Black School's Collective Power Workshop from 10am-12pm. Registration and event details can be found on the event page.

September 6th marks the beginning of our Fall Wellness Events.
September 6th from 10-3pm we are hosting a Back-To-School Refresh with Delgado.

Delgado will be offering free haircuts and manicures to youth 18 and under. Register by emailing us at [email protected], tell us which service you want for your youth, and we will slot you.

September 13th we start line dancing with ANEW Fitness.

We look forward to spending time with you this Fall at The REACH.

Visit the REACH Center, a new initiative from the New Orleans Public Library, featuring a free coworking space, and public art gallery.

08/05/2025

School is about to resume, and our team had the pleasure of working with BE NOLA to put together Leah Chase School's Library.

From BE NOLA:
"It really means the world to have community partners like you who care so deeply...Thank you again for everything. Working with you and your team has been so much fun, and we can't wait for the next collaboration!"

07/29/2025

Each month, our team puts together a booklist and a film companion. Get through the heat by reading and watching some of our recommendations.

To Be Read:
Rethinking the Haitian Revolution: slavey, independence, and the struggle for recognition by Alex Dupuy
We Grow the World Together: Parenting Towards Abolition, edited by Maya Schenwar and Kim Wilson

To Be Watched on Kanopy:
Black Patriots: Heroes of the Revolution
Every Mother's Son: Policing and Race in America

All our monthly book recommendations and film picks can be found on the REACH NOPL webpage.

Visit the REACH Center, a new initiative from the New Orleans Public Library, featuring a free coworking space, and public art gallery.