New Orleans Public Library: This Month at the Library Issue 3 by Gambit New Orleans

RESOUR CES ,S ER VICES ,A ND EVENTS

EARLYLIT ER AC YE VENT S

Main Library

219 Loyola Avenue (504) 596-2570

Algiers Regional Library

3014 Holiday Drive (504) 596-2641

Alvar Library 913 Alvar Street (504) 596-2667

Central City Library

2020 Jackson Avenue,Suite 139 (504) 596-3110

Children’s Resource CenterLibrary 913 Napoleon Avenue (504) 596-2628

Desire /Florida Satellite Location 3250 Industry Street

East New Orleans Regional Library 5641 Read Boulevard (504) 596-0200

Cita Dennis Hubbell Library 725 Pelican Avenue (504) 596-3113

Rosa F. Keller Library and Community Center

4300 South Broad Avenue (504) 596-2660

Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr.Library 1611 Fats Domino Avenue (504) 596-2695

Milton H. Latter Memorial Library 5120 Saint Charles Avenue (504) 596-2625

Norman Mayer Library 3001 Gentilly Boulevard (504) 596-3100

Mid-City Library 4140 Canal Street (504) 596-2654

Nora Navra Library

1902 Saint Bernard Avenue (504) 596-3118

Nix Library 1401 South Carrollton Avenue (504) 596-2630

REACH Center

2022 St.Bernard Avenue,Building C (504) 256-6983

Robert E. Smith Library 6301 Canal Boulevard (504) 596-2638 /nolalibrary @nolalibrary

BA BY ST OR YT IME

Bond with your babythrough books, bouncy rhymes, and songs in this baby storytime that introduces early literacy skills and encourages language development. This program is designed for newborns to pre-walkers.

Mondays from 10:30am –11:30am

Alvar Library Nix Library

ST OR YT IME

Read,sing, talk,write,and play together inaformat designed forchildrenfrom birthto5years old and their caregivers.

Tuesdays from 10:30am –11:30am

Algiers Regional Library

MiltonH.LatterMemorial Library

Main Library

NormanMayer Library

Robert E. Smith Library

Wednesdays from10:30am –11:30am

Alvar Library

Central City Library

Children’s Resource CenterLibrary

Nix Library

Thursdays from 10:30am–11:30am

Cita DennisHubbell Library

Rosa F. Keller Library &Community Center

Dr.Martin Luther King,Jr. Library

Mid-CityLibrary

EV ENING ST OR YT IME

For childrenfrom birthto5years old and their caregivers.

Tuesdays from5pm –6pm East NewOrleans Regional Library

Thursdays from5pm –6pm Nora Navra Library

CHILDR EN’S

PL AY TIME AT THELIBR AR Y*

Imagine and play withLibrary-provided toys, dress-upclothes, puppets,and more.For childrenages2–5 and their families.

This month’s themesinclude

•Let’s Play withPuppets

•Let’s Play Camping

•Let’s Play Seafood Boil

•Let’s Play Diner

•Let’s Play Train Station

•Let’s Play Market

•Let’s Play Barber Shop and Beauty Salon andmore!

Visit nolalibrary.co/playtimeorscanthe

QR code to gettimes and locations.

MART ES EN MID-CIT YC ON LA FAMILI A/FAMILY FUNNIGHT*

Hang out time for Spanish-speaking/ bilingual familieswithfreeactivities, snacks, andbooks. Tiempo para pasar juntosenfamilia. Actividades gratuituas que incluyen merienda ylibros de regalo.Inpartnership withthe Stone Center for LatinAmerican Studies at Tulane University.

Tuesday, March11 from5:30pm –6:30pm Mid-CityLibrary

BR AIND AY

CelebrateBrain Awareness Week withfun activitiesfor kids around the brain and its function. Forchildren ages 6-12.

Saturday,March15from12pm– 4pm Children’s Resource Center Library

Growwith NOLA Artist Incubator as youcreatesustainable art projects and discoverstories inspired by nature. Experiment with materialsand learnabout nature. Letyourlittlegardeners get theirhands dirtywhile exploring painting, planting, and observing themes in nature.Designed forchildren 2-5years old and their caregivers.

Mondaysfrom 10:30am–11am Rosa F. Keller Library &Community Center

FAMILYD AY AT NE WORLEANS BOOK FE ST IVAL

Stop by the Library table at this year’s Family Day at The New Orleans Book Festival. Makeorupdate your Library card,do afun activity,and learn about our great free programs for every age.

Saturday March 29 from 10am –2pm

Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse,Tulane University

S TE AM CL UB

Experiment, create,orcraft at this handson STEAM event for children ages 6– 12.

This month’sactivities include

•Kaleidoscope Kits

•Art Smarts –Louise Bourgeois Spiders

•MakeYour Own Instruments

•Art Smarts –Blue Art

Visit nolalibrary.co/STEAM for times and locations.

CATURD AY*

LouisianaSPCAcats and kittens are headedtothe Library.Kids and families can meet these ﬂufy visitors and craft toystogoback with themtothe shelter

Saturday,March22 from2pm –3:30pm Nix Library

Re ading Buddies xWee Wr ite*

Kidsingrades K-2 will read,write, and play games withteenmentors to strengthen literacy skills throughcreative storytelling, writing, and reading activities. Light dinner will be served.

Registeratnolalibrary.co/reading-buddies-form.

Wednesdaysbeginning March19from 5pm –6:15pm Rosa F. Keller Library &Community Center

Teens, want to volunteer to be amentor? Teensingrades 8- 12 maysign up to volunteer as aBig Reading Buddy at nolalibrary.co/teen-volunteer-application.

Big Reading Buddiesare asked to commit to volunteering all 5sessions and attending an orientation on Wednesday,March12.

TEEN EV EN TS

TEEN DROP -IN*

Hang out, playgames, make art, learn anew hobby,or explorenew tech at this programfor teens ages 11 -18.

Visit nolalibrary.co/teendrop-in for timesand locations.

TEEN VOLUNT EERD AY

Serveyourcommunity, be creative, socialize,and earn service-learning hours. Teen Volunteer Dayisopen to teens ages 14 -18. Registration is required.

Visit /nolalibrary.co/teenvolunteer-day or scan the QR code to gettimes and locations.

LIBR AR YLINK-UP:

MONT HLYQUEER

TEEN HANGOU TWIT H NOLAHYPE*

Enjoy games, activities, pizza,and wellness discussions each monthatthis drop-in event for teens ages 11 -18.

Thursday,March13 from4pm –5:30pm Main Library

ADULT

EV EN TS

AU THOR NIGHT SAT

THELIBR AR Y

SH ARON LA COUR,

The Meeting of Air and Water

This historical novel steeped in South Louisiana culture followsthe stories of a youngphotographer in 1920s Cocodrie, and her granddaughter,who investigates her life and photographs decades later.

Tuesday,March 11

from 6:30pm –7:30pm Cita Dennis Hubbell Library

NE WORLEANS WOMEN AUTHORS

MARGUERITESHEFFER, ANNELL LOPE Z, AND VANESS AS AUNDERS

Three local ﬁction authors read from their debut books: the short story collections The Man in theBanana Trees and I’ll Give YouaReason and the novel The Flat Woman

Wednesday,March 19

from 5:30pm –6:30pm Norman Mayer Library

CREATI VE WRIT INGWORKSHOP:

THEINT ER SECT ION OF LOVE AND HATE WHER EC HARA CT ER AND CONFLIC TMEE T*

Author Allison Alsup leads acraft talk and guided writing exercisesonanessential aspect of writing:the connection between character and conﬂict. No formal writing experience required.

Thursday,March 13

from 5pm –6:30pm Rosa F. Keller Library &Community Center

Grow your garden

withfree seeds fromthe Seed

LibrariesatAlvarLibrary, Hubbell Library,East New OrleansRegional Library,Mid-City Library, Latter Library,Navra Library, and Keller Library &Community Center.

Visitnolalibrary.org/seed-libraries for more information.

FREE FORALL:

THEPUBLIC LIBR AR YSCREENING AND DISCUSSIONWIT HFIL MM AK ER DAWN LOGSDON*

FilmmakerDawnLogsdonwill introduce her new ﬁlm about publiclibraries in a debut screening. Filming was done on locationat libraries including the New Orleans Public Library

Monday, March24 from7pm –9pm The Broad Theater

PICK POCK ET FL ASH

WRIT E2-SEN TENCES TORIES

Read,write,and share intriguing flash fiction stories in justtwo sentences while exploringvarious genresincluding mystery, crime, horror,sci-fi, speculative, dystopian, fantasy,and humor.

Saturday,March29 from2pm –3:30pm

Dr.Martin Luther King,Jr. Library

DISCUS SING THENEW YORKER

Each editionof TheNew Yorker is packed with interesting articles. Join this conversation group to discuss the articles in each week’s editionof The New Yorker

Don’t have asubscription?Visit the Library to read our copy.You can also access The New Yorker and otherdigital magazines throughthe Library’s digital resource Flipster.

Thursdays from1pm –2:30pm

Milton H. Latter Memorial Library

VIRT UALA UT HORTALK S Register at libraryc.org/nolalibrary to receive thelink to join and to submit questions.

DANHEATH –Reset: How to Change What’s NotWorking Wednesday,March12from1pm -2pm

CL AR ABINGHAM –How Women’s LiberationTransformed America Thursday, March20from1pm -2pm

JENNIFER WEINER

–The Dreams We Chase Wednesday,March26from6pm -7pm

View previously broadcastauthor talks here: libraryc.org/nolalibrary/archive

SAVE THED AT E

APRIL 5

from 10am– 3:30pm Dillard University Professional School, 24 East Road

Celebrate the power of place and how it shapesour community.This year’s GenFest will feature over 50 local genealogical, cultural, historicaland preservation groups; four educational speakers; and apaneldiscussionfrom experts andpartners. We arethrilled to present asession in partnership with LeonardSmith, III, on ourHousing Authority of NewOrleans digitization project and to highlight HANO’s impact on community and culture.