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Spring Into Action in the MakerSpace: Cubelets Workshop

Monday, March 16, 2026 at 9:00am - 11:00am
MakerSpace at Reserve Branch
Library Branch: Reserve Branch
Room: MakerSpace
Age Group: Everybody
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

During the third week of March, come to the Leroy D. Williams Memorial Library MakerSpace to learn how to use the Cubelets robots! We will discuss the dos and don'ts of the equipment and how to successfully operate them individually.

Spring Into Action in the MakerSpace: Cubelets Workshop

Monday, March 16, 2026 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
MakerSpace at Reserve Branch
Library Branch: Reserve Branch
Room: MakerSpace
Age Group: Everybody
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

During the third week of March, come to the Leroy D. Williams Memorial Library MakerSpace to learn how to use the Cubelets robots! We will discuss the dos and don'ts of the equipment and how to successfully operate them individually.

Spring Into Action in the MakerSpace: Cubelets Workshop

Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 9:00am - 11:00am
MakerSpace at Reserve Branch
Library Branch: Reserve Branch
Room: MakerSpace
Age Group: Everybody
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

During the third week of March, come to the Leroy D. Williams Memorial Library MakerSpace to learn how to use the Cubelets robots! We will discuss the dos and don'ts of the equipment and how to successfully operate them individually.

Spring Into Action in the MakerSpace: Cubelets Workshop

Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
MakerSpace at Reserve Branch
Library Branch: Reserve Branch
Room: MakerSpace
Age Group: Everybody
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

During the third week of March, come to the Leroy D. Williams Memorial Library MakerSpace to learn how to use the Cubelets robots! We will discuss the dos and don'ts of the equipment and how to successfully operate them individually.

Innovators

The Innovators: Teen Advisory Board

Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Flexible Meeting Space at Reserve Branch
Library Branch: Reserve Branch
Room: Flexible Meeting Space
Age Group: Teens, Tweens
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

If you're a tween or teen and you have ideas for programs that you'd want to see at your library, we want to hear from you!

French Table

French Table

Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
1885 House Board Room at Reserve Branch
Library Branch: Reserve Branch
Room: 1885 House Board Room
Age Group: Adults, Family, Everybody
Program Type: Social
Event Details:

French Tables are popping up all over Louisiana, where people meet simply to converse in French. 

Spring Into Action in the MakerSpace: Cubelets Workshop

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 9:00am - 11:00am
MakerSpace at Reserve Branch
Library Branch: Reserve Branch
Room: MakerSpace
Age Group: Everybody
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

During the third week of March, come to the Leroy D. Williams Memorial Library MakerSpace to learn how to use the Cubelets robots! We will discuss the dos and don'ts of the equipment and how to successfully operate them individually.

Spring Into Action in the MakerSpace: Cubelets Workshop

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
MakerSpace at Reserve Branch
Library Branch: Reserve Branch
Room: MakerSpace
Age Group: Everybody
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

During the third week of March, come to the Leroy D. Williams Memorial Library MakerSpace to learn how to use the Cubelets robots! We will discuss the dos and don'ts of the equipment and how to successfully operate them individually.

Craft Community March

Craft Community: Springtime Floral Box

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room at Garyville Branch
Library Branch: Garyville Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
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All Branches Closed for Staff Training

All Day
Some Branches
Closing
Branches:
Garyville Branch, Reserve Branch, LaPlace Branch, Edgard Branch, All Branches
Description:

All branches of St. John the Baptist Parish Library will be closed on Friday, March 20, for a day of staff training.

Training like this helps us serve you even better. Thanks for your understanding! 

Virtual Author Talk with Shoshana Walter: America’s Failed Response to the Opioid Crisis

1:00pm–2:00pm
Adults
Virtual
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Room: Author Talk Series
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Virtual Author Talk
Event Details:

Join us for a special conversation between award-winning journalist Shoshana Walter and bestselling and award-winning author Barbara Kingsolver as they chat about Walter’s book Rehab: An American Scandal.

Virtual Author Talk with Children's Author Kate Messner: Explore Secret Worlds in the Earth, Sea, and Sky

6:00pm–7:00pm
Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Family
Virtual
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Room: Author Talk Series
Age Group: Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Family
Program Type: Virtual Author Talk
Event Details:

Join us for an enchanting and educational discussion with bestselling author Kate Messner as we delve into her Over and Under series, best suited for a K-3rd grade audience. 

Virtual Author Talk with Emerita Valerie Neal: The History of US Women Astronauts

1:00pm–2:00pm
Adults
Virtual
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Room: Author Talk Series
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Virtual Author Talk
Event Details:

Join us for an exhilarating journey through the history of US women astronauts with Valerie Neal, emerita curator from the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum and expert on human spaceflight.

All Branches Closed for Good Friday

All Day
Some Branches
Closing
Branches:
Garyville Branch, Reserve Branch, LaPlace Branch, Edgard Branch, All Branches
Description:

All branches of St. John the Baptist Parish Library will be closed on Friday, April 3 for Good Friday.

Virtual Author Talk with Brad Taylor: On Writing Action-Packed and Suspenseful Spycraft

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults
Virtual
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Room: Author Talk Series
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Virtual Author Talk
Event Details:

Join us in conversation with acclaimed author Brad Taylor on his latest work, Shadow Strike, book 20 (yes, you read that right!) of the bestselling Pike Logan series. 

Virtual Author Talk with Alex Hutchinson: How Exploration, Uncertainty, and Risk Help Us Find Meaning

1:00pm–2:00pm
Adults
Virtual
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Room: Author Talk Series
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Virtual Author Talk
Event Details:

In The Explorer’s Gene: Why We Seek Big Challenges, New Flavors, and the Blank Spots on the Map, Alex Hutchinson dives headfirst into a fascinating and provocative new field of research, examining how exploration is a fundamental part of

Virtual Author Talk with Miranda Cowley Heller: Lush Lyricism and Intimate Confessions

1:00pm–2:00pm
Adults
Virtual
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Room: Author Talk Series
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Virtual Author Talk
Event Details:

Award-winning and bestselling author Miranda Cowley Heller takes us on an intimate journey through the life stages of a woman in her new poetry collection, What the Deep Water Knows.

Virtual Author Talk with Thalia Ho: Exploring the Five Tastes of Dessert

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults
Virtual
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Room: Author Talk Series
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Virtual Author Talk
Event Details:

Thalia Ho, creator of the award-winning blog Butter and Brioche and author of Wild Sweetness, explores the five tastes of dess

Virtual Author Talk with Jason Reynolds: Writing Beloved Characters and Powerful Portrayals of Resilience

6:00pm–7:00pm
Teens, Tweens
Virtual
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Room: Author Talk Series
Age Group: Teens, Tweens
Program Type: Virtual Author Talk
Event Details:

Join us in conversation with bestselling author Jason Reynolds as we discuss his latest work, Coach, the fifth–and last–entry in the highly popular Track series.

All Branches Closed for Memorial Day

All Day
Some Branches
Closing
Branches:
Garyville Branch, Reserve Branch, LaPlace Branch, Edgard Branch, All Branches
Description:

All branches of St. John the Baptist Parish Library will be closed on Monday, May 25 for the Memorial Day holiday. We will reopen at 9 AM on Tuesday, May 26.

All Branches Closed for Juneteenth

All Day
Some Branches
Closing
Branches:
Garyville Branch, Reserve Branch, LaPlace Branch, Edgard Branch, All Branches
Description:

All branches of St. John the Baptist Parish Library will be closed on Friday, June 19, for the Juneteenth holiday. We will reopen at normal operating hours on Saturday, June 20. 

All Branches Closed for Fourth of July

All Day 7/3–7/4
Some Branches
Closing
Branches:
Garyville Branch, Reserve Branch, LaPlace Branch, Edgard Branch, All Branches
Description:

All branches of St. John the Baptist Parish Library will be closed for the Independence Day holiday July 3 and July 4, 2026. We will reopen at normal operating hours on Monday, July 6. 

All Branches Closed for Staff Training

All Day
Some Branches
Closing
Branches:
Garyville Branch, Reserve Branch, LaPlace Branch, Edgard Branch, All Branches
Description:

All branches of St. John the Baptist Parish Library will be closed on Friday, March 20 for a day of staff development. Training like this helps us serve our community even better.