Enjoy toys and books in a happy and welcoming place while socializing with other little ones and caregivers.

Be sure to jump start your new year with us as we chat with journalist and award-winning author, Julia Hotz, about her first book, The Connection Cure.

Come in from the cold and create a suncatcher windchime. Registration required. Space is limited.

Inspired by Hervé Tullet’s Press Here, this hands-on program features stations for painting, movement, and creative play.

Enjoy toys and books in a happy and welcoming place while socializing with other little ones and caregivers.

Have you been touched by a cancer diagnosis? Join mindful chair yoga sessions and improve your overall well-being. Registration required.

Improve your computer skills with one-on-one help. Registration required.

Paint outside the lines—without a single brush! Registration required.

Build it. Film it. Bring your story to life! Registration required. Space is limited.

Improve your computer skills with one-on-one help. Registration required.

No gym? No problem! Get fit with resistance band training at the library. Registration required. Space is limited.

Search the night sky with the help of local astronomers!

Enjoy toys and books in a happy and welcoming place while socializing with other little ones and caregivers.

Inspired by Hervé Tullet’s Press Here, this hands-on program features stations for painting, movement, and creative play.

Join the conversation with Liz Moore, New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of The God of the Woods, as she embarks on a tale of thrilling twists and disturbing disappearances.

Enjoy toys and books in a happy and welcoming place while socializing with other little ones and caregivers.

Have you been touched by a cancer diagnosis? Join mindful chair yoga sessions and improve your overall well-being. Registration required.

Spend some time together creating when you let go and LEGO!

Spend a fun-filled day discovering the magic of puppets! Make your own puppet, put on a show, and play with other puppet characters.

Fall in love with reading this February!

It’s time to vote for your favorite books! Kindergarteners through 8th graders, we need your help to select the 2025-2026 Louisiana Young Readers’ Choice Award winners.

Vote to let your opinion be known about your favorite books! High Schoolers, we need you to help to pick the 2025 -2026 Louisiana Teen Readers’ Choice Award winner.

Vote to let your opinion be known about your favorite books! High Schoolers, we need you to help to pick the 2025 -2026 Louisiana Teen Readers’ Choice Award winner.

Vote to let your opinion be known about your favorite books! High Schoolers, we need you to help to pick the 2025 -2026 Louisiana Teen Readers’ Choice Award winner.

Vote to let your opinion be known about your favorite books! High Schoolers, we need you to help to pick the 2025 -2026 Louisiana Teen Readers’ Choice Award winner.

It’s time to vote for your favorite books! Kindergarteners through 8th graders, we need your help to select the 2025-2026 Louisiana Young Readers’ Choice Award winners.

It’s time to vote for your favorite books! Kindergarteners through 8th graders, we need your help to select the 2025-2026 Louisiana Young Readers’ Choice Award winners.

It’s time to vote for your favorite books! Kindergarteners through 8th graders, we need your help to select the 2025-2026 Louisiana Young Readers’ Choice Award winners.

Find new stories and new friends at our new Spanish Book Club. Registration required.

Sometimes called a shepherd’s purse or exploding book, a Turkish Map Fold is a fun addition to your journal or notebook, or a stand-alone surprise book. Available while supplies last.

Anyone visiting the library can write a note or draw a picture about their favorite stories, activities, library worker, and library memories on our Dear Library wall!

Join us throughout February to see original artwork from Con Cò | "The Egret", the debut children’s book by Nguyệt, local artist and founder of Fresh Press.

Sharing books, songs, and playing together not only enhances literacy skills but also fosters strong bonds between caregivers and their little ones.

Build your own weather-resistant birdhouse and get ready for spring! Registration required. Space is limited.

Singing repetitious songs, clapping and dancing to rhythms, and hearing new and familiar words read aloud all entice your little one to find their voice and join in!

Singing repetitious songs, clapping and dancing to rhythms, and hearing new and familiar words read aloud all entice your little one to find their voice and join in!

Singing repetitious songs, clapping and dancing to rhythms, and hearing new and familiar words read aloud all entice your little one to find their voice and join in!

Singing repetitious songs, clapping and dancing to rhythms, and hearing new and familiar words read aloud all entice your little one to find their voice and join in!

Preschool Storytime is a fantastic setting to learn about books, songs, and rhymes in a playful atmosphere.

Preschool Storytime is a fantastic setting to learn about books, songs, and rhymes in a playful atmosphere.

Preschool Storytime is a fantastic setting to learn about books, songs, and rhymes in a playful atmosphere.

Sharing books, songs, and playing together not only enhances literacy skills but also fosters strong bonds between caregivers and their little ones.

Have you been touched by a cancer diagnosis? Join mindful chair yoga sessions and improve your overall well-being. Registration is required.

Join APL’s Book Club to explore the literary world and participate in quality conversations. Registration required.

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with creativity and positivity!

Join us for an unforgettable experience as we chat online with Vanessa Riley about her newest book, "Fire Sword and Sea", based on the folk story of the female pirate, Jacquotte Delahaye.

Join APL’s Book Club to explore the literary world and participate in quality conversations. Registration required.

Join APL’s Book Club to explore the literary world and participate in quality conversations. Registration required.

Join APL’s Book Club to explore the literary world and participate in quality conversations. Registration required.

Learn the most marvelous and thrillifying dance combination to the song “What is This Feeling?” from the movie Wicked. Registration required.

Slide, shuffle, and dance the day away. Registration required.

Learn about the African tradition of weaving kente cloth and make a kente-style paper hanging. Registration required. Space is limited.

Create colorful art that is inspired by the beautiful paintings of Black artist, Alma Thomas.

Explore art, stories, and self-expression in a creative journey inspired by artist and author Faith Ringgold. Registration required.

Find new stories and new friends at our new Spanish Book Club. Registration required.

Snuggle up for Pajama Storytime! Enjoy sweet stories and songs about friendship and family. Wear your PJs and bring a favorite stuffed friend!

Sharing books, songs, and playing together not only enhances literacy skills but also fosters strong bonds between caregivers and their little ones.

Explore art, stories, and self-expression in a creative journey inspired by artist and author Faith Ringgold. Registration required.

Meet new people, talk about books, movies, and music, all while enjoying food, games, and crafting at Teen Advisory Board.

Singing repetitious songs, clapping and dancing to rhythms, and hearing new and familiar words read aloud all entice your little one to find their voice and join in!

Singing repetitious songs, clapping and dancing to rhythms, and hearing new and familiar words read aloud all entice your little one to find their voice and join in!

Singing repetitious songs, clapping and dancing to rhythms, and hearing new and familiar words read aloud all entice your little one to find their voice and join in!

Singing repetitious songs, clapping and dancing to rhythms, and hearing new and familiar words read aloud all entice your little one to find their voice and join in!

Preschool Storytime is a fantastic setting to learn about books, songs, and rhymes in a playful atmosphere.

Preschool Storytime is a fantastic setting to learn about books, songs, and rhymes in a playful atmosphere.

Preschool Storytime is a fantastic setting to learn about books, songs, and rhymes in a playful atmosphere.

Improve your computer skills with one-on-one help. Registration required.

Sharing books, songs, and playing together not only enhances literacy skills but also fosters strong bonds between caregivers and their little ones.

It’s just stuff!

Join us for a chat with Lindsey Stewart about her new book, "The Conjuring of America: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic".

Join genealogical researcher Regina Bergeron for a genealogy workshop exploring African American family history.

Snuggle up for Pajama Storytime! Enjoy sweet stories and songs about friendship and family. Wear your PJs and bring a favorite stuffed friend!

Snuggle up for Pajama Storytime! Enjoy sweet stories and songs about friendship and family. Wear your PJs and bring a favorite stuffed friend!

Improve your computer skills with one-on-one help. Registration required.

Teen Book Club meets on the second Saturday of every month. Registration required.

Fall in love with reading this February!

Anyone visiting the library can write a note or draw a picture about their favorite stories, activities, library worker, and library memories on our Dear Library wall!

Find new stories and new friends at our new Spanish Book Club. Registration required.

Singing repetitious songs, clapping and dancing to rhythms, and hearing new and familiar words read aloud all entice your little one to find their voice and join in!

Singing repetitious songs, clapping and dancing to rhythms, and hearing new and familiar words read aloud all entice your little one to find their voice and join in!

Singing repetitious songs, clapping and dancing to rhythms, and hearing new and familiar words read aloud all entice your little one to find their voice and join in!

Singing repetitious songs, clapping and dancing to rhythms, and hearing new and familiar words read aloud all entice your little one to find their voice and join in!

Preschool Storytime is a fantastic setting to learn about books, songs, and rhymes in a playful atmosphere.

Preschool Storytime is a fantastic setting to learn about books, songs, and rhymes in a playful atmosphere.

Preschool Storytime is a fantastic setting to learn about books, songs, and rhymes in a playful atmosphere.

Explore art, stories, and self-expression in a creative journey inspired by artist and author Faith Ringgold. Registration required.