A time for babies and toddlers and their caregivers to play and socialize with others.

Kickstart your creativity in the library’s new makerspace when you learn to use all the new tools. Registration required.

Kickstart your creativity in the library’s new makerspace when you learn to use all the new tools. Registration required.

Voting lets your voice be heard! Kindergarteners through 8th graders, we need your help to select the 2024-2025 Louisiana Young Readers’ Choice Award winner.

Voting lets your voice be heard! Kindergarteners through 8th graders, we need your help to select the 2024-2025 Louisiana Young Readers’ Choice Award winner.

Voting lets your voice be heard! Kindergarteners through 8th graders, we need your help to select the 2024-2025 Louisiana Young Readers’ Choice Award winner.

Voting lets your voice be heard! Kindergarteners through 8th graders, we need your help to select the 2024-2025 Louisiana Young 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 2024 -2025 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 2024 -2025 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 2024 -2025 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 2024 -2025 Louisiana Teen Readers’ Choice Award winner.

In honor of Black History Month, participate in our self-directed stained glass quilt square project celebrating Black authors.

In honor of Black History Month, participate in our self-directed stained glass quilt square project celebrating Black authors.

In honor of Black History Month, participate in our self-directed stained glass quilt square project celebrating Black authors.

In honor of Black History Month, participate in our self-directed stained glass quilt square project celebrating Black authors.

In honor of Black History Month, participate in our self-directed stained glass quilt square project celebrating Black authors.

Learn about the traditional colors of Black History Month and books from our Jeannette Jefferson Collection.

Learn about the traditional colors of Black History Month and books from our Jeannette Jefferson Collection.

Learn about the traditional colors of Black History Month and books from our Jeannette Jefferson Collection.

Learn about the traditional colors of Black History Month and books from our Jeannette Jefferson Collection.

Learn about the traditional colors of Black History Month and books from our Jeannette Jefferson Collection.

Great things come in small packages!

Help your daughter understand the physical and emotional changes she will experience during puberty. Registration is required.

It’s time for a dollhouse delivery!

Explore racial realism through a conversation with Dr. Lori Latrice Martin. Registration required.

Learn to make a scented hand warmer or a sachet using the library’s sewing machines. Space is limited. Registration required.

Babies learn best from sharing books, songs, words, and playing together with their caregivers!

Kickstart your creativity in the library’s new makerspace when you learn to use all the new tools. Registration required.

Join this enlightening presentation on how the very fact of being human increases our pandemic risks—and gives us the power to save ourselves.

Kickstart your creativity in the library’s new makerspace when you learn to use all the new tools. Registration required.

Come get stars in your eyes-literally!

Hearing words repeated, clapping hands to rhythms, and participating in movement songs all entice your little one to find their voice and join in!

Hearing words repeated, clapping hands to rhythms, and participating in movement songs all entice your little one to find their voice and join in!

Hearing words repeated, clapping hands to rhythms, and participating in movement songs all entice your little one to find their voice and join in!

Hearing words repeated, clapping hands to rhythms, and participating in movement songs all entice your little one to find their voice and join in!

Enrich your child’s language development with vocabulary, rhymes, conversation, and play!

Enrich your child’s language development with vocabulary, rhymes, conversation, and play!

Enrich your child’s language development with vocabulary, rhymes, conversation, and play!

Explore jewelry-making that celebrates the culture of Black art. Registration required. Space is limited.

Babies learn best from sharing books, songs, words, and playing together with their caregivers!

Have you been touched by a cancer diagnosis? Get in on the action, join mindful chair yoga sessions and improve your overall well-being. 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.

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.

Become a #sittersuperstar! Registration is required.

Join us for a fun-filled time exploring the world of Diary of a Wimpy Kid!

Celebrate the season of love by creating handmade cards!

Teen Book Club meets on the second Saturday of every month—registration is required.

Babies learn best from sharing books, songs, words, and playing together with their caregivers!

Hang out with your peers, plan programs, and join the Teen Advisory Board!

Get ready to learn some classic and contemporary line dances.

Don’t miss this riveting conversation with bestselling author Waubgeshig Rice to chat about his newest book "Moon of the Turning Leaves", the hotly anticipated sequel to "Moon of the Crusted Snow".

Slip into your cuddliest pajamas and join us for a memorable evening of stories and activities about hugs and kisses.

Hearing words repeated, clapping hands to rhythms, and participating in movement songs all entice your little one to find their voice and join in!

Hearing words repeated, clapping hands to rhythms, and participating in movement songs all entice your little one to find their voice and join in!

Hearing words repeated, clapping hands to rhythms, and participating in movement songs all entice your little one to find their voice and join in!

Hearing words repeated, clapping hands to rhythms, and participating in movement songs all entice your little one to find their voice and join in!

Enrich your child’s language development with vocabulary, rhymes, conversation, and play!

Enrich your child’s language development with vocabulary, rhymes, conversation, and play!

Enrich your child’s language development with vocabulary, rhymes, conversation, and play!

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

Babies learn best from sharing books, songs, words, and playing together with their caregivers!

It’s just stuff!

Have you been touched by a cancer diagnosis? Get in on the action, join mindful chair yoga sessions and improve your overall well-being. Registration required.

Kickstart your creativity in the library’s new makerspace when you learn to use all the new tools. Registration required.

Learn to play one of the world’s most popular trading card games.
Registration required. Space is limited.
You must be ages 13–18 to register.

Kickstart your creativity in the library’s new makerspace when you learn to use all the new tools. Registration required.

Slip into your cuddliest pajamas and join us for a memorable evening of stories and activities about hugs and kisses.

Slip into your cuddliest pajamas and join us for a memorable evening of stories and activities about hugs and kisses.

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

Voting lets your voice be heard! Kindergarteners through 8th graders, we need your help to select the 2024-2025 Louisiana Young Readers’ Choice Award winner.

Voting lets your voice be heard! Kindergarteners through 8th graders, we need your help to select the 2024-2025 Louisiana Young Readers’ Choice Award winner.

Voting lets your voice be heard! Kindergarteners through 8th graders, we need your help to select the 2024-2025 Louisiana Young Readers’ Choice Award winner.

Voting lets your voice be heard! Kindergarteners through 8th graders, we need your help to select the 2024-2025 Louisiana Young 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 2024 -2025 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 2024 -2025 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 2024 -2025 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 2024 -2025 Louisiana Teen Readers’ Choice Award winner.

In honor of Black History Month, participate in our self-directed stained glass quilt square project celebrating Black authors.

In honor of Black History Month, participate in our self-directed stained glass quilt square project celebrating Black authors.

In honor of Black History Month, participate in our self-directed stained glass quilt square project celebrating Black authors.

In honor of Black History Month, participate in our self-directed stained glass quilt square project celebrating Black authors.

In honor of Black History Month, participate in our self-directed stained glass quilt square project celebrating Black authors.

Learn about the traditional colors of Black History Month and books from our Jeannette Jefferson Collection.

Learn about the traditional colors of Black History Month and books from our Jeannette Jefferson Collection.

Learn about the traditional colors of Black History Month and books from our Jeannette Jefferson Collection.

Learn about the traditional colors of Black History Month and books from our Jeannette Jefferson Collection.

Learn about the traditional colors of Black History Month and books from our Jeannette Jefferson Collection.

The traveling theatre returns with new stories and histories to tell! Join us for Black History Hall of Fame.

Discuss the challenges Black women face as leaders. Registration required.

The traveling theatre returns with new stories and histories to tell! Join us for From Anansi to John Henry.

Babies learn best from sharing books, songs, words, and playing together with their caregivers!

Kickstart your creativity in the library’s new makerspace when you learn to use all the new tools. Registration required.

We welcome you to our conversation with journalist and author Lee Hawkins as he talks to us about his riveting memoir, I Am Nobody's Slave: How Uncovering My Family’s History Set Me Free.

Learn to make a scented hand warmer or a sachet using the library’s sewing machines.Space is limited. Registration required.

Kickstart your creativity in the library’s new makerspace when you learn to use all the new tools. Registration required.

Keep your homegrown harvest fresher for longer. Registration required.

Hearing words repeated, clapping hands to rhythms, and participating in movement songs all entice your little one to find their voice and join in!

Hearing words repeated, clapping hands to rhythms, and participating in movement songs all entice your little one to find their voice and join in!

Hearing words repeated, clapping hands to rhythms, and participating in movement songs all entice your little one to find their voice and join in!

Hearing words repeated, clapping hands to rhythms, and participating in movement songs all entice your little one to find their voice and join in!

Enrich your child’s language development with vocabulary, rhymes, conversation, and play!

Enrich your child’s language development with vocabulary, rhymes, conversation, and play!

Enrich your child’s language development with vocabulary, rhymes, conversation, and play!

Babies learn best from sharing books, songs, words, and playing together with their caregivers!

Have you been touched by a cancer diagnosis? Get in on the action, join mindful chair yoga sessions and improve your overall well-being. Registration required.

Explore the rich history and culture of Black figures and icons through guided painting. Registration required.

Slip into your cuddliest pajamas and join us for a memorable evening of stories and activities about hugs and kisses.

Celebrate friendship and kindness on Buenos Amigos Day with stories, crafts, and fun!

Don’t end up in hot water - sign up now to release your creativi-tea! Registration required.

The traveling theatre returns with new stories and histories to tell! Join us for Empowered, Brilliant, & Brave: Great Women of Black History.

The traveling theatre returns with new stories and histories to tell! Join us for Meet Dr. King.

Glow wild and get ready to light up the dark!

Discover the history of Josephine B. Landry, an African American laundress in Louisiana, learn how historical records and genealogical research helped to reveal her life story. Registration required.

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

Babies learn best from sharing books, songs, words, and playing together with their caregivers!

Ascension Parish Reentry Coalition and APL present our annual job fair.

Hearing words repeated, clapping hands to rhythms, and participating in movement songs all entice your little one to find their voice and join in!

Hearing words repeated, clapping hands to rhythms, and participating in movement songs all entice your little one to find their voice and join in!

Hearing words repeated, clapping hands to rhythms, and participating in movement songs all entice your little one to find their voice and join in!

Hearing words repeated, clapping hands to rhythms, and participating in movement songs all entice your little one to find their voice and join in!

Enrich your child’s language development with vocabulary, rhymes, conversation, and play!

Enrich your child’s language development with vocabulary, rhymes, conversation, and play!

Enrich your child’s language development with vocabulary, rhymes, conversation, and play!

Listen as Mama SaBa connects you with words, songs, and tales of Africa.

Babies learn best from sharing books, songs, words, and playing together with their caregivers!

Have you been touched by a cancer diagnosis? Get in on the action, join mindful chair yoga sessions and improve your overall well-being. Registration required.

Kickstart your creativity in the library’s new makerspace when you learn to use all the new tools. Registration required.

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

Kickstart your creativity in the library’s new makerspace when you learn to use all the new tools. Registration required.