Get ready for the Summer Fun program at Orleans Parish libraries.
Get ready for the Summer Fun program at Orleans Parish libraries.
Fill your summer with events and activities, reading challenges and the chance to win great prizes by signing up for the New Orleans Public Library’s annual Summer Fun program. It kicks off June 1.
Libraries across the country host summer reading programs as a way to encourage reading as a lifelong habit, to help children and teens maintain reading skills while school's out, to increase interest in libraries — and because it’s just plain fun.
This year’s Summer Fun programming will feature a combination of in-person and virtual events that include music workshops, visits by Audubon Zoo, puppet shows performed by teens with the Ogden Museum, 3D printing classes and more.
Visit summerfun.nolalibrary.org to register and download your free bingo card and reading tracker to get started, and check out a complete listing of Summer Fun programs at summerfun.nolalibrary.org.
The program is sponsored by the Friends of the New Orleans Public Library with support from the Rosemary Foundation, the Keller Family Foundation and the Entergy Charitable Foundation.
MANGA CLUB: Graphic novel-loving teens are invited to join the New Orleans Public Library’s monthly manga book club. The group will meet next via Zoom at 4:30 p.m. May 26 to discuss the “Inuyasha” series, which follows 15-year-old Kagome Higurashi after she is transported back in time to Japan’s tumultuous Sengoku period and embarks on a journey to recover the shards of a sacred jewel.
Prizes will be given to attendees who come dressed in cosplay or bring a piece of fan art to show off.
Manga Book Club is sponsored by the Friends of the New Orleans Public Library. Register at events.nolalibrary.org.
NOTABLE: A registered notary public will be at Main Library every Saturday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. to provide free notary services. Appointments are required. Call (504) 596-2560 to schedule your appointment.
Notary services are limited to three documents per person, per visit. Services are offered by volunteers and are not available for commercial businesses. Visit events.nolalibrary.org for details.
ART AND LITERACY: The library and New Orleans Museum of Art are teaming up to present a four-part series for children ages 2-5 and their caregivers designed to connect art and early literacy. Mini Masters at the Library starts at 10:30 a.m. June 6 at Norman Mayer Library, 3001 Gentilly Blvd., and will focus on communities and culture.
Inspired by NOMA's Mini Masters, this arts integration program provides visual arts experiences and museum interaction for preschool students, while engaging in hands-on art-making activities and developing early literacy skills.
Registration is required, and attendance is limited. Visit events.nolalibrary.org to learn more.
Mini Masters at the Library is sponsored by the city, First Horizon, Janice Parmelee and Bill Hammack, Sara and David Kelso, and The Patrick F. Taylor Foundation.
Jane LeGros is the director of marketing and communications for the New Orleans Public Library.
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