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Peggy Scott Laborde:

CHRISTMAS IN NEW ORLEANS


Wednesday, December 2 at 7PM

There’s no place like New Orleans, dawlin’. From the magnificent oaks to Mardi Gras, the reveillion dinners and everyday revelries, the Crescent City is chock-a-block with its own unique flavors. Discussing her book CHRISTMAS IN NEW ORLEANS, the author celebrates the landmarks and traditions that make New Orleans one in a million.

Peggy Scott Laborde is the producer and host of Steppin’ Out on WYES-TV. Since earning a B.A. in political science from UNO, Laborde has produced a number of documentaries based on the city she calls home. Her professional accomplishments have earned her awards from the Press Club of New Orleans, Public Relations Society of America, and American Women in Radio and Television. She has garnered praise for her extensive efforts in conserving the arts and history of New Orleans.


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Kit Wohl: NEW ORLEANS CLASSIC GUMBOS AND SOUPS


Tuesday, December 8 at 7PM

In a city where elegance brushes elbows with ease and different cultural groups mix without losing their individual flavors, it’s no surprise that gumbo enjoys widespread celebrity. This quintessential New Orleans dish, along with soups and bisques, is presented as never before in this beautiful cookbook from culinary aficionado Kit Wohl. Recipes each incorporate an anecdote, bit of history, or fond memory from the contributor about the dish.

NEW ORLEANS CLASSIC GUMBOS AND SOUPS is Ms. Wohl’s fourth book in the Classic Recipes Series, which includes NEW ORLEANS CLASSIC DESSERTS, NEW ORLEANS CLASSIC SEAFOOD, and NEW ORLEANS CLASSIC APPETIZERS.


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Book Clubs @ your Library
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Great Books Club

THE MALTESE FALCON
by Dashiell Hammett
November 19, 7PM- AV Conference room, 2nd floor

Popular Fiction Book Club

THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY
by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
December 2, 7PM- AV Conference room, 2nd floor


Readers Enjoying Authors Daily


SARAH'S KEY
by Tatiana de Rosnay
November 20, 1PM(afternoon)- AV Conference Room, 2nd floor

Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Club
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Club presents its holiday movie and year-end celebration. The evening begins with Santa Claus taking on the Martians and ends with a surprise movie.
December 16, 6:30 PM- AV Conference Room, 2nd floor
WWII Book / Discussion Group

C. J. Christ, an expert on German submarine activity in the
Gulf of Mexico during the war, will be Guest Speaker.
December 3, 7PM- AV Conference Room, 2nd floor
Brian Altobello, WWII author, Army vet, and teacher keeps it
lively and stimulating. 466-1071 for more. All are invited.

 

All branches of Jefferson Parish Library will be closed
Thursday and Friday, November 26 and 27, for Thanksgiving. Wednesday, November 25, all branches will close at 5pm.

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Students are wondering what the 2010 Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award nominees are all about.
They're reading the 15 books -- but, before they start, they have a few questions.
See the nominees and find out what the students want to know.

 

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STAFF POSITIONS AVAILABLE
Jefferson Parish Library currently has full-time
and part-time (10-23 hrs. per week) openings.
Apply at http://www.jeffparish.net/jppd
or by visiting the Parish Personnel Office
on the West Bank at 200 Derbigny St.,
Suite 3100, Gretna, LA 70053.
Fill out a job interest card for an anticipated
vacancy to be notified when it opens for applications.

More Employment Sites
Louisiana Department of Labo
Louisiana Workforce Commission
Louisiana State Civil Service Jobs
Federal Office of Personnel Management
Best of the Web: Employment
New Orleans Louisiana Jobs
Worldwide and Local Jobs
Green Careers Guide
America's Job Bank

Director's Status Report
What happened? Damage and Recovery
Lessons Learned: "Building from Disaster" article
Reciprocal agreement with N.O. Public Library
Hurricane Resources
Library Reopenings

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New Hours
Belle Terre Library: Mon-Wed 11-7,
Thu-Sat 10-6
Harahan Library: Mon-Sat 10-6
Lakeshore Library: Mon closed,
Tue-Sat 10-6
Wagner: Mon-Wed 10-6, Thu closed,
Fri-Sat 10-6

Now Open On SUNDAY
Edith S. Lawson Library in Westwego:
Mon-Sun 10-6

Old Metairie:
Mon-Wed 9-8,
Thu-Sat 10-6, Sun 1-5


Friends of the Jefferson Public Library

 Donations of new and used hardcover and paperback books,
LPs, CDs, DVDs, and audio and video tapes are accepted at the
Sorting Center, 6640 Riverside Drive, suite 100, Metairie
on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.

There is a drop box behind the building. Limited pick up is also available.
The Friends regret they cannot accept magazines, encyclopedias, law books, wet or
moldy books, and textbooks or computer books more than five years old.

For more information, please e-mail FriendsJPL@Yahoo.com, or call
455-2665 and leave your question on the answer machine. Someone will
get back to you. Donated books will either be sold at the Friends' store in
the East Bank Regional Library, or at the Big Book Sale. Money earned by
the Friends is donated to the Jefferson Parish Library system.

Monetary donations for the Library may be made (& check written) to:
Friends of Jefferson Public Library, P.O. Box 9391, Metairie, LA 70055
Click to download and print a donation form.
Donations may be made through to friendsjpl@yahoo.com or through the Louisiana Library Foundation, PO Box 2583, Baton Rouge, LA 70821, with funds specified to go to Jefferson Parish Library.
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