MONTH/DATE	DAY	EVENT
	Ongoing		Brainfuse - Ignite Your Mind Homework problems? Come to the library or log in from home with your library card and get unlimited, live homework help from one of our tutors seven days a week between the hours of 2 pm - 11 pm. Just click on the icon and select your subject and grade level. All core subjects are available, grades 3-12.
	Ongoing	Every visit to the library	Word of the Day Contest: Learn a new word and win prizes doing it! After checking out a big pile of books, make sure to enter our Word-of-the-Day Contest.  Each month, two lucky winners will get their pick of prizes from our big prize box of books, videos, games, and more. Here are some word of the day websites. Check them out! Oxford English Dictionary Word of the Day Wordsmith Merriam-Webster's"Word Central" for kids National Center for Education Statistics National Scrabble Association
	Ongoing	Mondays 7 pm	Family Night: Includes stories and activities designed for school aged children and their parents.
	Ongoing	Tuesdays 10 am	Read and Sing: Stories, songs, and finger plays for infants and toddlers
	Ongoing	Thursdays 11 am	Storytime:       Includes stories and activities for children ages 3 – 7.
	Ongoing	First two Saturdays of each month 10am	Saturday Craft Saturday, March 6th, we will make Tiny Kites. March 13th, we will make a Leprechaun Puppet. Space is limited. Call 849-8812 to place your reservation.  Crafts will begin promptly at 10am.
	Ongoing	Two Saturdays each month 11:30am-1pm	Gaming We have them all: Dance Dance Revolution for the PS2 and Wii Sports and Guitar Hero for the Nintendo Wii. Grab a friend and come sharpen your skills at the library! March 20th, we will feature Wii Sports. March 27th, we will feature Guitar Hero.
	Ongoing	Two Fridays each month 1pm	The Culture Club The Culture Club explores a different country each month with a story book and an activity geared for grades 1-4. On Friday, March 5th, the Culture Club will explore Ireland. On Friday, March 19th, the Culture Club will study Picasso.
	March 1	Monday 7pm	Family Night: MARVIN K. MOONEY WILL YOU PLEASE GO NOW! by Dr. Seuss Craft: Transportation – Ways to “Go!”
	March 2	Tuesday 10am	Read and Sing: Sleeping TIME FOR BED by Mem Fox
	March 4	Thursday 11am	Story Time: Dr. Seuss ONE FISH, TWO FISH, RED FISH, BLUE FISH by Dr. Seuss
	March 5	Friday 1pm	The Culture Club Explores: Ireland The Culture Club explores a different country each month with a story book and an activity geared for grades 1-4.
	March 6	Saturday 10am	Saturday Craft: Tiny Kites Space is limited. Call 849-8812 to place your reservation.  Crafts will begin promptly at 10am.
	March 8	Monday 7pm	Family Night: WE’RE GOING ON A LION HUNT by David Axtell Craft: Lion Puppets “Roar”
	March 9	Tuesday 10am	Read and Sing: Firefighters FIREFIGHTERS! SPEEDING! SPRAYING! SAVING! by Patricia Hubbell
	March 11	Thursday 11am	Story Time: Spring WHEN WILL IT BE SPRING? by Catherine Walters Craft: Paper plate flower wreath
	March 13	Saturday 10am	Saturday Craft Leprechaun Puppets Space is limited. Call 849-8812 to place your reservation.  Crafts will begin promptly at 10am.
	March 14	Sunday 3pm	Action Story Time MAZE OF BONES by Rick Riordan Most of the action for this action story time will be completed before we meet.  In this exciting story, MAZE OF BONES by Rick Riordan, seven groups compete to win a multi-million dollar inheritance by searching for the answers to 39 clues!  We will conduct a similar quest by posting clues on the main page of the Jefferson Parish Public Library website beginning March 1st.  The clues will change daily.  You may also obtain a printed copy of all the clues from the EBR Children’s Department.  Your challenge is to find answers to the clues before we meet on Sunday, March 14th at 3:00pm in the EBR Children’s Department.  The answers will be hidden all over Jefferson Parish.  Go to www.jefferson.lib.la.us for the daily clues.  The winners will win a play money fortune and a giant jar of candy.
	March 15	Monday 7pm	Family Night: MICAWBER by John Lithgow Craft: Painting Large
	March 16	Tuesday 10am	Read and Sing: Mice are Nice BUSY, BUSY MOUSE by Virginia L. Kroll
	March 16	Tuesday 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm	Reading to Rover In the Reading to Rover program, beginner or reluctant readers read aloud to furry friends -- gentle, specially trained therapy dogs provided by the Visiting Pet Program. (The general public should not bring their own dogs; only dogs specially trained for this purpose, from the Visiting Pet Program, can participate.)
	March 18	Thursday 11am	Story Time: Opposites DINOSAUR ROAR! by Paul Stickland Opposite activity
	March 19	Friday 1pm	The Culture Club Explores: Picasso
	March 20	Saturday 11:30am - 1pm	Gaming Day: Wii Sports Come show off your video game skills with your friends at the library.
	March 21	Sunday 3pm	Rocky Garbonzo’s Puppet Theater Hey, want to smile? Come enjoy an impromptu puppet theater. All attendees will use puppets to portray funny stories and songs. This program is best for ages 3-10.
	March 22	Monday 7pm	Family Night: SOMEONE BIGGER by Jonathan Emmett Craft: Tiny Kites “Whoosh”
	March 23	Tuesday 10am	Read and Sing: Rise and Shine WAKE UP ME  by Marni McGee
	March 24	Wednesday 6:30pm	Engineering Success Design and test a crash test helmet for a water balloon head.
	March 25	Thursday 11am	Story Time: Houses and Homes CASTLES, CAVES, AND HONEYCOMBS by Linda Ashman Craft: Make your own house with shapes
	March 27	Saturday 11:30am - 1pm	Gaming Day: Guitar Hero Come show off your video game guitar skills with your friends at the library.
	March 27	Saturday 2:30pm - 4:30pm	Jam Session A jam session is a gathering of musicians playing – or “jamming” – without extensive preparation or predefined arrangements... improvisation.  Jam session will be a loose gathering of amateurs attempting to play a pre-selected song.  It is open to youth ages 9-14 who play an instrument. Musicians will be responsible for bringing their own instruments.  Jam session is NOT free music lessons, but an opportunity for young musicians to meet and play music with their peers.  Participants will select the song title for March during the February Jam Session.
	March 28	Sunday 3 pm	Read-a-Maniacs Book Club Explore a different zany author each month!  This month we will spotlight DEAR DUMB DIARY by Jim Benton.
	March 29	Monday 7pm	Family Night: TUDLEY DIDN’T KNOW by John Himmelman Craft: Springy Turtles
	March 30	Tuesday 10am	Read and Sing: What is Today? THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR by Eric Carle
	March 31	Wednesday 6:30 pm	Magic Tree House Book Club Come join our new book club! We will be discussing a different Magic Tree House book at each session and doing fun activities to go along with them. This program is best suited for ages 6-9. This month we will feature the book MUMMIES IN THE MORNING by Mary Pope Osborne.
	April	Ongoing	Saturday Craft First two Saturdays of each month at 10:00am - On Saturday, April 3rd, we will make a Garden Painting. On April 10th, we will make a Rainbow Mobile.
	April	Ongoing	Reading to Rover Tuesday, April 20th, from 6:30pm till 7:30pm – In the Reading to Rover program, beginner or reluctant readers read aloud to furry friends -- Visiting Pet Program Therapy Dogs.
	April	Ongoing	Technology and Book Club April 5th–8th and April 25th–April 28th Come create a slide show featuring yourself and your favorite book. Your picture, your book, and your voice will introduce your book to other kids on the internet. Monday, April 5th at 2:30pm Tuesday, April 6th at 2:30pm Wednesday, April 7th at 5:00pm Thursday, April 8th at 5:00pm Sunday, April 25th at 2:00pm Monday, April 26th at 2:30pm Tuesday, April 27th at 2:30pm Wednesday, April 28th at 6:30pm
	April	Ongoing	The Culture Club Explores Countries Two Fridays each month at 1:00pm – The Culture Club explores a different country each month with a story book and an activity geared for grades 1-4. On Friday, April 9th, the Culture Club will explore Netherlands. On Friday, April 23rd, the Culture Club will study Dali.
	April	Ongoing	Gaming Day @ the Library Twice a month on Saturdays from 11:30am-1:00pm – We have them all: Dance Dance Revolution for the PS2 and Wii Sports and Guitar Hero for the Nintendo Wii. Grab a friend and come sharpen your skills at the library! On Saturday, April 17th, we will present Dance Dance Revolution from 11:30am till 1:00pm. On Saturday, April 24th, we will present Wii Sports at 11:30am till 1:00pm.
	April 1	Thursday 11am	Story Time: Bugs OVER IN THE GARDEN by Jennifer Ward Craft: make a bug
	April 3	Saturday 10am	Saturday Craft: Garden Painting
	April 5-8	Monday-Thursday	Technology and Book Club Come create a slide show featuring yourself and your favorite book. Your picture, your book, and your voice will introduce your book to other kids on the internet. Monday, April 5th at 2:30pm Tuesday, April 6th at 2:30pm Wednesday, April 7th at 5:00pm Thursday, April 8th at 5:00pm
	April 5	Monday 7pm	Family Night: A RAINBOW OF MY OWN by Don Freeman Craft: Beautiful Watercolor Rainbows
	April 6	Tuesday 10am	Read and Sing: My Teddy WHERE’S MY TEDDY? by Jez Alborough
	April 8	Thursday 11am	Story Time: Bunnies LITTLE BUNNY FOO FOO by Paul Brett Johnson Craft: bunny ears
	April 9	Friday 1pm	The Culture Club Explores: the Netherlands
	April 10	Saturday 10am	Saturday Craft: Rainbow Mobile
	April 11	Sunday 3pm	Read-a-Maniacs Book Club RODRICK RULES by Jeff Kinney Explore a different zany author each month! This month we will spotlight the DIARY OF A WIMPY KID series by Jeff Kinney.
	April 12	Monday 7pm	Family Night: I SEE A KOOKABURRA by Steve Jenkins Craft: Animal Habitats
	April 13	Tuesday 10am	Read and Sing: Let's Sing! SING-ALONG SONG by JoAnn Early Macken
	April 15	Thursday 11am	Story Time: Farms BIG RED BARN by Margaret Wise Brown Craft: pig mask
	April 17	Saturday 11:30am-1pm	Gaming Day @ the Library: Dance Dance Revolution
	April 19	Monday 7pm	Family Night: FRANKLIN PLANTS A TREE by Paulette Bourgeois Craft: Plant Seeds for Earth Day
	April 20	Tuesday 10am	Read and Sing: ABC Rhyme Time "A" WAS AN APPLE PIE by Etienne Delessert
	April 20	Tuesday 6:30pm-7:30pm	Reading to Rover Beginner or reluctant readers read aloud to Visiting Pet Program Therapy Dogs
	April 22	Thursday 11am	Story Time: Counting HOW DO DINOSAURS COUNT TO TEN? by Jane Yolen Craft: cat craft
	April 23	Friday 1pm	The Culture Club Explores: Salvador Dali
	April 24	Saturday 11:30am-1pm	Gaming Day @ the Library: Wii Sports
	April 24	Saturday 2:30pm-4:30pm	Jam Session A jam session is a gathering of musicians playing – or “jamming” – without extensive preparation or predefined arrangements; improvisation. Jam Session will be a loose gathering of amateurs attempting to play a pre-selected song. It is open to youth ages 9-14 who play an instrument. Musicians will be responsible for bringing their own instruments. Jam session is NOT free music lessons, but an opportunity for young musicians to meet and play music with their peers. Participants will select the song title for April during the March Jam Session.
	April 25-28	Sunday-Wednesday	Technology and Book Club Come create a slide show featuring yourself and your favorite book. Your picture, your book, and your voice will introduce your book to other kids on the internet. Sunday, April 25th at 2:00pm Monday, April 26th at 2:30pm Tuesday, April 27th at 2:30pm Wednesday, April 28th at 6:30pm
	April 26	Monday 7pm	Family Night: BIG TALK by Miriam Schlein Craft: pennant
	April 27	Tuesday 10am	Read and Sing: Rabbits BUNNY AND ME by Adele Greenspun
	April 28	Wednesday 6:30pm	Magic Tree House Book Club PIRATES PAST NOON by Mary Pope Osborne Come join our new book club! We will be discussing a different Magic Tree House book at each session and doing fun activities to go along with them. This program is best suited for ages 6-9. This month we will discuss PIRATES PAST NOON.