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Library storytimes in New Orleans, by day and branch.

We read the event calendars of New Orleans Public Library and Jefferson Parish Library and found 22 storytimes that repeat every week at 20 branches: two baby and 20 family or mixed-age. Three are on the weekend. Each one links to its event page on the library’s calendar.

The quick answersChecked
Baby storytime?Baby Storytime at Alvar Library, Mondays at 10:30 a.m. Plus 1 more.2 a week

Last checked · 22 weekly storytimes · Every listing links to its official page. How we choose

Every week

Storytimes in NOLA, by day

Weekly storytimes from New Orleans Public Library and Jefferson Parish Library, earliest first. Holiday weeks can change the schedule, so tap through to the event page before you go.

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Storytimes by branch

Every branch with a weekly storytime, so you can find the one closest to home.

BranchStorytimesWhenLink
Alvar Library1 a weekMon 10:30 a.m. Baby StorytimeEvent page ↗
Milton H. Latter Memorial Library2 a weekMon 10:30 a.m. Baby Storytime · Tue 10:30 a.m. StorytimeEvent page ↗
Algiers Regional Library1 a weekTue 10:30 a.m. StorytimeEvent page ↗
Norman Mayer Library1 a weekTue 10:30 a.m. StorytimeEvent page ↗
Robert E. Smith Library1 a weekTue 10:30 a.m. StorytimeEvent page ↗
East New Orleans Regional Library1 a weekTue 5 p.m. Evening StorytimeEvent page ↗
Central City Library1 a weekWed 10:30 a.m. StorytimeEvent page ↗
Nix Library1 a weekWed 10:30 a.m. StorytimeEvent page ↗
East Bank Regional Library2 a weekWed 11 a.m. Storytime · Thu 5:30 p.m. Family StorytimeEvent page ↗
Main Library1 a weekWed 3:30 p.m. Afternoon StorytimeEvent page ↗
Belle Terre Library1 a weekThu 10 a.m. StorytimeEvent page ↗
Children's Resource Center1 a weekThu 10:30 a.m. StorytimeEvent page ↗
Cita Dennis Hubbell Library1 a weekThu 10:30 a.m. StorytimeEvent page ↗
Mid-City Library1 a weekThu 10:30 a.m. StorytimeEvent page ↗
Wagner Library1 a weekThu 11:30 a.m. StorytimeEvent page ↗
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library1 a weekThu 3:30 p.m. Evening StorytimeEvent page ↗
Rosedale Library1 a weekFri 10:30 a.m. StorytimeEvent page ↗
Westwego Library1 a weekSat 10:30 a.m. Family StorytimeEvent page ↗
Gretna Library1 a weekSat 11 a.m. StorytimeEvent page ↗
Terrytown Library1 a weekSat 11 a.m. StorytimeEvent page ↗

Library calendars: New Orleans Public Library ↗ · Jefferson Parish Library ↗

Before you go

Three things that make storytime easier

AgesPick the right ageBaby storytimes are slower, with songs and lap rhymes. Toddler and preschool times add movement and longer books.
TimingArrive ten minutes earlyRooms can fill on busy mornings, and a few minutes to settle in helps little ones join in.
Sign upLook for “Sign up”A few storytimes ask you to register on the library calendar. Those are marked on this page.

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Good questions

Storytime in New Orleans: the FAQ

Baby Storytime (Alvar Library, Mondays at 10:30 a.m.); Baby Storytime (Milton H. Latter Memorial Library, Mondays at 10:30 a.m.).

Yes: Family Storytime (Westwego Library, Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.); Storytime (Gretna Library, Saturdays at 11 a.m.); Storytime (Terrytown Library, Saturdays at 11 a.m.).

None of these list registration on the library calendar. Check the event page before you go, since popular times can fill a room.

Each storytime comes from the library system’s own event calendar: the same storytime at the same branch, weekday and time on at least three dates in four weeks. We only list a date, time or price when that page shows it, and anything we can’t confirm stays off. These were last checked Oct 20, 2026, and we recheck them every month, and the weekly list every Thursday. How we choose and check.

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