St. Tammany Parish Library has partnered with the nonprofit New Neighbor Project to deliver English as a Second Language as part of the Summer Reading Adult Programming. The New Neighbor Project supports education through donation-based ESL and citizenship classes, as well as citizenship application assistance and scholarship opportunities.
Each Wednesday, starting June 14, patrons can brush up on their English language skills from 6:15 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. at the Covington Library. Classes are free to the public, do not require registration and will continue through Aug. 16.
Details about services provided by nonprofit can be found on their website thenewneighborproject.org.
In other library news, be sure and save the date for a captivating jazz performance at the Covington Library on July 8 from 10:30 a.m. until noon when Vintage Jazz performs along with other local musicians.
Drums will be played by Lucille Quave, with her husband, Errol, on the keyboard. Other instrument players have yet to be announced, but patrons will be pleased with the final ensemble.
A Jazz Brunch wouldn’t be brunch without food, so light refreshments will be served for attendees. Registration will be required and patrons are asked to check the events page at sttammanylibrary.org/events for more details as they are posted.
Friends of the Library of West St. Tammany will hold their monthly book sale on June 16 and 17 at their 1301 N. Florida St. building in Covington, near the St. Tammany Parish Fairgrounds. Find books, DVDs, music and audio CDs, and some puzzles for $3. There is also a large selection of home school items, as well as children's books. All proceeds support St. Tammany Parish Libraries. All sales are cash or check only.
Other events
STUFFED SLEEPOVER: Kids ages 0-11 (and their grown-ups) are invited to enjoy books, music and bubbles at the Causeway Library on June 14 from 9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Children can bring their stuffed animal to Storytime, and then leave their stuffed friends for their very own sleepover at the library. Just return the next day to pick the stuffed animals and see pictures of all the fun they had during their library sleepover. Pick up anytime between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on June 15.
GARDEN: Families are invited to drop in for two hours of family fun event at the Pearl River Library. Families will garden together, plant a seed and make a garden marker on June 14 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
BOOK CLUB: The Pageturners, the Slidell Library's long-standing book club, meets at the Slidell Library on the third Thursday of every month from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. On June 15, the club will be discussing “Three Ordinary Girls” by Tim Brady.