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Stephen Rea will discuss his book "Finn McCool's Football Club: The Birth, Death, and Resurrection of a Pub Soccer Team in the City of the Dead."
Prepare for the upcoming FIFA World Cup by discussing New Orleans' recent soccer history through the lens of local author Stephen Rea's Finn McCool's Football Club: The Birth, Death, and Resurrection of a Pub Soccer Team in the City of the Dead. Bring your resources, suggestions, or archived material about the history of soccer from the pre-Katrina landscape of the city to contribute to the discussion.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | History/Preservation | Health/Wellness | Gaming | Community | Clubs | Author Events | Adult Literacy |
TAGS: | Health and Humanities | City Archives & Special Collections | Adult: Literacy | Adult |
Mon, Apr 22 | 10:00AM to 7:00PM |
Tue, Apr 23 | 10:00AM to 7:00PM |
Wed, Apr 24 | 10:00AM to 7:00PM |
Thu, Apr 25 | 10:00AM to 4:15PM |
Fri, Apr 26 | 10:00AM to 5:00PM |
Sat, Apr 27 | 10:00AM to 5:00PM |
Sun, Apr 28 | Closed |
Nora Navra Library, originally called Branch Nine, opened in two temporary locations during 1946. The original permanent 2,500-square-foot building, located at 1902 St. Bernard Avenue, was dedicated as the Nora Navra Library on May 2, 1954. Branch Nine and Nora Navra Library served the people of the Seventh Ward continuously for 69 years until it was destroyed by the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The destroyed building was demolished in 2017, and construction began on a new one. The celebration of the new 7,800 square foot building, held on Friday, August 24 and Saturday, August 25, 2018, marked the official reopening of all six of the Libraries that were damaged beyond repair by Hurricane Katrina.