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In honor of Homer Plessy Day, celebrate 7th Ward New Orleans culture with a reading by Louisiana Poet Laureate Mona Lisa Saloy. Activity for kids and families by The Black School will follow reading.
For more information on Homer Plessy Day, visit www.plessyandferguson.org.
This program is open to children, teens, and their families.
Sponsored by the Friends of the New Orleans Public Library. Funding for this program has been provided by the State of Louisiana and administered by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities.
AGE GROUP: | Children |
EVENT TYPE: | Author Events | Arts & Cultural |
TAGS: | Youth Programming | S.M.A.R.T Kids |
Mon, Sep 25 | 10:00AM to 7:00PM |
Tue, Sep 26 | 10:00AM to 7:00PM |
Wed, Sep 27 | 10:00AM to 7:00PM |
Thu, Sep 28 | 10:00AM to 7:00PM |
Fri, Sep 29 | 10:00AM to 5:00PM |
Sat, Sep 30 | 10:00AM to 5:00PM |
Sun, Oct 01 | 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.