New Orleans, Jefferson and St. Tammany Parish library news for Jan. 17, 2013

The main branch of the public library hosts a lecture and performance Thursday in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.

Keith Medley, historian and author of “We as Freemen: Plessy vs. Ferguson” will speak on the topic “Still Overcoming: Celebrating People and Places,” at noon in the auditorium.

Students from Samuel J. Green Charter School will perform, choreographed by Baderinwa Rolland.

The program is free.

Call (504) 596-2560 for more information.

Mardi Gras Indian to visit: It’s getting closer to Carnival Day, a time for the city’s special Mardi Gras Indian tradition to shine.

Learn about the tradition and enjoy an up-close look at the feathered glory of a Mardi Gras Indian costume Saturday at the Algiers Regional Branch Library, 3014 Holiday Drive, when Big Chief Tyrone Casby of Algiers’ own Mohawk Hunters pays a visit. The program begins at 1:30 p.m.

Call (504) 596-2641 for more information or visit http://www.neworleanspubliclibrary.org.

Libraries closed for holiday: All New Orleans Public Library facilities will be closed on Monday in observance of the Martin Luther King Holiday.

Algiers Regional

• STORYTIME: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday; 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
• A VISIT FROM THE MARDI GRAS INDIANS: 1:30-2:30 p.m. Saturday.
• COMPUTER EDUCATION SESSION: daily at 11 a.m. No appointment necessary.
• YOUNG ADULT HOMEWORK CLUB: ages 12-18, 3 p.m. Wednesday.
• ADULT WRITERS CLUB: 5 p.m. Wednesday.
• TAX TIP EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Alvar Branch

• STORYTIME: 10 a.m. Monday and 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
• BASIC COMPUTER TUTORING: By appointment.
• STITCH ‘N’ BOOK KNITTING CIRCLE: 2:30 p.m. Saturday.

Central City Branch

• STORYTIME: 10 a.m. Tuesday.

Children’s Resource Center

• KIDS MOVIE MATINEE: 1 p.m. Saturday.
• STORYTIME: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.

East New Orleans Regional

• KIDS CRAFT TIME: noon Saturday.
• COMPUTER CLASSES: 11 a.m. Saturday and Wednesday.
• READ THE BOOK — SEE THE MOVIE FILM SERIES: 2 p.m. Saturday.
• STORYTIME: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Hubbell Branch

• STORYTIME FOR TODDLERS: 10:30 a.m. Thursday and Wednesday.
• PAJAMA STORYTIME: 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
• COMPUTER TUTORING: By appointment.
• CELEBRATE THE SUPERBOWL WITH KIDS’ CRAFTS: 2 p.m. Saturday.

Keller Library and Community Center

• COMPUTER TUTORING: 10 a.m. Saturday, by appointment.
• E-BOOK FAIR: 2 p.m. Saturday.
• STORYTIME FOR TODDLERS AND BABIES: 10:30 a.m. Monday.

King Branch

• AFTER-SCHOOL MOVIE: 3 p.m. Thursday.
• EVERY CHILD READY TO READ STORYTIME WORKSHOP: 11 a.m. Thursday.
• STORYTIME: 10 a.m. Tuesday and Wednesday.
• DIY CRAFTS FOR AGES 6 AND UP: Every day.

Latter Branch

• FAMILY MOVIE: 2 p.m. Sunday.
• STORYTIME: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday; 6 p.m. Wednesday.
• FRIENDS OF NOPL BOOK SALE: 10 a.m. Wednesday and Saturday.

Mid-City Branch

• STORYTIME WITH CRAFT: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.
• HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE: 4-6 p.m. Wednesday.

Nix Branch

• STORYTIME: 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Norman Mayer Branch

• BOOKED FOR MURDER BOOK CLUB: 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
• WRITING WORKSHOPS LED BY YOUTHS (AGES 12-17): 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
• STORYTIME: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday; 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Smith Branch

• PRESCHOOLERS’ STORYTIME: 11 a.m. Thursday.
• STORYTIME: 2 p.m. Saturday.

Main Library

• MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. HOLIDAY PROGRAM: noon Thursday. Historian Keith Weldon Medley speaks.
• BABY JAM: 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
• CHILDREN’S STORYTIME AND CRAFT, (AGES 5 AND UP): 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
• SHARE A READ BOOK CLUB: 2 p.m. Saturday.
• TEEN ZONE ANIME CLUB: 2 p.m. Saturday.
• COMICS KITCHEN: 4 p.m. Tuesday.

EAST JEFFERSON PARISH LIBRARIES

• FREE COMPUTER CLASSES: Call (504) 838-1144.

East Bank Regional

• LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER: 9 a.m. Thursday.
• STORY WITH CRAFT: 11 a.m. Thursday.
• GREAT BOOKS DISCUSSION CLUB: 7 p.m. Thursday.
• THE FICTION WRITERS’ GROUP - CRITIQUE SESSION: 7 p.m. Thursday.
• SOLA CHAPTER OF ROMANCE WRITERS OF AMERICA: 10 a.m. Saturday.
• ANIMAL FINGER FLYER CRAFT: 10 a.m. Saturday.
• TEEN MOVIE DAY WITH THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN (PG-13, 136 MIN.): 2 p.m. Saturday.
• INFANT AND TODDLER STORYTIME: 10 a.m. Tuesday.
• HOW TO SELL YOUR TREASURES ONLINE: 7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday.
• TAX SEMINAR: 7 p.m. Tuesday.
• TIPS TO GET YOUR COSTUME TOGETHER! WITH CHRISTY LORIO: 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Harahan Branch

• STORYTIME WITH CRAFT: 4 p.m. Thursday.

Lakeshore Branch

• CHILDREN’S CRAFT: 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
• UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY: 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
• STORY TIME AND CRAFT: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.
• GAMING WITH MAD DOG MCCREE GUNSLINGER PACK (WII) RATED T: “Hugo,” 5 p.m. Wednesday.

North Kenner Branch

• STORYTIME BRING A SHOW AND TELL FOR THE LETTER S: 10:30 to noon Wednesday.

Old Metairie Branch

• STORY WITH CRAFT: 10:30 a.m. Thursday.
• GNO CHAPTER OF LA POETRY SOCIETY: 2 p.m. Saturday.
• REGATTA RESEARCH AND MONEY MANAGEMENT: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Rosedale

• STORY WITH CRAFT: 11 a.m. Thursday.
• CHILDREN’S CRAFT: 1 p.m. Saturday.

ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY

• GROW SPRING VEGETABLES FROM SEED: Master gardener Dr. Gerard Ballanco presents two sessions: at the Slidell Branch, 555 Robert Blvd., (985) 646-6470, at 10 a.m. Saturday; and at the Causeway Branch, 3457 U.S. 190, Mandeville, (985) 626-9779 at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Free. Call to register.
• MEMOIR WRITING: Free monthly memoir writing classes for adults, led by Cathie McFarland, Call (985) 626-9779 to register.
• COMPUTER CLASSES: Self-paced classes at Slidell Branch, 555 Robert Blvd., at 9 a.m. and 10:10 a.m. Monday. Call (504) 646-6470 to register. Also at Causeway Branch Library, 3457 U.S. 190 at 2 p.m. and 3:10 p.m. Monday. Call (504) 626-9779 to register. Free.