Westbank Louisiana News

JEFFERSON, LA – The Jigsaw Puzzle Extravaganza, hosted by the East Bank Regional Library, will occur from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 11, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie.
This event is free of charge and open to the public. There is no registration.

There are three elements to this event.

•    Patrons may bring their used puzzles to swap with other patrons. Each puzzle should be intact, meaning that it should have all of its pieces. Puzzles that remain untraded can be donated to the Friends of the Jefferson Public Library.

•    The Jigsaw Puzzle Contest occurs at 2 p.m. and involves teams of two people who will complete or come close to completion of a 500-piece puzzle by 4 p.m. The contest is limited to adults 18 years of age and older. The first three teams to finish or that make the most headway win prizes – Amazon gift cards.

•    Members of the Friends of the Jefferson Public Library will be present to sell puzzles that have been donated by patrons. Sales are cash only.

For more information regarding this event, contact Chris Smith, Manager of Adult Programming for the library, at 504-889-8143 or wcsmith@jefferson.lib.la.us.

The Jefferson Parish Library system consists of 16 locations that stretch from the Lakeshore Branch on the edge of Lake Pontchartrain to the Grand Isle Branch just steps away from the Gulf of Mexico. The library system consists of two large regional libraries and seven branches on each side of the Mississippi River. The East Bank Regional Library (4747 West Napoleon Avenue, Metairie) serves as library headquarters. The Jefferson Parish Library is the second largest system in the state of Louisiana. More than 200 employees work for the Jefferson Parish Library including librarians, administration and support staff. For more information, contact the library at (504) 838-1100 or www.jefferson.lib.la.us

For more information about Jefferson Parish, visit www.JeffParish.net Residents can also receive regular updates by following the Parish on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@JeffParishGov).

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