KIDS Creative Family Storytime

Get ready to wiggle, giggle, and get creative! This fun-filled storytime for kids ages 0-5 and their grownups brings stories to life with lively books, catchy rhymes, and songs you’ll want to sing all day. Each week features a new theme! After the stories, we’ll dive i......More

Get ready to wiggle, giggle, and get creative! This fun-filled storytime for kids ages 0-5 and their grownups brings stories to life with lively books, catchy rhymes, and songs you’ll want to sing all day. Each week features a new theme! After the stories, we’ll dive into a hands-on craft that lets your little one’s imagination shine. Come for the fun and leave with a masterpiece! Dates & Themes 8/29- Frogs 9/5- Dance 9/12- Pigs 9/19- Friendship 9/26- Monkeys 10/3- Cows 10/10- Alligators 10/17- Owls 10/24- Farm 10/31- Chickens 11/7- Rain 11/14- Hats 11/21- Penguins Children age 9 and under may not be left unattended at any program or branch of the St. Tammany Parish Library.

KIDS Creative Family Storytime

Get ready to wiggle, giggle, and get creative! This fun-filled storytime for kids ages 0-5 and their grownups brings stories to life with lively books, catchy rhymes, and songs you’ll want to sing all day. Each week features a new theme! After the stories, we’ll dive i......More

Get ready to wiggle, giggle, and get creative! This fun-filled storytime for kids ages 0-5 and their grownups brings stories to life with lively books, catchy rhymes, and songs you’ll want to sing all day. Each week features a new theme! After the stories, we’ll dive into a hands-on craft that lets your little one’s imagination shine. Come for the fun and leave with a masterpiece! Dates & Themes 8/29- Frogs 9/5- Dance 9/12- Pigs 9/19- Friendship 9/26- Monkeys 10/3- Cows 10/10- Alligators 10/17- Owls 10/24- Farm 10/31- Chickens 11/7- Rain 11/14- Hats 11/21- Penguins Children age 9 and under may not be left unattended at any program or branch of the St. Tammany Parish Library.

Diamond Art - Create a Christmas Ornament

Create a diamond art ornament with fellow crafters at the Abita Branch!   For this special holiday class all supplies will be provided.

KIDS StoryWalk® Outside

Join us for a twist on Storytime! A Storywalk® is a reading experience for families that places an illustrated children’s book, taken apart and displayed page by page, outside the library. The pages include activity prompts to encourage movement and discovery. Dates a......More

Join us for a twist on Storytime! A Storywalk® is a reading experience for families that places an illustrated children’s book, taken apart and displayed page by page, outside the library. The pages include activity prompts to encourage movement and discovery. Dates and Books 9/04- We Walk Through the Forest 9/25- Cornbread and Poppy at the Museum 10/9- Barnacle is Bored 10/23- Pug and Pig Trick or Treat 11/13- I Will Surprise My Friend 12/11- There Was an Cold Lady that Swallowed Some Snow In the case of inclement weather, this event could be canceled, so please check our website or call the branch for updates. Children age 9 and under may not be left unattended at any program or branch of the St. Tammany Parish Library.

Ask a Reference Librarian at the Abita Springs Branch

A reference librarian will be available to assist patrons and answer questions. No registration is required. If you need help with a mobile device—whether it's a laptop, tablet, or smartphone, be sure to bring it with you. If you are having trouble with a library app......More

A reference librarian will be available to assist patrons and answer questions. No registration is required. If you need help with a mobile device—whether it's a laptop, tablet, or smartphone, be sure to bring it with you. If you are having trouble with a library app, bring your library card and password—or come a little bit early and get a library card or reset your password. Remember, if you have an Apple device, make sure you know your Apple ID and password.

KIDS Creative Family Storytime

Get ready to wiggle, giggle, and get creative! This fun-filled storytime for kids ages 0-5 and their grownups brings stories to life with lively books, catchy rhymes, and songs you’ll want to sing all day. Each week features a new theme! After the stories, we’ll dive i......More

Get ready to wiggle, giggle, and get creative! This fun-filled storytime for kids ages 0-5 and their grownups brings stories to life with lively books, catchy rhymes, and songs you’ll want to sing all day. Each week features a new theme! After the stories, we’ll dive into a hands-on craft that lets your little one’s imagination shine. Come for the fun and leave with a masterpiece! Dates & Themes 8/29- Frogs 9/5- Dance 9/12- Pigs 9/19- Friendship 9/26- Monkeys 10/3- Cows 10/10- Alligators 10/17- Owls 10/24- Farm 10/31- Chickens 11/7- Rain 11/14- Hats 11/21- Penguins Children age 9 and under may not be left unattended at any program or branch of the St. Tammany Parish Library.

KIDS CLUB Ages 6-12: Fall Foil Art

Calling all kids ages 6 to 12! Get ready to fall into creativity as we turn up the heat with hot glue, tinfoil, and markers to craft a one-of-a-kind process art masterpiece! From shiny leaves to twisty trees, your imagination will be unbe-leaf-able! It’s going to be a ......More

Calling all kids ages 6 to 12! Get ready to fall into creativity as we turn up the heat with hot glue, tinfoil, and markers to craft a one-of-a-kind process art masterpiece! From shiny leaves to twisty trees, your imagination will be unbe-leaf-able! It’s going to be a foil-tastic time filled with autumn-azing art and cozy creativity. Don’t miss this gourd-geous opportunity to shine! NO REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED Upcoming Dates 9/19- Needle Felting 10/10- Clay Monsters 11/14- Fall Foil Art 12/12- Weaving Children age 9 and under may not be left unattended at any program or branch of the St. Tammany Parish Library.

Lit Wit's Book Club

Lit Wit is a book club that meets every third Wednesday of the month from 10:30 to 11:30. Please take a look at our book list for the year below: January 15th – Death of a Spy by M.C. Beaton February 19th – Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris March 19th – Kindred......More

Lit Wit is a book club that meets every third Wednesday of the month from 10:30 to 11:30. Please take a look at our book list for the year below: January 15th – Death of a Spy by M.C. Beaton February 19th – Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris March 19th – Kindred Spirits by Sarah Strohmeyer April 16th - Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier May 21st – Miss Morgan’s Book Brigade by Janet Skeslien Charles June 18th – Homecoming by Kate Morton July 16th – Letting in Air & Light by Tersa Tumminello Brader August 20th – Women by Kristin Hannah September 17th – Housemaid by Freida McFadden October 15th – Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict November 19th – Heiress by Rachel Hawkins December 17th – First Comes Love by Emily Giffin

KIDS Creative Family Storytime

Get ready to wiggle, giggle, and get creative! This fun-filled storytime for kids ages 0-5 and their grownups brings stories to life with lively books, catchy rhymes, and songs you’ll want to sing all day. Each week features a new theme! After the stories, we’ll dive i......More

Get ready to wiggle, giggle, and get creative! This fun-filled storytime for kids ages 0-5 and their grownups brings stories to life with lively books, catchy rhymes, and songs you’ll want to sing all day. Each week features a new theme! After the stories, we’ll dive into a hands-on craft that lets your little one’s imagination shine. Come for the fun and leave with a masterpiece! Dates & Themes 8/29- Frogs 9/5- Dance 9/12- Pigs 9/19- Friendship 9/26- Monkeys 10/3- Cows 10/10- Alligators 10/17- Owls 10/24- Farm 10/31- Chickens 11/7- Rain 11/14- Hats 11/21- Penguins Children age 9 and under may not be left unattended at any program or branch of the St. Tammany Parish Library.

KIDS Fall Family Fun - Family Drop-In Program

Fall into Family Fun!  It’s Fall Y’all! Bring the whole crew to enjoy fall-tastic crafts and go on a gourd-old fashioned scavenger hunt. It’s going to be un-be-leaf-ably fun for all ages! Family Drop-In Dates 9/5- Grandparents Day 9/26- Family Art Time 10/24- S......More

Fall into Family Fun!  It’s Fall Y’all! Bring the whole crew to enjoy fall-tastic crafts and go on a gourd-old fashioned scavenger hunt. It’s going to be un-be-leaf-ably fun for all ages! Family Drop-In Dates 9/5- Grandparents Day 9/26- Family Art Time 10/24- Spooktacular 11/21- Fall Family Fun 12/19- Holiday Make it Party Children age 9 and under may not be left unattended at any program or branch of the St. Tammany Parish Library.

BYO Diamond Art

Bring your own Diamond Art Project to work on with fellow crafters at the Abita Branch!