Learn how to incorporate a hula hoop into your workout at Hey Now Hooping at Norman Mayer Library on July 10. In this beginner-friendly workshop, participants will learn how to keep the hoop spinning on their hips, use their hands to move the hoop, and more, all while strengthening their core and improving their flexibility and balance.
The hour-long class begins at 5:30 p.m. The library is located at 3001 Gentilly Blvd.
Author Talk: Author Jocelyn Takacs will speak about her new book, “Pearce Oysters,” on July 11 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Milton H. Rutter Memorial Library, 5120 St. Charles Ave. The family drama is set on the Louisiana coast following the historic 2010 oil spill and follows the Pearce family, local oyster farmers whose business, family and livelihood are on the brink of collapse.
“Pierce’s Oysters” delves deep into the bonds of family, culture, class and industry, elevating relatable characters like Jordan, the reluctant head of his family’s famous oyster company, his grieving widowed mother Mae and his brother Benny, a beatnik musician who returns from New Orleans in a time of crisis.
Takacs, now based in California, was living in New Orleans at the time of the oil spill and received a grant in 2015 to record oral histories of Louisiana oyster farmers in the aftermath of the environmental disaster.
Photo Walk: Local photographer Natasha Sanchez will host a neighborhood photography walk at 10:30 a.m. July 17 at the Cita Dennis Hubbell Library, 725 Pelican Ave.
Participants will explore the Algiers Point neighborhood while Sanchez explains the basics of photography and composition. Participants will learn different ways to take photographs and see the world around them.
Space is limited, so please visit events.nolalibrary.org to register.
Author Talk: Veteran educator Pat Austin will visit Nix Library on July 17 to read from her memoir, “Tales of a Teaching Life: Short Stories in Verse.” Published by the University of New Orleans Press, the book shares anecdotes from a decades-spanning career that ranges from elementary school to college to online teaching.
Austen’s writings convey the emotion, fulfillment, and meaning of a lifelong dedication to reading and education.
Austin will then answer all the questions you’ve always wanted to know about the life of an educator but were afraid to ask or never had the chance to. Her talk begins at 5:30 p.m.
The library is located at 1401 S. Carrollton Ave.
Business Database: Small and start-up businesses are invited to the Rosa F. Keller Library and Community Center on July 16 to learn about Data Axle, a business database available free of charge to library cardholders.
Data Axel helps you target specific business groups and individuals who may be interested in your products and services. This resource can help you identify the ideal geography of potential new customers, understand their key contacts, research your company and its competitors, and develop a business plan.
The library, 4300 S. Broad St., will host two Data Axle workshops on July 16: the first from 10 to 11:30 a.m., the second from noon to 1:20 p.m.
Space is limited, so to register please visit events.nolalibrary.org .
Jane Legros is director of marketing and communications for the Orleans Parish Library.
