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Literacy foundations can be laid at birth, and the New Orleans Public Library is here to help parents and caregivers encourage early literacy through free programming and resources.<\/p>\n

Every Wednesday in February, Algiers Regional Library is hosting\u00a0\u201cArtsy Baby: Hands-On Fun.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Designed for ages 0-2, this playtime program features sensory activities and crafts designed to engage all of your child\u2019s senses to help them learn and grow.<\/p>\n

The library is at\u00a03014 Holiday Drive.<\/p>\n

The library also hosts three\u00a0weekly baby storytimes<\/strong>\u00a0designed for newborns to pre-walkers and their caregivers.<\/p>\n

Storytimes encourage bonding through books, rhymes\u00a0 and songs in these events, which introduce early literacy skills and encourage language development.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Baby Storytimes are Mondays from 10:30-11:30 a.m. at the Alvar Library,913 Alvar St.; the\u00a0Nix Library, 1401\u00a0S. Carrollton Ave.; and the Smith,\u00a06301 Canal Blvd. They are sponsored by the Friends of the New Orleans Public Library.<\/p>\n

Visit\u00a0nolalibrary.org\u00a0<\/a>for more information about how the library can help you raise your little reader.<\/p>\n

BLACK WOMEN’S MAGIC:<\/strong> Feminist philosopher Dr. Lindsey Stewart will visit the New Orleans Public Library via Zoom at 1 p.m. on Feb. 12 for a virtual author talk about her book, \u201cThe Conjuring of America: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women\u2019s Magic.\u201d<\/p>\n

The book tells the stories of the mammies of slavery; the Voodoo queens and blues women of the Reconstruction Era; and the granny midwives and textile weavers of the Jim Crow era.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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These women courageously continued their practices and worship for centuries and passed down their traditions.<\/p>\n

Stewart uses as sources letters from the enslaved, dispatches from the lore of Oshun and other African mystics.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Conjuring of America\u201d has been called a love letter to the magic Black women used, their herbs, food, textiles, song and dance, to offer freedom and hope.<\/p>\n

Visit nolalibrary.co\/conjuring<\/a> to register and submit your questions for the author.<\/p>\n

INCOME TAX HELP:<\/strong> The library is teaming up with AARP to offer free tax assistance at the Algiers Regional Library, 3014 Holiday Drive, and the Milton H. Latter Memorial Library,\u00a05120 St. Charles Ave.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Assistance will be offered in Algiers every Monday and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. through April 1.<\/p>\n

Appointments are preferred, but walk-ins are welcome if space is available. Visit nolalibrary.co\/tax-help<\/a> or call the AARP at (504) 408-2041 for appointments.<\/p>\n

Assistance at Latter Library will be offered every Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. through April 7. Help is given on a first-come, first-served basis; no appointments are necessary.<\/p>\n

Those seeking help should bring:<\/p>\n