Dec 14, 2023 - Things to Do

New free play space open in New Orleans East library

Chelsea Brasted

Two children and a caregiver play in a brightly-colored indoor play space. — Children play at WePLAY East during a preview play session. The space is now open in the East New Orleans Regional Library. Photo courtesy of the New Orleans Public Library

A new play space is now open in New Orleans East.

Why it matters: The play area offers a free space to support kids' "healthy brain development, language, and social and emotional skills," according to the New Orleans Public Library.

Zoom in: The play space, called WePLAY East, is inside the East New Orleans Regional Library and was created with New Orleans nonprofit Training Grounds.

Training Grounds already has a WePLAY space open inside the 7th Ward's Sojourner Truth Neighborhood Center.
That play area opened in 2017 and has so far counted 3,000 visitors, according to a press release.

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