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Open Art Session

3:30pm - 5:30pm
Teens
Randolph Library
Library Branch: Randolph Library
Room: Meeting Room (RAN)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM arts
Event Details:

Join us for an Open Art Session at Randolph Library This is your chance to explore your artistic talents in a relaxed and fun environment.

You can bring some of your own art supplies or use those that we will provide, including:

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Photograph Notice

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This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teen Roundtable

3:30pm - 5:30pm
Teens
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: Meeting Rooms (CEN)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Community Information
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 23
Event Details:

Calling all teens! Join us for a special Teen Roundtable at the library. This is your chance to have your voice heard and help shape the future of library services for teens.

At the roundtable, we'll discuss:

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

This event is in the "Children (Age 0-5)" group.
This event is in the "Children (Age 6-8)" group.

Family Storytime - Outer Space

11:00am - 11:45am
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8)
South Library
Library Branch: South Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Story Times
Event Details:

Family storytimes are a great opportunity for children and caretakers to come together, hear stories, sing songs, and work together on crafts or other activities. This week's storytime will be out of this world!

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Photograph Notice

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This event is in the "Children (Age 0-5)" group.
This event is in the "Children (Age 6-8)" group.
This event is in the "Tweens (Age 8-12)" group.

Meet children's author Tristan Towns

11:00am - 11:45am
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Cordova Library
Library Branch: Cordova Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Author Events
Event Details:

Come to the Cordova Branch Library to meet local children's author Tristan Towns.

Listen as she reads her book and tells us about being an author.

Then make a puppet to take home.

For all ages and no registration is needed.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults-Seniors" group.

Cuppa and a chat book club

11:00am - 12:00pm
Adults, Adults-Seniors
Whitehaven Library
Library Branch: Whitehaven Library
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

Join Library Staff on the third Saturday of each month for a good cuppa, a good book and a good chat.

This month we will look at what books we want to read in 2025!

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

This event is in the "Tweens (Age 8-12)" group.

Hand Lettering for Tweens

11:00am - 12:00pm
Tweens (Age 8-12)
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Hand lettering is a creative and meditative way to personalize your things and make gifts for friends and family.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

ESB Anime Club

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Teens
East Shelby Library
Library Branch: East Shelby Library
Room: Teen Innovation Center
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Cultural Awareness, Language Classes, Movies, STEAM arts
Event Details:

Join us at East Shelby for some anime fun! We'll not only be watching anime, but learning about Japanese culture, language, and history!

This event is in the "Adults" group.

One Room School House Crochet Class

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
Raleigh Library
Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

If you've ever wanted to join  a guild or informal crocheting group but don't know where to start, then you've come to the right place. Beginners and advance crocheters are welcome to share ideas and join the fun.

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Photograph Notice

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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults-Seniors" group.

Indie Children's Book Publishing Workshop

1:30pm - 3:30pm
Adults, Adults-Seniors
Orange Mound Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Meeting Room (OM)
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Author Events
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:

Do you have a Children’s book idea that you have been waiting to publish, but don’t know where to start? Start here.  

Special Notes

Photograph Notice

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This event is in the "Adults" group.

Advanced ESL Reading and Discussion Group

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
Cordova Library
Library Branch: Cordova Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Citizenship/ESL
Event Details:

Join us every Saturday to practice reading/speaking English and building new vocabulary in a casual friendly environment. Each attendee is welcome to read aloud a page from the suggested book.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Renaissance Men's Book Club

2:00pm - 5:00pm
Adults
North Library
Library Branch: North Library
Room: Meeting Room (NOR)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

Men will be discussing book of the month.

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Dream Big, Build Bigger Vision Board Party

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens, Adults
East Shelby Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: East Shelby Library
Room: Meeting Room A (ESB)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Get ready to dream, create and manifest the future you want. This is all about having fun, getting creative, and setting your sights on the  big goals you want to achieve.

Special Notes

Photograph Notice

This event may be recorded or photographed for use by the Memphis Public Libraries or the City of Memphis for media, social media, broadcast, and/or print purposes.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Heart and Soul Book Club

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Adults
Raleigh Library
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Room: Kitchen
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

Heart and Soul Book Club Relocates to Raleigh Library

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

This event is in the "Children (Age 6-8)" group.
This event is in the "Tweens (Age 8-12)" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Masking Tape Treasures

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Randolph Library
Library Branch: Randolph Library
Room: Meeting Room (RAN)
Age Group: Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM arts
Event Details:

Kids: Join us at your Randolph Branch for a Masking Tape Treasures Class. James Harton will teach you how to make your very own masking tape creation to take home!

Special Notes

Photograph Notice

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This event is in the "Teens" group.

For Youth, By Youth: Community Healing Space

1:30pm - 4:30pm
Teens
CLOUD901
Library Branch: CLOUD901
Room: Lounge
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Community Information, Games, Music, Voter Education
Event Details:

Join us for a youth powered space created for and by youth. One day before MLK Day and the presidential Inauguration, we invite you to come hang out and do what you want/need right now. You can: 

Special Notes

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This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Electronics and Electricity Seminar

10:00am - 12:00pm
Teens, Adults
Whitehaven Library
Library Branch: Whitehaven Library
Room: Meeting Room (WHI)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Job and Career, STEAM stem
Event Details:

Joseph Oliver and a variety of skilled professionals conduct weekly classes with customers participating in hands-on repair and learning exercises. Participants will be exposed to the basics of electricity and electronics theory and repair.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Movie Mondays

3:45pm - 6:00pm
Teens
CLOUD901
Open
Registration
Library Branch: CLOUD901
Room: Lounge
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Movies, STEAM arts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

Welcome to Movie Mondays at CLOUD901! In the month of , we will be featuring a different movie each Monday.

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Cordova Writing Club

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Teens, Adults
Cordova Library
Library Branch: Cordova Library
Room: Meeting Room (COR)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM arts
Event Details:

The only objective is to put words on paper! Think of this as a NaNoWriMo "write-in," but for those of us who need longer than a year to write a book! Bring a writing project to work on, or start something new. All skill levels welcome.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Aerobics Fitness Exercise at Raleigh

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults
Raleigh Library
Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Room: Meeting Room (RAL)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Join us for a fun aerobics exercise with Ms. Linda Epps. It's a great way to enjoy exercising while allowing you to stretch and improve flexibility, muscular strength, and cardiovascular fitness. 

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

Photograph Notice

This event may be recorded or photographed for use by the Memphis Public Libraries or the City of Memphis for media, social media, broadcast, and/or print purposes.

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Beginning Spanish

10:00am - 12:00pm
Teens, Adults
Whitehaven Library
Library Branch: Whitehaven Library
Room: Meeting Room (WHI)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Cultural Awareness, Language Classes
Event Details:

A beginning Spanish class designed for students that have no familiarity with the language. Registration not necessary and we can start you with our beginners group and work you up to our advanced group.

This event is in the "Children (Age 0-5)" group.

Babies and Books

10:15am - 11:00am
Children (Age 0-5)
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Story Times
Event Details:

Come join us for story time appropriate for the youngest children! No groups please.

Special Notes

Photograph Notice

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This event is in the "Children (Age 0-5)" group.

Baby Storytime

11:00am - 11:45am
Children (Age 0-5)
Cordova Library
Library Branch: Cordova Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5)
Program Type: Story Times
Event Details:

Come to the Cordova Branch Library for Baby Storytime.  Share stories and songs and bubbles.

This week's theme - Mice are Nice

No registration is needed.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Adult Gameday - Bingo Edition

11:00am - 12:00pm
Adults
Hollywood Library
Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Room: Meeting Room (HOL)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Come out and fellowship with games of Bingo and playful association.

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

The Third Tuesday Book Club

11:00am - 12:00pm
Adults
Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Room: Meeting Room (OGR)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs