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Babies and Books

10:15am–11:00am

Children (Age 0-5)

Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library

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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

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Story Time!

10:30am–11:30am

Children (Age 0-5)

Orange Mound Library

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Library Branch: Orange Mound Library

Room: Children's Area (OM)

Age Group: Children (Age 0-5)

Program Type: Story Times

Event Details:

Come and join us for a super cool story time!

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

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Baby Storytime

11:00am–11:45am

Children (Age 0-5)

Cordova Library

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Library Branch: Cordova Library

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 - Happy Halloween

No registration is needed.

Tween Zone

3:30pm–4:30pm

Tweens (Age 8-12)

Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library

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Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library

Room: Children's Courtyard

Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12)

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Event Details:

Join us for a fun and creative afternoon painting bookends for the library shelves! Tweens can show off their artistic flair while helping to brighten up our space with one-of-a-kind designs.

Special Notes

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Board Game Buffet

4:00pm–5:00pm

Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens

South Library

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Library Branch: South Library

Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens

Program Type: Games

Event Details:

Teens are invited to try a different Board Game every two weeks at South. Card games, Dungeon Crawlers, Deck Builders, Strategy versus all-out chaos - it’s all on the table at Board game Buffet.

Long Live the King!-Chess Club

6:00pm–7:30pm

Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors

Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library

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Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library

Room: Lobby

Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors

Program Type: Games

Event Details:

Free chess tutorials for all ages. Beginners are invited to learn to play, and veterans are welcome to challenge each other to a friendly match of strategy and tactics. For this event we will meet in our main lobby behind the escalators.

Special Notes

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

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