DiscoverRead

10:45am–11:45am
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Gaston Park Library
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Library Branch: Gaston Park Library
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Literacy Instruction
Event Details:

Children will have the opportunity to read with others to increase literacy.  The children will be using the concept of DiscoverRead and work with some of the components of reading, writing, talking, singing and playing.

Dixon Gallery Art 2 Grow

11:00am–12:00pm
Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Raleigh Library
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Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Room: Children's Area (RAL)
Age Group: Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Join us for a special program with Dixon Gallery and Gardens! Participants are invited to learn about art then create their own masterpiece to take home.

Special Notes

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Pet Cents Academy

11:00am–1:00pm
Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Connect Crew
Registration Closed
Registration Required
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Connect Crew
Age Group: Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Community Information, Literacy Instruction, Outreach Event, Personal Finance
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for an engaging event where kids become pet owners for a day! Learn about the responsibilities, costs, and love involved in caring for a pet. Discover why pets are lifelong commitments and valuable members of our families. 

Ziggy's Arts Adventure

12:00pm–2:00pm
Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Adults
Hollywood Library
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Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Room: Meeting Room (HOL)
Age Group: Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Color Your World - EM
Event Details:

🎨✨ Join us at Hollywood for Ziggy’s Arts Adventure! Get ready for a family fun event like no other! Perfect for adults and children to enjoy together.

Special Notes

Photograph Notice

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Book Folding for Kids & Teens

1:00pm–2:30pm
Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Levi Library
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Library Branch: Levi Library
Room: Meeting Room (LEV)
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Join teaching artist B.J. Foster for this 5-week course and have fun transforming old books into pieces of art. Children and teens will learn how to follow a folding pattern creating a visually interesting three-dimensional image.

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Photograph Notice

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Zines for Tweens

1:00pm–3:00pm
Tweens (Age 8-12)
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Registration Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: Children's Department
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Color Your World - EM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn the art of zine making in this two-day workshop! Participants will leave with their very own zine of their creation. Light refreshments will be provided.  

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Potion Bottles

2:00pm–3:00pm
Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Randolph Library
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Library Branch: Randolph Library
Room: Meeting Room (RAN)
Age Group: Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM stem
Event Details:

Have you ever wanted to be a potioneer? Come join us and create your very own potion bottle. 

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Photograph Notice

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Memphis Zoo Storytime

2:45pm–3:45pm
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Connect Crew
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Connect Crew
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Outreach Event, Story Times
Event Details:

Connect Crew will be hosting a family storytime event at the Memphis Zoo! The storytime and animal meet and greet program will be held at the Wild Encounter location. The storytime event will occur during the zoo's Free TN Tuesday hours.

Explore Memphis - The Kids on the Block

3:00pm–3:45pm
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Cordova Library
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Library Branch: Cordova Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Theater
Event Details:

Come to the Cordova Branch Library for a puppet show.  The Kids on the Block will be presenting a fun and educational show.  Then we'll make our own puppets to take home.

For ages 5-12 and no registration is needed.

White Station High School Presents Tween Coding Camp

4:00pm–5:00pm
Tweens (Age 8-12)
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Registration Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Computers and Technology, STEAM stem
Registration Required
Event Details:

This week-long workshop is created for tweens 10-12 who would like an introduction to coding! Presented by the White Station Entrepreneurship Club.

The camp will occur Monday, July 21 to Friday, July 25 from 4:00pm-5:00pm.

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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