Write-in Club @ Crosstown Concourse

10:00am - 12:00pm
Teens, Adults
Connect Crew
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Connect Crew
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Poetry and Writing, STEAM arts
Event Details:

This program is meant for writers who need motivation and community encouragement to get writing. Every Tuesday, writers will gather at Crosstown Concourse, 7th floor at the big table, to enjoy the company of other writers and get some work done!

901 Personal Finance Week: Take Charge of Your Personal Finance

10:00am - 1:30pm
Adults
Cornelia Crenshaw Memorial Library
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Cornelia Crenshaw Memorial Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Information, Job and Career, Personal Finance
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Ready to level up your money game

AARP Free Tax Preparation

10:00am - 2:00pm
Adults
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
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Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: 3rd Floor Reading Area - Poplar Side
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Tax Assistance
Event Details:

AARP Foundation’s IRS-certified volunteers provide FREE basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individuals.

Free Tax Preparation by United Way Mid-South

10:00am - 4:00pm
Adults
Raleigh Library
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Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Tax Assistance
Event Details:

Raleigh Branch will be one of the super sites for free tax preparation starting January 30, 2024, to April 15, 2024.

Below is the schedule.
Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Toddler Storytime

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: Story Times
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs, fingerplays, and fun with the toddler in your life. Appropriate for children ages 18-36 months. No groups.

Special Notes

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Lapsit Story Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Children (Age 0-5)
Bartlett Library
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Library Branch: Bartlett Library
Room: Meeting Room (BAR)
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5)
Program Type: Story Times
Event Details:

Join us for a lap-sit story time for toddlers ages 1-3! We'll share books, songs, and play time each week! No registration necessary.

Special Notes

Photograph Notice

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Computer Basics

10:30am - 11:30am
Adults
Parkway Village Library
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Library Branch: Parkway Village Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Computers and Technology
Event Details:

Computer Basics covers basic computer skills for those who want to learn or to improve their computer literacy. Please come with your questions and concerns.    

Lev(I)magination Storytime

10:30am - 11:30am
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8)
Levi Library
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Library Branch: Levi Library
Room: Library Outdoor Grounds (LEV)
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Story Times
Event Details:

Welcome to the Lev(I)magintion Storytime Station! We invite you to join us as we Explore, Discover, and Learn through Reading, Singing, and Crafts at the Levi Library.

Line Dancing at Raleigh

10:30am - 11:30am
Adults
Raleigh Library
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Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Come out, enjoy and have fun learning some of the hottest line dancing steps of many genres of music for beginners at Raleigh. 

 

Creative Aging Studio Courses: Acrylic Painting

10:30am - 12:00pm
Adults
Cossitt Library
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Cossitt Library
Room: Library Outdoor Grounds (COS)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:

Join teaching artist Sarah Nowlin for this introduction to painting with acrylics at Cossitt Library dowtown.

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

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Storytime

11:00am - 11:45am
Children (Age 0-5)
Cordova Library
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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 Storytime.  Share stories, songs and crafts.

This week's theme: Libraries, Books & Reading

For all ages and no registration is needed.

Eating Smart & Moving More

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

This curriculum is designed to teach skills in healthy eating, food preparation, food resource management and physical activity. There is a food sample at the end of each class.

CSA Pop-Up Event

11:00am - 4:00pm
Adults
Levi Library
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Library Branch: Levi Library
Room: Meeting Room (LEV)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Nonprofit Assistance
Event Details:

Customers can come to the Levi Library to meet with representatives from the Community Services Agency from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. to receive assistance with their water and utilities. There is no registration required.

Special Notes

Photograph Notice

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Preschool Story Time

11:30am - 12:30pm
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8)
Bartlett Library
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Library Branch: Bartlett Library
Room: Meeting Room (BAR)
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8)
Program Type: Story Times
Event Details:

Join us for a preschool story time for children ages 2-5! We'll share books, songs, a craft, and more each week! No registration necessary.

Special Notes

Photograph Notice

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Bingo

12:00pm - 1:30pm
Adults
North Library
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Library Branch: North Library
Room: Meeting Room (NOR)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

North Branch Bingo for Adults is a game of chance that can improve your brain, mood, and health. You mark off numbers on cards as they are called out.

Special Notes

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Retirement and Medicare Question and Answer Session

12:30pm - 1:30pm
Teens, Adults
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: L-56 Training Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Personal Finance
Required
Seats Remaining: 36
Event Details:

Come get the answers and help to your Retirement & Medicare questions from a panel of experts who can give you a clearer picture of Retirement & Medicare. This will be a Virtual & In-Person program.

Power Hour

12:30pm - 5:00pm
Adults
Levi Library
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Library Branch: Levi Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Looking for a way to set healthy goals or start an exercise routine? Join us at Levi as we move and groove with modern, easy to use equipment. Your choice, Your Pace!


 

CodeCrafters: Intro to Web Development

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Hollywood Library
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Room: Meeting Room (HOL)
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Computers and Technology, STEAM stem
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Do you love Roblox? Are you interested in learning how to code? We have just the class for you! Calling all tweens and teens between ages 12-16 let's learn how to code with CodeCrafters.

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.

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Hollywood's Poet Corner

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Hollywood Library
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Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Room: Main Floor
Age Group: Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Poetry and Writing
Event Details:

Join us at Hollywood to celebrate National Poetry Month all April long! Every week in April, we'll learn and write different aspects of making poetry. This week, we learn about rhymes and rhythm.

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

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Learn to Speak English

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Adults
Cordova Library
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Library Branch: Cordova Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Citizenship/ESL
Event Details:

Learn to speak English in this intermediate class.

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.

Y On The Fly At Frayser Library

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Frayser Library
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Library Branch: Frayser Library
Room: Meeting Room (FRA)
Age Group: Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games, Health & Wellness, STEAM stem
Event Details:

Join us after school on Wednesdays once a month for the YMCA’s “Y On The Fly” mobile program!

Special Notes

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The Poet I Am

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Teens
Whitehaven Library
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Library Branch: Whitehaven Library
Room: Teen Innovation Center
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Literacy Instruction, Literature Classes, Poetry and Writing
Event Details:

Join us at the library and explore the world of poetry. For National Poetry Month, the Whitehaven Library will be hosting a three week teen poetry workshop led by Home Grown Arts!

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.

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From Research to A+: College-Level Writing Workshop with iRYSE Lab

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Teens
CLOUD901
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: CLOUD901
Room: Performance Stage
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: College Preparation
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

iRYSE Lab representatives will visit CLOUD901 to break down the process of crafting college-level research papers.

Special Notes

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Teen Innovation Center

4:30pm - 6:00pm
Teens
Cordova Library
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Library Branch: Cordova Library
Room: Teen Innovation Center
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Computers and Technology, Cooking and Food, Games, Movies, Music, Neighborhood Events, STEAM stem
Event Details:

Please join us on Wednesdays for fun and fresh programs. Programs will change weekly. 

  • cooking
  • movies
  • board games
  • video games
  • quiet space
  • cricut and more

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

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Memphis Library Foundation

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Do you want to become a U. S. Citizen?

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Adults
Cordova Library
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Library Branch: Cordova Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Citizenship/ESL
Event Details:

Participants can learn about the United States and prepare for the Citizenship exam.

Special Notes

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

Compose Yourself 2.0: Digital Literacy

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Teens, Adults
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: L-56 Training Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Computers and Technology, Job and Career, Literacy Instruction, Poetry and Writing
Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:
 
Compose Yourself 2.0: Digital Literacy 
Wednesdays 5:30-7:00PM 
March 13-May 1
 
Week 5: Personal Safety Online Part 2 (Misinformation, Disinformation & Fake News)

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Special Notes

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

Literacy in Motion: Ballet

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Children (Age 0-5)
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: Lobby
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5)
Program Type: Cultural Awareness, Literacy Instruction
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

This dance series focuses on ballet. Children ages 3-6 will be exposed to cultural and creative movement through literacy terminology and concepts. This class is free for children and parents.

Special Notes

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

Wednesday Reset: A Sound Bath and Meditation Experience

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Cossitt Library
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Library Branch: Cossitt Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Neighborhood Events
Event Details:

Join Keri Lee for Wednesday Reset, a transformative sound bath and guided meditation experience on April 10th and 24th at 6 PM.