Take Home (and bring back) Paint Kits

All Day
Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Room: Teen Innovation Center
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Come grab a free GRAB AND GO paint kit today! Bring back the finished work to be displayed in our Teen Loft!

The kits will have everything you need, including mini canvases, paint, brushes and some basic tips to get you started.

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Computer Basics with Windows 10

10:30am–12:30pm
Teens, Adults
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Registration Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Computers and Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a Computer Basics with Microsoft Windows 10.  This operating system for Windows offers a array of enhancements and functionality in an easy to use interface.  The training teaches the most basic skills needed to operate a Lib

Sensory Story Time

11:00am–12:00pm
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Story Times
Event Details:

Sensory Storytime is a welcoming interactive environment designed for sensory seeking children with autism or other sensory integration challenges.

 

Special Notes

Photograph Notice

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Story Time!

11:00am–12:00pm
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8)
Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Literacy Instruction, Story Times
Event Details:

Join us at OGR Library at the corner of Poplar and White Station for stories, songs, movement, and more! 

Ziggy's Arts Adventure

12:00pm–2:00pm
Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Adults
Hollywood Library
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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Intro to Film with William Edwards

1:00pm–3:00pm
Teens, Adults
Orange Mound Library
Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Movies, Poetry and Writing, Theater
Event Details:

Join us at the Orange Mound Library, as film director, playwright, actor, and scholar, William Edwards presents a six session course that makes Film accessible to you.

 

WSHS Entrepreneurship Club Code Camp

2:00pm–3:00pm
Teens
Raleigh Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Room: Teen Innovation Center
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Computers and Technology, STEAM stem
Registration Required
Event Details:

Want to learn the basics of Python? Join us for a week-long summer coding camp led by Aditi Arunprakash from WSHS, where she'll teach teens how to program using Python. THIS EVENT IS FOR CHILDREN, TEENS, AND YOUNG ADULTS.

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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King's Court Chess Club

3:00pm–5:00pm
Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Raleigh Library
Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Welcome to the King’s Court Chess Club, where strategy meets community!

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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Color Your World: A Summer of Creative Exploration Art Show

3:00pm–5:30pm
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: Goodwyn Gallery
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Color Your World - EM
Event Details:

Get ready to witness a spectacular showcase of artistic talent blossoming right here at the library!

Clean Memphis + Library of Things: Community Feedback Session

3:30pm–4:30pm
Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: L-56 Training Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Community Information, Gardening, Neighborhood Events
Registration Required
Event Details:

Clean Memphis is teaming up with Memphis Public Libraries to expand our Library of Things collection! Join a community feedback session in room L-56 to share your ideas and help shape the new toolkit collection. 

Special Notes

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

Back to School Bash

3:30pm–5:00pm
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Room: Meeting Room (OGR)
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Color Your World - EM, Games, Music, Neighborhood Events
Event Details:

Let’s make back to school exciting! We'll have karaoke, games, and you'll get the chance to win some school supplies!

Guitar Club

4:00pm–5:00pm
Teens
South Library
Library Branch: South Library
Room: Teen Innovation Center
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Music
Event Details:

Learn the basics or just jam out. South Branch Library has guitars ready to strum and a guitarist ready to teach. All you need is the will to learn. 

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.

LEGO of Your Imagination

4:00pm–5:00pm
Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Raleigh Library
Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Age Group: Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Games, STEAM arts
Event Details:

Get ready to build, create, and imagine with LEGOs! Come unleash your creativity and see where the bricks take you!

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Library After Dark: Teen Series

6:00pm–9:00pm
Teens
Frayser Library
Library Branch: Frayser Library
Room: Main Floor
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Computers and Technology, Cooking and Food, Games, Movies
Event Details:

This event is VIP only.

Special Notes

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.