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Walk a Mile and Get a Free Book!

10:00am–11:00am

Adults

Cordova Library

Library Branch: Cordova Library

Room: Library Outdoor Grounds (COR)

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Health & Wellness

Event Details:

Walk a mile and get a free book! We are going to walk from the library entrance, complete the walking path around the Bert Ferguson community center (approx. 1 mile), and return to the library.

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

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Second Saturday Legal Advice Clinic

10:00am–12:00pm

Adults

Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library

Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library

Room: Meeting Rooms (CEN)

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Legal Assistance

Event Details:

10 AM to 11 AM is the Clinic Intake Time

Celebrate Juneteenth

11:00am–11:45am

Children (Age 0-4), Children (Age 5-7), Tweens (Age 8-12)

Cordova Library

Library Branch: Cordova Library

Age Group: Children (Age 0-4), Children (Age 5-7), Tweens (Age 8-12)

Program Type: Holidays, Poetry and Writing, Story Times, Unearth A Story

Event Details:

Come to the Cordova Branch Library for a Juneteenth celebration.

Share stories and poems. Then write your own poetry to take home.

For all ages and no registration is needed.

Keeping Your Landscape Looking Good All Summer (Gardening with Booker T. Leigh!)

11:00am–12:00pm

Adults, Adults-Seniors

Parkway Village Library

Open

Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: Parkway Village Library

Room: Program Area

Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors

Program Type: Gardening

Registration Required

Event Details:

Make your garden the best yet with top tier gardening tips with Booker T. Leigh, retired University of Tennessee extension agent who worked for more than 30 years to assist the Memphis community with their horticulture needs.

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Yoga

11:00am–12:00pm

Adults, Adults-Seniors

Officer Geoffrey Redd Library

Open

Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library

Room: Meeting Room (OGR)

Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors

Program Type: Health & Wellness

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join us at the Officer Geoffrey Redd library for yoga with instructor Randii. Please bring your own mat.

Special Notes

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

Photograph Notice

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SANKOFA GENEALOGY & HISTORY SOCIETY Meeting

11:00am–12:30pm

Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors

Orange Mound Library

Library Branch: Orange Mound Library

Room: Meeting Room B (OM)

Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors

Program Type: Cultural Awareness, History/Genealogy

Event Details:

The SANKOFA GENEALOGY & HISTORY SOCIETY organized in January 2015. It is an informal group of like-minded genealogy enthusiasts who gather to discuss, share, and learn how to preserve and document family history.

Kid's Entrepreneur Fair Business Skills Development Session 5

11:00am–1:30pm

Children (Age 0-4), Children (Age 5-7), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens

Raleigh Library

Open

Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: Raleigh Library

Age Group: Children (Age 0-4), Children (Age 5-7), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens

Program Type: Business Assistance

Registration Required

Event Details:

This session will cover customer service, budgeting and cash flow, and financial literacy.

Juneteenth Arts Fest at Cordova

11:00am–3:00pm

Children (Age 0-4), Children (Age 5-7), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors

Cordova Library

Library Branch: Cordova Library

Room: Large Meeting Room (COR)

Age Group: Children (Age 0-4), Children (Age 5-7), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Community Information, Cooking and Food, Cultural Awareness, Exhibits, Games, Holidays, Music, Story Times

Event Details:

Join us for the fifth annual Juneteenth arts Fest at Cordova Library!

Support local Memphis vendors, enjoy live performances, and bring the kids for a Juneteenth-themed story time. All ages welcome and no registration needed.

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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AARP Game Day

1:00pm–4:00pm

Adults-Seniors

North Library

Library Branch: North Library

Room: Meeting Room (NOR)

Age Group: Adults-Seniors

Program Type: Games

Cherokee Crochet Club

1:30pm–2:30pm

Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors

Cherokee Library

Open

Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: Cherokee Library

Room: Meeting Room (CHE)

Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Sewing, Needlework, etc.

Registration Required

Event Details:

You're invited to the Cherokee Library Crochet Club! Lessons and free yarn for beginners, so this is your chance to learn how to crochet! Please bring a crochet hook, sized G, H, I, or J.

Special Notes

Photograph Notice

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Advanced ESL Reading and Discussion Group

2:00pm–4:00pm

Adults

Cordova Library

Library Branch: Cordova Library

Room: Story Time Room

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.

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Level Up at the Library: A Mario Party Adventure!

2:00pm–4:00pm

Children (Age 5-7), Tweens (Age 8-12)

Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library

Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library

Room: Meeting Rooms (CEN)

Age Group: Children (Age 5-7), Tweens (Age 8-12)

Program Type: Games

Event Details:

Join us for a Mario-themed program packed with games, obstacle-course team challenges, themed snacks, and Mario book giveaways (while supplies last)!

Special Notes

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

Photograph Notice

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LEGO Club

3:00pm–4:00pm

Children (Age 0-4), Children (Age 5-7), Tweens (Age 8-12)

Randolph Library

Library Branch: Randolph Library

Age Group: Children (Age 0-4), Children (Age 5-7), Tweens (Age 8-12)

Program Type: STEAM stem

Event Details:

Kids: Join us at your Randolph Branch Library on the second Saturday of each month for Lego Club!

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Photograph Notice

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