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Aerobics Fitness Exercise

10:00am–11:00am

Adults

Raleigh Library

Library Branch: Raleigh Library

Room: Meeting Room (RAL)

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Health & Wellness

Event Details:

Join us for a fun aerobics exercise with Ms. Linda Epps. It's a great way to enjoy exercising while allowing you to stretch and improve flexibility, muscular strength, and cardiovascular fitness.

Special Notes

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

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Connect Crew at Hospitality Hub

10:00am–12:00pm

Adults, Adults-Seniors

Connect Crew

Offsite Event

Library Branch: Connect Crew

Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors

Program Type: Job and Career, Library Support, Outreach Event

Event Details:

Connect Crew will be present outside of the Hospitality Hub to share library resources.

Adult English as a 2nd Language Classes

10:00am–1:00pm

Adults, Adults-Seniors

East Shelby Library

Library Branch: East Shelby Library

Room: Meeting Room A (ESB)

Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors

Program Type: Citizenship/ESL, Literacy Instruction

Event Details:

Adults, you can learn English as your 2nd language!

Join HopeWorks teachers every Tuesday and Thursday at 10:00 AM-1 PM at the East Shelby Library.

No matter your primary language, you are welcome to join.

Special Notes

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

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Preschool Story Time

10:30am–11:30am

Children (Age 0-4)

Raleigh Library

Library Branch: Raleigh Library

Room: Children's Area (RAL)

Age Group: Children (Age 0-4)

Program Type: Story Times

Event Details:

Join us for a fun-filled story time, for ages 3-5.

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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Sensory Storytime

10:30am–11:30am

Children (Age 0-4), Children (Age 5-7)

Randolph Library

Library Branch: Randolph Library

Room: Meeting Room (RAN)

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

Program Type: Story Times

Event Details:

Join us on Thursdays from 10:30-11:30 at Randolph Library for Sensory Storytime! Sensory storytime is a welcoming, interactive environment designed for special sensory seeking children with autism or other sensory integration.

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

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Storytime

11:00am–11:45am

Children (Age 0-4)

Cordova Library

Library Branch: Cordova Library

Room: Story Time Room

Age Group: Children (Age 0-4)

Program Type: Story Times, Unearth A Story

Event Details:

Come to the Cordova Branch Library for Storytime. Share stories and songs and crafts.

This week's theme - Funny Fruit, plus a Puppet show!

No registration is needed.

Dino Grid Drawing

1:00pm–2:00pm

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

Randolph Library

Library Branch: Randolph Library

Room: Meeting Room (RAN)

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

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM arts, STEAM stem, Unearth A Story

Event Details:

Paleontologists and Archaeologists use grids to break a dig site into more manageable pieces and to document where artifacts are found.

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

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Fun Thursday Bingo

2:00pm–3:00pm

Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors

South Library

Library Branch: South Library

Room: Meeting Room (SOU)

Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors

Program Type: Games

Event Details:

Come join our monthly Thursday Bingo! This is where the fun games begin with great prizes for all our winners and a great time no matter what.

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park Ranger Visit

2:00pm–3:00pm

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

Program Type: Community Information, Unearth A Story

Event Details:

Join us for a special visit from a Tennessee State Park Ranger!

Special Notes

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🤖 V.R. Headset Experience 🤖

2:00pm–3:30pm

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

Hollywood Library

Open

Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: Hollywood Library

Room: Meeting Room (HOL)

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

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Unearth A Story

Registration Required

Event Details:

Let's take a moment to study the night sky. Specifically we will be looking at the placement of the stars in the Northern Hemisphere during the summer.

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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Sit-N-Stitch Crochet and Knitting Club

3:00pm–5:00pm

Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors

East Shelby Library

Library Branch: East Shelby Library

Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors

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

Event Details:

Fiber arts creators come together and work on your current project!

Dummies and Dragons

3:30pm–5:30pm

Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens

Randolph Library

Library Branch: Randolph Library

Room: Meeting Room (RAN)

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

Program Type: Games

Event Details:

Do you like Dungeons and Dragons but don't know how to play? Great, neither do we! Come play a chaotic game where no one knows the rules but still have to win battles against unknown foes.

Special Notes

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Imagine, Build, Share: Lego Thursdays @ South

4:00pm–4:45pm

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

South Library

Library Branch: South Library

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

Program Type: Games

Event Details:

Imagine! Build! Share! Join us at South each Thursday at 4pm to build amazing Lego creations to be displayed and added to our growing archive of builds!

Orange Mound Maker Space

4:00pm–5:00pm

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

Orange Mound Library

Library Branch: Orange Mound Library

Room: Children's Area (OM)

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

Program Type: STEAM stem

Event Details:

Children and Tweens will have the ability to utilize the incredible Maker Space we have at Orange Mound. STEM equipment includes a 3D printer, Bee-Bots, Makey Makey's, Sphero Indi's, Snap Circuits, and Sphero Bolt+'s.

Special Notes

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Zumba Fitness Class

6:30pm–7:30pm

Adults

Raleigh Library

Open

Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: Raleigh Library

Room: Meeting Room (RAL)

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Health & Wellness

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join our weekly Zumba fitness class. It's an excellent workout that will allow you to burn calories while having fun. It will also strengthen your muscles and improve flexibility. Please plan to be on time.

Special Notes

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

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