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Life & Lit Book Club

Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Raleigh Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults, Adults-Seniors

We are excited to host this book club, led by local author Andrea Hardaway! Books are chosen each month by attendees. All genres are welcome, but this group loves nonfiction, inspirational, and must-read books by contemporary black authors.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:

We are excited to host this book club, led by local author Andrea Hardaway! Books are chosen each month by attendees. All genres are welcome, but this group loves nonfiction, inspirational, and must-read books by contemporary black authors.

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults-Seniors" group

Pride & Prejudice Party

Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:15pm
Meeting Room (RAN) at Randolph Library
Program Type:
Movies
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors

Ladies and gentlemen, you are cordially invited to a screening of Pride & Prejudice (2005). 

Tea service will be provided.

Regency-era attire is encouraged, though far from required. 

Library Branch: Randolph Library
Room: Meeting Room (RAN)
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

Ladies and gentlemen, you are cordially invited to a screening of Pride & Prejudice (2005). 

Tea service will be provided.

Regency-era attire is encouraged, though far from required. 

Special Notes

Photograph Notice

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This event is in the "Teens" group
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This event is in the "Adults-Seniors" group

Culinary Arts & Entrepreneurship Community Intro

Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:45pm
Kitchen at Raleigh Library
Program Type:
Business Assistance, Cooking and Food
Age Group:
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors

I’m excited to invite you to a special community event on Saturday, August 23,2025  from 4:00–6:00 PM at the Raleigh Library to introduce my new role as the Innovator-in-Residence (IIR) focused on Culinary Arts & Entrepreneurship.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Room: Kitchen
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Business Assistance, Cooking and Food
Registration Required
Event Details:

I’m excited to invite you to a special community event on Saturday, August 23,2025  from 4:00–6:00 PM at the Raleigh Library to introduce my new role as the Innovator-in-Residence (IIR) focused on Culinary Arts & Entrepreneurship.

Special Notes

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

Photograph Notice

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This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults-Seniors" group

A Teaspoon of Favor

Monday, August 25, 2025 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Meeting Room (LEV) at Levi Library
Program Type:
Cooking and Food
Age Group:
Adults, Adults-Seniors

Spice up your day with A Teaspoon of Favor, a unique library program that stirs together kindness, creativity, and community—with a dash of real spices!

Cancelled
Library Branch: Levi Library
Room: Meeting Room (LEV)
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Cooking and Food
Event Details:

Spice up your day with A Teaspoon of Favor, a unique library program that stirs together kindness, creativity, and community—with a dash of real spices!

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.

This event is in the "Adults-Seniors" group

Creative Aging Studio Course: Intro to Sewing (REGISTRATION REQUIRED)

Monday, August 25, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
L-56 Training Room at Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Sewing, Needlework, etc.
Age Group:
Adults-Seniors

Learners 65+ register here to join teaching artist Samilia Pelshak for this five-week course exploring

Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: L-56 Training Room
Age Group: Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Sewing, Needlework, etc.
Event Details:

Learners 65+ register here to join teaching artist Samilia Pelshak for this five-week course exploring

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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This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults-Seniors" group

Chicago Stepping @ Levi

Monday, August 25, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room (LEV) at Levi Library
Program Type:
Music
Age Group:
Adults, Adults-Seniors

Chicago Stepping is returning to the Levi Library! Join us every Monday and Wednesday from 1:30-2:30 p.m. as Ray Hilliard demonstrates the Chicago Style 8 count step-by-step while getting in the groove. 

Library Branch: Levi Library
Room: Meeting Room (LEV)
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Music
Event Details:

Chicago Stepping is returning to the Levi Library! Join us every Monday and Wednesday from 1:30-2:30 p.m. as Ray Hilliard demonstrates the Chicago Style 8 count step-by-step while getting in the groove. 

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults-Seniors" group

East Shelby Library: Computer Classes

Monday, August 25, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A (ESB) at East Shelby Library
Program Type:
Computers and Technology
Age Group:
Adults, Adults-Seniors
Library Branch: East Shelby Library
Room: Meeting Room A (ESB)
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Computers and Technology
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults-Seniors" group

Work Ready - Job Skills Series Part 1

Monday, August 25, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Conference Room at Whitehaven Library
Program Type:
Business Assistance, Job and Career, Personal Finance
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors

This practical, hands-on four-part course is designed for adults looking to enhance their professional skills, whether they are seeking employment, starting a business, or improving an existing one.

Library Branch: Whitehaven Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Business Assistance, Job and Career, Personal Finance
Event Details:

This practical, hands-on four-part course is designed for adults looking to enhance their professional skills, whether they are seeking employment, starting a business, or improving an existing one.

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.

This event is in the "Adults-Seniors" group

Basic Computer Class

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room (GPK) at Gaston Park Library
Program Type:
Computers and Technology
Age Group:
Adults-Seniors

Learn the Basics of Using a Computer

Library Branch: Gaston Park Library
Room: Meeting Room (GPK)
Age Group: Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Computers and Technology
Event Details:

Learn the Basics of Using a Computer

This event is in the "Adults-Seniors" group

Cooking with the Chef

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Kitchen at Raleigh Library
Program Type:
Cooking and Food
Age Group:
Adults-Seniors

Join 2024 James Beard Award nominee for Best Chef, Daris Leatherwood, for an unforgettable culinary experience!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Room: Kitchen
Age Group: Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Cooking and Food
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join 2024 James Beard Award nominee for Best Chef, Daris Leatherwood, for an unforgettable culinary experience!

Special Notes

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

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.

This event is in the "Adults-Seniors" group

A One Woman Show: Jackie Murray as Harriet Tubman

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Meeting Room (SOU) at South Library
Program Type:
Cultural Awareness, History/Genealogy, Theater
Age Group:
Adults-Seniors

Come join us for this amazing One woman show by Jackie Murray as Harriet Tubman!  This program is sponsored by Creative Aging!

Library Branch: South Library
Room: Meeting Room (SOU)
Age Group: Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Cultural Awareness, History/Genealogy, Theater
Event Details:

Come join us for this amazing One woman show by Jackie Murray as Harriet Tubman!  This program is sponsored by Creative Aging!

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.

This event is in the "Children (Age 0-5)" group
This event is in the "Children (Age 6-8)" group
This event is in the "Tweens (Age 8-12)" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults-Seniors" group

Memphis Zoo Storytime

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at 2:45pm - 3:45pm
Connect Crew
Program Type:
Outreach Event, Story Times
Age Group:
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors

Connect Crew will be hosting a family storytime event at the Memphis Zoo! The storytime and animal meet and greet program will be held inside the Rondoval building (near the hippos).

Offsite Event
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 inside the Rondoval building (near the hippos).

This event is in the "Children (Age 0-5)" group
This event is in the "Children (Age 6-8)" group
This event is in the "Tweens (Age 8-12)" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults-Seniors" group

Long Live the King!-Chess Club

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Lobby at Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors

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.

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.

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.

This event is in the "Adults-Seniors" group

Piano Class- Creative Aging

Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room (WHI) at Whitehaven Library
Program Type:
Community Information, Health & Wellness, Music
Age Group:
Adults-Seniors

Have you always been interested in learning how to play the piano? Join musician Stephen Lee of Memphis Jazz Workshop for this 8-week course to learn. The piano is a beautiful instrument and learning it could help express creativity and emotions.

Library Branch: Whitehaven Library
Room: Meeting Room (WHI)
Age Group: Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Community Information, Health & Wellness, Music
Event Details:

Have you always been interested in learning how to play the piano? Join musician Stephen Lee of Memphis Jazz Workshop for this 8-week course to learn. The piano is a beautiful instrument and learning it could help express creativity and emotions.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults-Seniors" group

Bingo & Beyond

Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room (GPK) at Gaston Park Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Adults, Adults-Seniors

Playing a mix of games strengthens memory, focus, strategy, and quick thinking.

Library Branch: Gaston Park Library
Room: Meeting Room (GPK)
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Playing a mix of games strengthens memory, focus, strategy, and quick thinking.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults-Seniors" group

Notary Services

Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
3rd Floor Reading Area - Walnut Grove Side at Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Program Type:
Legal Assistance
Age Group:
Adults, Adults-Seniors

Memphis Public Libraries provides free notary services to the public during drop-in hours: WEDNESDAYS from Noon – 2 PM at the Central Library in the Business & Sciences Department on the 3rd floor.

Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: 3rd Floor Reading Area - Walnut Grove Side
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Legal Assistance
Event Details:

Memphis Public Libraries provides free notary services to the public during drop-in hours: WEDNESDAYS from Noon – 2 PM at the Central Library in the Business & Sciences Department on the 3rd floor.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults-Seniors" group

Chicago Stepping @ Levi

Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Meeting Room (LEV) at Levi Library
Program Type:
Music
Age Group:
Adults, Adults-Seniors

Chicago Stepping is returning to the Levi Library! Join us every Monday and Wednesday from 1:30-2:30 p.m. as Ray Hilliard demonstrates the Chicago Style 8 count step-by-step while getting in the groove. 

Library Branch: Levi Library
Room: Meeting Room (LEV)
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Music
Event Details:

Chicago Stepping is returning to the Levi Library! Join us every Monday and Wednesday from 1:30-2:30 p.m. as Ray Hilliard demonstrates the Chicago Style 8 count step-by-step while getting in the groove. 

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults-Seniors" group

Colorcopia: Free Art Class

Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room (OGR) at Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults, Adults-Seniors

Join the Dixon's own Shawna White for an hour of learning inspired by the ever changing seasons and collections at the Gallery. No experience needed to create your own works of art from a wide variety of techniques!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Room: Meeting Room (OGR)
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join the Dixon's own Shawna White for an hour of learning inspired by the ever changing seasons and collections at the Gallery. No experience needed to create your own works of art from a wide variety of techniques!

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults-Seniors" group

Mystery Book Club

Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room (COR) at Cordova Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults, Adults-Seniors

Join us in Meeting Room B for Mystery Book Club, on the Fourth Thursday of every month! Please note that the November and December meetings will take place on the THIRD Saturdays (November 20, December 18).

June 2025 - March 2026 books:

Library Branch: Cordova Library
Room: Meeting Room (COR)
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

Join us in Meeting Room B for Mystery Book Club, on the Fourth Thursday of every month! Please note that the November and December meetings will take place on the THIRD Saturdays (November 20, December 18).

June 2025 - March 2026 books:

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults-Seniors" group

Eating Smart and Moving More: Eat Smart At Home

Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
L-56 Training Room at Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Program Type:
Cooking and Food, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults, Adults-Seniors

Eat, Learn, and Move in this six week series! Join Family and Consumer Sciences TNCEP Agent Lauren Wells for biweekly programming promising good food, kitchen safety skills, achievable exercise, and budget friendly advice.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: L-56 Training Room
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Cooking and Food, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Eat, Learn, and Move in this six week series! Join Family and Consumer Sciences TNCEP Agent Lauren Wells for biweekly programming promising good food, kitchen safety skills, achievable exercise, and budget friendly advice.

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.

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults-Seniors" group

Eating Smart w/UT Extension

Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Meeting Room (SOU) at South Library
Program Type:
Cooking and Food, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors

Come join us to learn how to make healthy meals on a budget. Would you like to know how to make healthier meals at home?  Come and you will feel better, look better and eat better!

Registration Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: South Library
Room: Meeting Room (SOU)
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Cooking and Food, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come join us to learn how to make healthy meals on a budget. Would you like to know how to make healthier meals at home?  Come and you will feel better, look better and eat better!

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults-Seniors" group

Mosaic Workshop w/ Creative Aging

Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room (LEV) at Levi Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults, Adults-Seniors

Participants will work with teaching artist Kristi Duckworth to learn the basic skills of creating mosaics including drawing and coloring a mosaic pattern, cutting pieces out of clay, glazing, adhering mosaic pieces, and grouting.

Registration Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Levi Library
Room: Meeting Room (LEV)
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Participants will work with teaching artist Kristi Duckworth to learn the basic skills of creating mosaics including drawing and coloring a mosaic pattern, cutting pieces out of clay, glazing, adhering mosaic pieces, and grouting.

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.

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults-Seniors" group

Bingo

Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room (SOU) at South Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors

Come join our Fun Thursday Bingo! You will enjoy the laughing, music, bingo games and the good time gathering. 

Library Branch: South Library
Room: Meeting Room (SOU)
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Come join our Fun Thursday Bingo! You will enjoy the laughing, music, bingo games and the good time gathering. 

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults-Seniors" group

Sit-N-Stitch Crochet and Knitting Club

Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
East Shelby Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Sewing, Needlework, etc.
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors

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

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!