Event List

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.

Looking for a cozy, no-pressure way to enjoy reading and connect with others?

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

Join us for The Historic Orange Mound Lectures led by anthropologist, Dr. Charles Williams. Dr.

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

Explore the art of self-expression through portraits! In this workshop, you’ll learn how to use light, backdrops, and props to capture striking self-portraits or portraits of others.

Once again this September, Opera Memphis is bringing the magic of music to unexpected places all over the city—including 14 Memphis Public Library branches!

Join us for a free Opera Memphis performance as they celebrate 30 Days of Opera!

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.

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.

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.

Welcome to the Night Cafe!

Come play some GIANT games with us! We've got Giant Connect Four, Giant Jenga, Giant Scrabble, and more. Bring the kids, bring the grandkids, and bring your A game!

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.

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.

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

9...4...8..1, BEY-Day! Come and celebrate the Queen Bey with us on her 44th birthday with a few fun rounds of trivia. Light snacks, beverages and good music will be provided. See you there! 

Connect Crew will be hosting a fitness boot camp every first Saturday at David Carnes Park! The fitness activities will occur near the fitness equipment area.

The Cherokee Sewing Club meets once per month.

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Join the Frayser Book Club for a lively book discussion! Listen and discuss plot points, writing style, and hidden messages in the novel.

Game Day at North Branch will consist of a friendly game called Bid Whist. This game is fun, challenging, and can help seniors improve their memory, concentration, and social skills.  😊

The Cherokee Sewing Club meets once per month.

When it comes to buying a home, it can be hard to know where to start. The first-time homebuyer's session is a workshop that will walk you through the process. Hear from Crye Leike's agent, Darnell McCurdy.