Event List

Crafternoon

Monday, September 8, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Meeting Room (RAN) at Randolph Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, STEAM arts, STEAM stem

Age Group:

Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)

Kids can come to their Randolph Branch Library after school on Mondays and utilize their creativity with craft making!

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Library Branch: Randolph Library

Room: Meeting Room (RAN)

Age Group: Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM arts, STEAM stem

Event Details:

Kids can come to their Randolph Branch Library after school on Mondays and utilize their creativity with craft making!

Special Notes

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group of children at a table all painting

Paint Party!

Monday, September 8, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Children's Area at South Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, STEAM arts

Age Group:

Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)

Stop by the South Branch on the 2nd Monday of each month for a special painting project! We'll try out different painting materials and techniques to make great pieces of art!

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Library Branch: South Library

Room: Children's Area

Age Group: Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM arts

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Stop by the South Branch on the 2nd Monday of each month for a special painting project! We'll try out different painting materials and techniques to make great pieces of art!

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Photograph Notice

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Memphis Zoo Storytime

Tuesday, September 9, 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 at the Wild Encounter location. The storytime event will occur during the zoo's Free TN Tuesday hours.

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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 at the Wild Encounter location. The storytime event will occur during the zoo's Free TN Tuesday hours.

Long Live the King!-Chess Club

Tuesday, September 9, 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.

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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

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Yungins Storytime

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am

North Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Games, Story Times

Age Group:

Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8)

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Library Branch: North Library

Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8)

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games, Story Times

Special Notes

Photograph Notice

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Long Live the King of Chess @ South

Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Teen Innovation Center at South Library

Program Type:

Games, STEAM stem

Age Group:

Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens

Free chess tutorials for all ages. Come learn how to play the game at South Branch library or challenge veteran players in a friendly match of strategy and tactics. Long Live the King!

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Library Branch: South Library

Room: Teen Innovation Center

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

Program Type: Games, STEAM stem

Event Details:

Free chess tutorials for all ages. Come learn how to play the game at South Branch library or challenge veteran players in a friendly match of strategy and tactics. Long Live the King!

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

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 Club

Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Meeting Room A (OM) at Orange Mound Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Games, STEAM arts

Age Group:

Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens

Join us for our monthly Lego Club. Try completing one of our Lego challenges, try your hand at one of the Lego sets in our collection, or create your own masterpiece!

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Library Branch: Orange Mound Library

Room: Meeting Room A (OM)

Age Group: Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games, STEAM arts

Event Details:

Join us for our monthly Lego Club. Try completing one of our Lego challenges, try your hand at one of the Lego sets in our collection, or create your own masterpiece!

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Photograph Notice

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Sensory Story Time

Friday, September 12, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Children's Program Room at Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library

Program Type:

Story Times

Age Group:

Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)

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

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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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King's Court Chess Club

Friday, September 12, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Raleigh Library

Program Type:

Games

Age Group:

Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors

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

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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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LEGO of Your Imagination

Friday, September 12, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Raleigh Library

Program Type:

Games, STEAM arts

Age Group:

Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)

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

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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.

Japanese Culture Club

Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm

Lobby at Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library

Program Type:

Cultural Awareness

Age Group:

Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors

Join us for MPL's Japanese Culture Club! This monthly meeting will be dedicated to the appreciation of Japanese culture.

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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: Cultural Awareness

Event Details:

Join us for MPL's Japanese Culture Club! This monthly meeting will be dedicated to the appreciation of Japanese culture.

Special Notes

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

Photograph Notice

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The Blues in Memphis: Past, Present, and Future

Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Meeting Room A & B (OM) at Orange Mound Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Cultural Awareness, History/Genealogy, Music

Age Group:

Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors

Join us September 13 from 1-3 at the Orange Mound Library for the Genealogy Center's tribute to the past, present, and future of the Blues in Memphis!

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Library Branch: Orange Mound Library

Room: Meeting Room A & B (OM)

Age Group: Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Cultural Awareness, History/Genealogy, Music

Event Details:

Join us September 13 from 1-3 at the Orange Mound Library for the Genealogy Center's tribute to the past, present, and future of the Blues in Memphis!

Special Notes

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

Lego Club

Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Meeting Room (RAN) at Randolph Library

Program Type:

Games, STEAM stem

Age Group:

Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)

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

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Library Branch: Randolph Library

Room: Meeting Room (RAN)

Age Group: Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)

Program Type: Games, 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.

Family Storytime

Monday, September 15, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:45am

Tween Scene & Children's Room (ESB) at East Shelby Library

Program Type:

Story Times

Age Group:

Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8)

Bring the family to storytime to explore stories and facts, shake your sillies out, sing and rhyme together, and more!

This storytime occurs on Mondays at 11:00 a.m.

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Library Branch: East Shelby Library

Room: Tween Scene & Children's Room (ESB)

Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8)

Program Type: Story Times

Event Details:

Bring the family to storytime to explore stories and facts, shake your sillies out, sing and rhyme together, and more!

This storytime occurs on Mondays at 11:00 a.m.

Special Notes

Photograph Notice

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Crafternoon

Monday, September 15, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Meeting Room (RAN) at Randolph Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, STEAM arts, STEAM stem

Age Group:

Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)

Kids can come to their Randolph Branch Library after school on Mondays and utilize their creativity with craft making!

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Library Branch: Randolph Library

Room: Meeting Room (RAN)

Age Group: Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM arts, STEAM stem

Event Details:

Kids can come to their Randolph Branch Library after school on Mondays and utilize their creativity with craft making!

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.

Long Live the King!-Chess Club

Tuesday, September 16, 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.

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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.

Yungins Storytime

Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am

North Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Games, Story Times

Age Group:

Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8)

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Library Branch: North Library

Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8)

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games, Story Times

Special Notes

Photograph Notice

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Long Live the King of Chess @ South

Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Teen Innovation Center at South Library

Program Type:

Games, STEAM stem

Age Group:

Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens

Free chess tutorials for all ages. Come learn how to play the game at South Branch library or challenge veteran players in a friendly match of strategy and tactics. Long Live the King!

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Library Branch: South Library

Room: Teen Innovation Center

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

Program Type: Games, STEAM stem

Event Details:

Free chess tutorials for all ages. Come learn how to play the game at South Branch library or challenge veteran players in a friendly match of strategy and tactics. Long Live the King!

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

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.

Sensory Story Time

Friday, September 19, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Children's Program Room at Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library

Program Type:

Story Times

Age Group:

Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)

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

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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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Rookie Moves Chess Club

Friday, September 19, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Meeting Room (OGR) at Officer Geoffrey Redd Library

Program Type:

Games

Age Group:

Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors

Rookie Moves is a casual chess hour for players of all levels and ages. Chess boards are provided.

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Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library

Room: Meeting Room (OGR)

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

Program Type: Games

Event Details:

Rookie Moves is a casual chess hour for players of all levels and ages. Chess boards are provided.

Special Notes

Photograph Notice

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Read with a Pup! (Children's reading therapy program)

Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 11:00am - 1:00pm

Children's Program Room at Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library

Program Type:

Literacy Instruction

Age Group:

Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)

Do you love reading AND doggies?! Come and read to a sweet, friendly pup and practice your reading skills! Every third Saturday at the Central Library in the Children's story time room from 11 - 1pm.

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Upcoming

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: Literacy Instruction

Registration Required

Event Details:

Do you love reading AND doggies?! Come and read to a sweet, friendly pup and practice your reading skills! Every third Saturday at the Central Library in the Children's story time room from 11 - 1pm.

Chat & Chew Tween Book Club

Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Tween Scene & Children's Room (ESB) at East Shelby Library

Program Type:

Book Clubs, Literacy Instruction

Age Group:

Tweens (Age 8-12)

Tweens, it's always a good day to read an exciting book together!

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Library Branch: East Shelby Library

Room: Tween Scene & Children's Room (ESB)

Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12)

Program Type: Book Clubs, Literacy Instruction

Event Details:

Tweens, it's always a good day to read an exciting book together!

Special Notes

Photograph Notice

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Movie Day @ Levi

Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Meeting Room (LEV) at Levi Library

Program Type:

Movies

Age Group:

Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors

Every third Saturday, customers of all ages will get to watch a movie and enjoy popcorn and beverages. Please join us if you are interested, and make sure to spread the word!

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Library Branch: Levi Library

Room: Meeting Room (LEV)

Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors

Program Type: Movies

Event Details:

Every third Saturday, customers of all ages will get to watch a movie and enjoy popcorn and beverages. Please join us if you are interested, and make sure to spread the word!

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Photograph Notice

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East Shelby Library : Movie Day

Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Meeting Room A (ESB) at East Shelby Library

Program Type:

Movies

Age Group:

Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors

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Library Branch: East Shelby Library

Room: Meeting Room A (ESB)

Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors

Program Type: Movies

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

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