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Coding Club Python Seminar

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room (COR) at Cordova Library
Program Type:
Computers and Technology
Age Group:
Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults
Event Details:

This is the Python seminar portion of coding club, taught by our brilliant Dr. Karishma Gangwani! 

Library Branch: Cordova Library
Room: Meeting Room (COR)
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults
Program Type: Computers and Technology
Event Details:

This is the Python seminar portion of coding club, taught by our brilliant Dr. Karishma Gangwani! 

chess board

Long Live the King!-Chess Club

Tuesday, January 14, 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
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 ev...

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.

We Ready: Career & Cash Confidence for Tweens (Group A)

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room (HOL) at Hollywood Library
Program Type:
Job and Career, Personal Finance
Age Group:
Tweens (Age 8-12)
Event Details:

Our tweens will explore topics of careers choices and personal finance through a ten week course provided by Junior Achievement. Each session is 45 minutes and will cover everythin...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Room: Meeting Room (HOL)
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Job and Career, Personal Finance
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Our tweens will explore topics of careers choices and personal finance through a ten week course provided by Junior Achievement.

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.

Worth the Risk Youth Arts

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room (OM) at Orange Mound Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness, Nonprofit Assistance, Poetry and Writing
Age Group:
Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Event Details:

Express yourself! Every Wednesday from January to May local artist and founder of Color Your Story Onto Mine nonprofit, Violet Newborn, will be hosting a series of social artistry ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Meeting Room (OM)
Age Group: Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness, Nonprofit Assistance, Poetry and Writing
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Express yourself! Every Wednesday from January to May local artist and founder of Color Your Story Onto Mine nonprofit, Violet Newborn, will be hosting a series of social artistry workshops for Memphis youth at the Orange Mound Library.

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.

various lego bricks of different colors

Lego Club

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Event Details:

Join us for an hour of building, creating, and making new friends! 

Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Join us for an hour of building, creating, and making new friends! 

W.H.A.M (Whitehaven Anime and Manga)

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Teen Innovation Center at Whitehaven Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Book Clubs, Cultural Awareness
Age Group:
Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Event Details:

Join us at the Whitehaven Library for a fun exploration of Japanese anime and comics. We'll dive into monthly screenings of popular anime and engage in discussions and activities o...

Library Branch: Whitehaven Library
Room: Teen Innovation Center
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Clubs, Cultural Awareness
Event Details:

Join us at the Whitehaven Library for a fun exploration of Japanese anime and comics. We'll dive into monthly screenings of popular anime and engage in discussions and activities on manga trends and Japanese culture. 

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

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.

We Ready: Career & Cash Confidence for Tweens (Group B)

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room (HOL) at Hollywood Library
Program Type:
Job and Career, Personal Finance
Age Group:
Tweens (Age 8-12)
Event Details:

Our tweens will explore topics of careers choices and personal finance through a ten week course provided by Junior Achievement. Each session is 45 minutes and will cover everythin...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Room: Meeting Room (HOL)
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Job and Career, Personal Finance
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Our tweens will explore topics of careers choices and personal finance through a ten week course provided by Junior Achievement.

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.

Chess!

Long Live the King of Chess @ South

Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Teen Innovation Center at South Library
Program Type:
Games, STEAM stem
Age Group:
Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Library Branch: South Library
Room: Teen Innovation Center
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Games, STEAM stem

Bookworm Bingo

Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children's Area (OM) at Orange Mound Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Event Details:

Join us for a fun game of bingo. Which picture book characters will you recognize on your bingo card? Light snacks and beverages will be provided as well as giveaways for participa...

Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Children's Area (OM)
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Join us for a fun game of bingo. Which picture book characters will you recognize on your bingo card? Light snacks and beverages will be provided as well as giveaways for participants (while supplies last). 

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Beginning Spanish

Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Whitehaven Library
Program Type:
Language Classes
Age Group:
Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults
Event Details:

A beginning Spanish class designed for students that have no familiarity with the language. Registration not necessary and we can start you with our beginners group and work you up...

Library Branch: Whitehaven Library
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults
Program Type: Language Classes
Event Details:

A beginning Spanish class designed for students that have no familiarity with the language. Registration not necessary and we can start you with our beginners group and work you up to our advanced group.

Sensory Storytime

Friday, January 17, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:45am
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)
Event Details:

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

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 deigned for sensory seeking children with autism or other sensory integration challenges. 

Meet children's author Tristan Towns

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:45am
Story Time Room at Cordova Library
Program Type:
Author Events
Age Group:
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Event Details:

Come to the Cordova Branch Library to meet local children's author Tristan Towns.Listen as she reads her book and tells us about being an author.Then make a puppet to take home.For...

Library Branch: Cordova Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Author Events
Event Details:

Come to the Cordova Branch Library to meet local children's author Tristan Towns.

Listen as she reads her book and tells us about being an author.

Then make a puppet to take home.

For all ages and no registration is needed.

Hand Lettering for Tweens

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Program Room at Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Tweens (Age 8-12)
Event Details:

Hand lettering is a creative and meditative way to personalize your things and make gifts for friends and family. In this program, tweens ages 9-13 will learn at least two hand let...

Required
Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Hand lettering is a creative and meditative way to personalize your things and make gifts for friends and family.

Binary Coding Lanyards

Tuesday, January 21, 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), Teens
Event Details:

Ever wanted to learn how to read Binary Code? How about making your own lanyard or keychain in binary? Come join us and learn all about how to make your very own binary code lanyar...

Library Branch: Randolph Library
Room: Meeting Room (RAN)
Age Group: Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM arts, STEAM stem
Event Details:

Ever wanted to learn how to read Binary Code? How about making your own lanyard or keychain in binary? Come join us and learn all about how to make your very own binary code lanyard. 

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.

Coding Club Python Seminar

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room (COR) at Cordova Library
Program Type:
Computers and Technology
Age Group:
Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults
Event Details:

This is the Python seminar portion of coding club, taught by our brilliant Dr. Karishma Gangwani! 

Library Branch: Cordova Library
Room: Meeting Room (COR)
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults
Program Type: Computers and Technology
Event Details:

This is the Python seminar portion of coding club, taught by our brilliant Dr. Karishma Gangwani! 

chess board

Long Live the King!-Chess Club

Tuesday, January 21, 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
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 ev...

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.

We Ready: Career & Cash Confidence for Tweens (Group A)

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room (HOL) at Hollywood Library
Program Type:
Job and Career, Personal Finance
Age Group:
Tweens (Age 8-12)
Event Details:

Our tweens will explore topics of careers choices and personal finance through a ten week course provided by Junior Achievement. Each session is 45 minutes and will cover everythin...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Room: Meeting Room (HOL)
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Job and Career, Personal Finance
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Our tweens will explore topics of careers choices and personal finance through a ten week course provided by Junior Achievement.

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.

Arts and Crafts

2025 Dream Board

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Teen Innovation Center at Whitehaven Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Job and Career, Literacy Instruction, Poetry and Writing, STEAM arts
Age Group:
Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Event Details:

Unleash your creativity and plan your 2025! In this workshop, teens will create dream boards to explore their goals, passions, and aspirations for this year. Using magazines, art s...

Library Branch: Whitehaven Library
Room: Teen Innovation Center
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Job and Career, Literacy Instruction, Poetry and Writing, STEAM arts
Event Details:

Unleash your creativity and plan your 2025! In this workshop, teens will create dream boards to explore their goals, passions, and aspirations for this year.

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

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.

Worth the Risk Youth Arts

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room (OM) at Orange Mound Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness, Nonprofit Assistance, Poetry and Writing
Age Group:
Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Event Details:

Express yourself! Every Wednesday from January to May local artist and founder of Color Your Story Onto Mine nonprofit, Violet Newborn, will be hosting a series of social artistry ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Meeting Room (OM)
Age Group: Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness, Nonprofit Assistance, Poetry and Writing
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Express yourself! Every Wednesday from January to May local artist and founder of Color Your Story Onto Mine nonprofit, Violet Newborn, will be hosting a series of social artistry workshops for Memphis youth at the Orange Mound Library.

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.

various lego bricks of different colors

Lego Club

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Event Details:

Join us for an hour of building, creating, and making new friends! 

Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Join us for an hour of building, creating, and making new friends! 

We Ready: Career & Cash Confidence for Tweens (Group B)

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room (HOL) at Hollywood Library
Program Type:
Job and Career, Personal Finance
Age Group:
Tweens (Age 8-12)
Event Details:

Our tweens will explore topics of careers choices and personal finance through a ten week course provided by Junior Achievement. Each session is 45 minutes and will cover everythin...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Room: Meeting Room (HOL)
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Job and Career, Personal Finance
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Our tweens will explore topics of careers choices and personal finance through a ten week course provided by Junior Achievement.

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.

Chess!

Long Live the King of Chess @ South

Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Teen Innovation Center at South Library
Program Type:
Games, STEAM stem
Age Group:
Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Library Branch: South Library
Room: Teen Innovation Center
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Games, STEAM stem
Open book with blank pages

Picture (Book) This!!!

Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children's Area (OM) at Orange Mound Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Poetry and Writing
Age Group:
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Event Details:

We welcome our library kids to write, draw, scribble, and imagine a story that hasn't been told before, their story. Then put it in a mini picture book to read aloud to a librarian...

Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Children's Area (OM)
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Poetry and Writing
Event Details:

We welcome our library kids to write, draw, scribble, and imagine a story that hasn't been told before, their story. Then put it in a mini picture book to read aloud to a librarian, or take home to be read over and over again.

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.

Beginning Spanish

Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Whitehaven Library
Program Type:
Language Classes
Age Group:
Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults
Event Details:

A beginning Spanish class designed for students that have no familiarity with the language. Registration not necessary and we can start you with our beginners group and work you up...

Library Branch: Whitehaven Library
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults
Program Type: Language Classes
Event Details:

A beginning Spanish class designed for students that have no familiarity with the language. Registration not necessary and we can start you with our beginners group and work you up to our advanced group.