Event List

Come join in on the crafting fun at Hollywood Library for our On the Mend series. Learn valuable creative skills through sewing, crocheting, and various crafting activities. Want to repair or repurpose old clothing?

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

Come and explore outer space without having to leave Memphis. We'll have displays, activities, and crafts all about space and the planets. There will even be a real meteorite sample!

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

Get ready to go back to school with the South Branch! Join us for face painting, balloon animals, frozen treats, and more! A limited number of free school supply packs will also be available. 

Come to the Cordova Branch Library and see what it's like to work in the news!  Learn from a Fox13 News reporter and a cameraman what they like best about working in the news industry.  Then practice interviewing your friends.

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.

Our friends at Les Passees will be at Levi to give two live performances on June 21 and July 19! We'd love for our customers to bring their families to experience important life lessons and the light-hearted humor puppets can provide!

In this workshop taught by local Film Director Caleb Suggs, students will receive an overview of each stage of the filmmaking process with a focus on the roles of the director.

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!

Put your cooking skills to the test in our Pancake Challenge! Tweens will mix, flip, and top their way to the ultimate pancake creation using a variety of fun toppings and add-ins.

Learn about the abstract painting style of artist Alma Woodsey Thomas and try her technique to make your own painting!

Learn the art of zine making in this two-day workshop! Participants will leave with their very own zine of their creation. Light refreshments will be provided.  

Mondays | 5:00–6:00 PM | Tween Zone

Children will have the opportunity to read with others to increase literacy.  The children will be using the concept of DiscoverRead and work with some of the components of reading, writing, talking, singing and playing.

Join teaching artist B.J. Foster for this 5-week course and have fun transforming old books into pieces of art. Children and teens will learn how to follow a folding pattern creating a visually interesting three-dimensional image.

Learn the art of zine making in this two-day workshop! Participants will leave with their very own zine of their creation. Light refreshments will be provided.  

Have you ever wanted to be a potioneer? Come join us and create your very own potion bottle. 

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.

Come to the Cordova Branch Library for a puppet show.  The Kids on the Block will be presenting a fun and educational show.  Then we'll make our own puppets to take home.

For ages 5-12 and no registration is needed.

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.

Enjoy a fun and interactive story time where books come to life through music! This special session combines singing, movement, and storytelling to engage young children and their caregivers in a joyful, musical experience.

Stretch your imagination with this writing program! Go from station to station, spending about 10 minutes at each working on starting a story based on a prompt/activity at that station.