Event List

Curious about poetry? Is it for you? Join us at the Orange Mound Library for The People's Poetry Club, where we prefer poems that speak to you instead of at you.

This course empowers individuals with the knowledge and tools to prioritize their mental health, build resilience and navigate life’s challenges.

Join us at the East Shelby Branch Library for some classic Chess fun! Play Chess with people in your community and learn some new strategies while you're at it. This club will be part educational and tons of practice!

Think Matilda, Toni Morrison’s Beloved, or the beloved book-turned-film The Princess Bride—each of these stories weaves just a touch of magic into an otherwise realistic world, a hallmark of magical realism.

Join us at the Hollywood Library for our Hollywood Community Resource Fair, where local organizations will come together to share valuable resources and services for adults, teens, and children.

Looking for a Summer Job? Come to our Youth Job Fair and interview with employers ready to hire ages 16-21. Employers will be available for immediate job interviews for full-time, part-time, and seasonal workers.

This session is designed to teach the basics of rhythm and drumming in a fun and interactive way.

If you are a teenager and  looking for a safe place for fun, join us in game activities, including board  games. You will have a great time. 

Joseph Oliver and a variety of skilled professionals conduct weekly classes with customers participating in hands-on repair and learning exercises. Participants will be exposed to the basics of electricity and electronics theory and repair.

Learn photography basics consisting of film, digital photography, lighting, and film print.

The only objective is to put words on paper! Think of this as a NaNoWriMo "write-in," but for those of us who need longer than a year to write a book! Bring a writing project to work on, or start something new. All skill levels welcome.

This series will discuss how to turn your passion for writing into an ongoing career. You will learn how to network, get published and take advantage of writing opportunities. 

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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.

This class/workshop will focus on dramatic writing culminating to presenting works on stage including poetry, short stories, and prose in a dramatic form.

Classes are designed to teach adults how to pronounce and write some basic English words and phrases. 

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.

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.

Unleash your creativity in CLOUD901's Video and Photo Production Lab!

Dive into the exciting world of Artificial Intelligence with this hands-on, four-part course designed to demystify A.I. and empower participants with practical skills using it. From understanding A.I.

Button pins are used to express a plethora of things from achievement badges to showing pride in one's community. Whatever idea or statement you’d like to convey there’s a button for it.

Led by Successful Living & Economic & Community Development Corporation, this 4-part series deals with essential components of business branding, including understanding the psychological approach to color in pre

Ever find yourself stuck when you're trying to write? Or, maybe, you don't even know how to start? Then please join us for 'The Writer's Block,' a writing club geared towards gathering writers together and getting words down on the page.

A chance to meet other homeschoolers over tabletop games, video games, crafts and conversations!