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Heart and Soul Book Club: Guided Writing Edition

Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Kitchen at Raleigh Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults
Special Edition Book Club: Thrills and Spills on the Page!

Get ready for an afternoon that will twist your mind and sharpen your pen!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Room: Kitchen
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:
Special Edition Book Club: Thrills and Spills on the Page!

Get ready for an afternoon that will twist your mind and sharpen your pen!

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Friends of the Library logo

The Gravity of Hello: When Strangers Become Stories - Guided Writing with Victoria Johnson

Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Meeting Room (RAL) at Raleigh Library
Program Type:
Poetry and Writing
Age Group:
Adults

Join Healing Guided Writer, Victoria Johnson as she guides you through the stories that start with reaching across the divide - discovering how unexpected connections reveal buried truths, deepen our capacity for authentic relationship, and become

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Room: Meeting Room (RAL)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Poetry and Writing
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Healing Guided Writer, Victoria Johnson as she guides you through the stories that start with reaching across the divide - discovering how unexpected connections reveal buried truths, deepen our capacity for authentic relationship, and become

Special Notes

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

Drop Everything and Write

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room (RAL) at Raleigh Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Poetry and Writing
Age Group:
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors

November is National Novel Writing Month! Every week we will be hosting a Drop Everything and Write session where the Raleigh Library will provide you with time, space, and a supportive environment to focus on your writing.

Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Room: Meeting Room (RAL)
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Poetry and Writing
Event Details:

November is National Novel Writing Month! Every week we will be hosting a Drop Everything and Write session where the Raleigh Library will provide you with time, space, and a supportive environment to focus on your writing.

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Friends of the Library logo

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.

Life & Lit Book Club

Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Raleigh Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults, Adults-Seniors

We are excited to host this book club, led by local author Andrea Hardaway! Books are chosen each month by attendees. All genres are welcome, but this group loves nonfiction, inspirational, and must-read books by contemporary black authors.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:

We are excited to host this book club, led by local author Andrea Hardaway! Books are chosen each month by attendees. All genres are welcome, but this group loves nonfiction, inspirational, and must-read books by contemporary black authors.

a type writer against a teal background with two pieces of crumpled paper nearby

Sprint Toward Your Final Draft Wrap Up Party

Monday, December 1, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Kitchen at Raleigh Library
Program Type:
Literacy Instruction, STEAM arts
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors

Join us as we wrap up the Sprint Toward Your First Draft event! We'll talk about our experiences writing, talk about plans for next year, and give out prizes!

Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Room: Kitchen
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Literacy Instruction, STEAM arts
Event Details:

Join us as we wrap up the Sprint Toward Your First Draft event! We'll talk about our experiences writing, talk about plans for next year, and give out prizes!

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Friends of the Library logo

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.

Life & Lit Book Club

Saturday, December 27, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Raleigh Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults, Adults-Seniors

We are excited to host this book club, led by local author Andrea Hardaway! Books are chosen each month by attendees. All genres are welcome, but this group loves nonfiction, inspirational, and must-read books by contemporary black authors.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:

We are excited to host this book club, led by local author Andrea Hardaway! Books are chosen each month by attendees. All genres are welcome, but this group loves nonfiction, inspirational, and must-read books by contemporary black authors.