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🦋Story Times @ Hollywood 🦋

Friday, April 24, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room (HOL) at Hollywood Library
Program Type:
Story Times
Age Group:
Children (Age 0-4)

📚✨ Join Us for Storytime at Hollywood! Spark your child’s imagination with stories and crafts! 🎶📖 Whether you're a regular or it's your first visit, everyone is welcome to come share the magic of stories!

Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Room: Meeting Room (HOL)
Age Group: Children (Age 0-4)
Program Type: Story Times
Event Details:

📚✨ Join Us for Storytime at Hollywood! Spark your child’s imagination with stories and crafts! 🎶📖 Whether you're a regular or it's your first visit, everyone is welcome to come share the magic of stories!

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.

Health and Wellness Series: Mother's Day Sip'n'Paint

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room (HOL) at Hollywood Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults, Adults-Seniors

Join us for a relaxing and creative afternoon at the Hollywood Library with our Adults Sip & Paint Night! Unwind in a welcoming, low-pressure environment where you can explore your artistic side while enjoying light refreshments.

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Room: Meeting Room (HOL)
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a relaxing and creative afternoon at the Hollywood Library with our Adults Sip & Paint Night! Unwind in a welcoming, low-pressure environment where you can explore your artistic side while enjoying light refreshments.

Special Notes

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

CTRL + Teen

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Innovation Center at Hollywood Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Book Clubs, Games, Movies, Music, Poetry and Writing, STEAM stem
Age Group:
Teens

🖥️ Create • Explore • Play • Chill 🔌

Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Room: Teen Innovation Center
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Clubs, Games, Movies, Music, Poetry and Writing, STEAM stem
Event Details:

🖥️ Create • Explore • Play • Chill 🔌

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Friends of the Library logo

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.

🥞Brunch 📖Bunch 🥞

Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Meeting Room (HOL) at Hollywood Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Story Times
Age Group:
Children (Age 0-4), Children (Age 5-7)

Join the Brunch Bunch for a yummy story time! Together we will read Nobody by Liz Rosenberg and enjoy silly songs, fun crafts and best of all pancakes! 

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Room: Meeting Room (HOL)
Age Group: Children (Age 0-4), Children (Age 5-7)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Story Times
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join the Brunch Bunch for a yummy story time! Together we will read Nobody by Liz Rosenberg and enjoy silly songs, fun crafts and best of all pancakes! 

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Friends of the Library logo

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.

CTRL + Teen

Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Innovation Center at Hollywood Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Book Clubs, Games, Movies, Music, Poetry and Writing, STEAM stem
Age Group:
Teens

🖥️ Create • Explore • Play • Chill 🔌

Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Room: Teen Innovation Center
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Clubs, Games, Movies, Music, Poetry and Writing, STEAM stem
Event Details:

🖥️ Create • Explore • Play • Chill 🔌

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Friends of the Library logo

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.

Memorial Day - All Libraries Closed

All Day
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, Cherokee Library, CLOUD901, Connect Crew, Cordova Library, Cornelia Crenshaw Memorial Library, Cossitt Library, East Shelby Library, Frayser Library, Gaston Park Library, Hollywood Library, JobLINC, Levi Library, North Library, Officer Geoffrey Redd Library, Orange Mound Library, Parkway Village Library, Raleigh Library, Randolph Library, South Library, Whitehaven Library
Closing
Branches:
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, Cherokee Library, CLOUD901, Connect Crew, Cordova Library, Cornelia Crenshaw Memorial Library, Cossitt Library, East Shelby Library, Frayser Library, Gaston Park Library, Hollywood Library, JobLINC, Levi Library, North Library, Officer Geoffrey Redd Library, Orange Mound Library, Parkway Village Library, Raleigh Library, Randolph Library, South Library, Whitehaven Library

🥞Brunch 📖Bunch 🥞

Saturday, May 30, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Meeting Room (HOL) at Hollywood Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Story Times
Age Group:
Children (Age 0-4), Children (Age 5-7)

Join the Brunch Bunch for a yummy story time! Together we will read If You Give a Mouse a Muffin! by Laura Numeroff, play games and best of all enjoy jam with muffins!

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Room: Meeting Room (HOL)
Age Group: Children (Age 0-4), Children (Age 5-7)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Story Times
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join the Brunch Bunch for a yummy story time! Together we will read If You Give a Mouse a Muffin! by Laura Numeroff, play games and best of all enjoy jam with muffins!

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Friends of the Library logo

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.

Music of the Movement

Monday, June 1, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room (HOL) at Hollywood Library
Program Type:
Cultural Awareness, History/Genealogy, Music
Age Group:
Adults, Adults-Seniors

Patrons will view a Youtube video produced by the Boston Public Library about Music from 1939-1970.

Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Room: Meeting Room (HOL)
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Cultural Awareness, History/Genealogy, Music
Event Details:

Patrons will view a Youtube video produced by the Boston Public Library about Music from 1939-1970.

Step Into History: The Harlem Renaissance

Tuesday, June 2, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room (HOL) at Hollywood Library
Program Type:
Games, History/Genealogy, STEAM stem, Unearth A Story
Age Group:
Teens

Harlem. 1926. It’s a cool summer night and the joint is hopping! Welcome to the Savoy Ballroom, where jazz and dance are king.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Room: Meeting Room (HOL)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games, History/Genealogy, STEAM stem, Unearth A Story
Registration Required
Event Details:

Harlem. 1926. It’s a cool summer night and the joint is hopping! Welcome to the Savoy Ballroom, where jazz and dance are king.

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Friends of the Library logo

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.

Easy Step by Step Computer Class

Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Meeting Room (HOL) at Hollywood Library
Program Type:
Computers and Technology
Age Group:
Adults, Adults-Seniors

This is an ongoing class for beginners and those with little experience with computers. 

This class will be held from 11-12:30 on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. 

Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Room: Meeting Room (HOL)
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Computers and Technology
Event Details:

This is an ongoing class for beginners and those with little experience with computers. 

This class will be held from 11-12:30 on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. 

🤖 V.R. Headset Experience 🤖

Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room (HOL) at Hollywood Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Unearth A Story
Age Group:
Children (Age 5-7), Tweens (Age 8-12)

We will get up close and personal with dinosaurs using our Class VR headsets. Get ready to meet pre-historic stompers that roamed the earth and the environment they inhabited. 🦖

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Room: Meeting Room (HOL)
Age Group: Children (Age 5-7), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Unearth A Story
Registration Required
Event Details:

We will get up close and personal with dinosaurs using our Class VR headsets. Get ready to meet pre-historic stompers that roamed the earth and the environment they inhabited. 🦖

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Friends of the Library logo

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.

BINGO

Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room (HOL) at Hollywood Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Adults, Adults-Seniors

Lively BINGO game every 1st and 3rd Tuesday throughout the year.

Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Room: Meeting Room (HOL)
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Lively BINGO game every 1st and 3rd Tuesday throughout the year.

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Friends of the Library logo

The Drip Lab: Jewelry Making

Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:15pm
Teen Innovation Center at Hollywood Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEAM stem, Unearth A Story
Age Group:
Teens

💎 The Drip Lab: Jewelry Making! Grab your tools, pick your beads, and design one-of-a-kind jewelry. Whether you’re layering, mixing, or adding your signature touch, show off your style. ✨🖌️

Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Room: Teen Innovation Center
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM stem, Unearth A Story
Event Details:

💎 The Drip Lab: Jewelry Making! Grab your tools, pick your beads, and design one-of-a-kind jewelry. Whether you’re layering, mixing, or adding your signature touch, show off your style. ✨🖌️

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Friends of the Library logo

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.

🤖 V.R. Headset Experience 🤖

Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room (HOL) at Hollywood Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Children (Age 5-7), Tweens (Age 8-12)

🏝️Let's Go to the Beach! This session is a fun mindfulness activity combined with a VR experience. We will practice calming breathing techniques and simple stretches on a virtual beach. 🧘‍♀️

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Room: Meeting Room (HOL)
Age Group: Children (Age 5-7), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

🏝️Let's Go to the Beach! This session is a fun mindfulness activity combined with a VR experience. We will practice calming breathing techniques and simple stretches on a virtual beach. 🧘‍♀️

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Friends of the Library logo

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.

Easy Step by Step Computer Class

Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Meeting Room (HOL) at Hollywood Library
Program Type:
Computers and Technology
Age Group:
Adults, Adults-Seniors

This is an ongoing class for beginners and those with little experience with computers. 

This class will be held from 11-12:30 on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. 

Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Room: Meeting Room (HOL)
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Computers and Technology
Event Details:

This is an ongoing class for beginners and those with little experience with computers. 

This class will be held from 11-12:30 on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. 

Juneteenth - All Libraries Closed

All Day
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, Cherokee Library, CLOUD901, Connect Crew, Cordova Library, Cornelia Crenshaw Memorial Library, Cossitt Library, East Shelby Library, Frayser Library, Gaston Park Library, Hollywood Library, JobLINC, Levi Library, North Library, Officer Geoffrey Redd Library, Orange Mound Library, Parkway Village Library, Raleigh Library, Randolph Library, South Library, Whitehaven Library
Closing
Branches:
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, Cherokee Library, CLOUD901, Connect Crew, Cordova Library, Cornelia Crenshaw Memorial Library, Cossitt Library, East Shelby Library, Frayser Library, Gaston Park Library, Hollywood Library, JobLINC, Levi Library, North Library, Officer Geoffrey Redd Library, Orange Mound Library, Parkway Village Library, Raleigh Library, Randolph Library, South Library, Whitehaven Library
Ali Manning

"Can I Play with My Food?" Storytime

Saturday, June 20, 2026 at 11:00am - 11:45am
Hollywood Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Story Times
Age Group:
Children (Age 0-4), Children (Age 5-7), Tweens (Age 8-12)

Join us for a storytime with local author Ali Manning!  She will be reading her book "Can I Play with My Food?" followed by a food focused activity.

Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Age Group: Children (Age 0-4), Children (Age 5-7), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Story Times
Event Details:

Join us for a storytime with local author Ali Manning!  She will be reading her book "Can I Play with My Food?" followed by a food focused activity.

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.

Health and Wellness Series: Relaxing Massages

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room (HOL) at Hollywood Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults, Adults-Seniors

Join us for a relaxing and rejuvenating evening at the Hollywood Library’s exclusive Massage & Wellness Event for Adults.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Room: Meeting Room (HOL)
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a relaxing and rejuvenating evening at the Hollywood Library’s exclusive Massage & Wellness Event for Adults.

Special Notes

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

🥞Brunch 📖Bunch 🥞

Saturday, June 27, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Meeting Room (HOL) at Hollywood Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Story Times
Age Group:
Children (Age 0-4), Children (Age 5-7)

Join the Brunch Bunch for a yummy story time! Together we will read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle and create a fun fruitful craft!

 

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Room: Meeting Room (HOL)
Age Group: Children (Age 0-4), Children (Age 5-7)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Story Times
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join the Brunch Bunch for a yummy story time! Together we will read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle and create a fun fruitful craft!

 

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Friends of the Library logo

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.

🤖 V.R. Headset Experience 🤖

Tuesday, June 30, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room (HOL) at Hollywood Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Unearth A Story
Age Group:
Children (Age 5-7), Tweens (Age 8-12)

We will continue the summer reading theme by exploring dinosaur fossils of real dinosaurs! Come take a look up close of the colossal bones left behind! 🦕

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Room: Meeting Room (HOL)
Age Group: Children (Age 5-7), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Unearth A Story
Registration Required
Event Details:

We will continue the summer reading theme by exploring dinosaur fossils of real dinosaurs! Come take a look up close of the colossal bones left behind! 🦕

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Friends of the Library logo

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.

CSI: Hollywood

Tuesday, June 30, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:15pm
Teen Innovation Center at Hollywood Library
Program Type:
STEAM stem, Unearth A Story
Age Group:
Teens

🚨 Emergency alert! There’s been a robbery!

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Room: Teen Innovation Center
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: STEAM stem, Unearth A Story
Registration Required
Event Details:

🚨 Emergency alert! There’s been a robbery!

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Friends of the Library logo

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.

Independence Day (Observed) - All Libraries Closed

All Day
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, Cherokee Library, CLOUD901, Connect Crew, Cordova Library, Cornelia Crenshaw Memorial Library, Cossitt Library, East Shelby Library, Frayser Library, Gaston Park Library, Hollywood Library, JobLINC, Levi Library, North Library, Officer Geoffrey Redd Library, Orange Mound Library, Parkway Village Library, Raleigh Library, Randolph Library, South Library, Whitehaven Library
Closing
Branches:
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, Cherokee Library, CLOUD901, Connect Crew, Cordova Library, Cornelia Crenshaw Memorial Library, Cossitt Library, East Shelby Library, Frayser Library, Gaston Park Library, Hollywood Library, JobLINC, Levi Library, North Library, Officer Geoffrey Redd Library, Orange Mound Library, Parkway Village Library, Raleigh Library, Randolph Library, South Library, Whitehaven Library

Independence Day - All Libraries Closed

All Day
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, Cherokee Library, CLOUD901, Connect Crew, Cordova Library, Cornelia Crenshaw Memorial Library, Cossitt Library, East Shelby Library, Frayser Library, Gaston Park Library, Hollywood Library, JobLINC, Levi Library, North Library, Officer Geoffrey Redd Library, Orange Mound Library, Parkway Village Library, Raleigh Library, Randolph Library, South Library, Whitehaven Library
Closing
Branches:
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, Cherokee Library, CLOUD901, Connect Crew, Cordova Library, Cornelia Crenshaw Memorial Library, Cossitt Library, East Shelby Library, Frayser Library, Gaston Park Library, Hollywood Library, JobLINC, Levi Library, North Library, Officer Geoffrey Redd Library, Orange Mound Library, Parkway Village Library, Raleigh Library, Randolph Library, South Library, Whitehaven Library

Escape the Night

Wednesday, July 8, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:15pm
Meeting Room (HOL) at Hollywood Library
Program Type:
Games, STEAM stem, Unearth A Story
Age Group:
Teens

Somebody is keeping secrets.You and your friends are trapped in the old Hollywood Manor. It's up to everyone to pitch in and help figure out the clues but there's just one problem. Someone is sabotaging the escape...

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Room: Meeting Room (HOL)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games, STEAM stem, Unearth A Story
Registration Required
Event Details:

Somebody is keeping secrets.You and your friends are trapped in the old Hollywood Manor. It's up to everyone to pitch in and help figure out the clues but there's just one problem. Someone is sabotaging the escape...

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Friends of the Library logo

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.