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Crash Course: HBCU Key Reads

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Orange Mound Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Literacy Instruction, Literature Classes, Poetry and Writing
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

 Join us for a pre-college crash course in seminal black literature! All materials will be provided. No pre-reading or prior knowledge required. 

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Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, Literacy Instruction, Literature Classes, Poetry and Writing
Event Details:

 Join us for a pre-college crash course in seminal black literature! All materials will be provided. No pre-reading or prior knowledge required. 

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.

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Weekly Readers Club

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 12:00pm - 12:30pm
Studio A (OM) at Orange Mound Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Literacy Instruction, Literature Classes, Story Times
Age Group:
Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens

Join us every Wednesday this summer from 4:00 to 4:30 PM for our Weekly Reader Club! We will be reading Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.

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Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Studio A (OM)
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Book Clubs, Literacy Instruction, Literature Classes, Story Times
Event Details:

Join us every Wednesday this summer from 4:00 to 4:30 PM for our Weekly Reader Club! We will be reading Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Reading in the Rays

Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Orange Mound Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors

Join us in the Green Space behind the Orange Mound Library! Relax, touch some grass, and a book too. Outdoor furniture will be provided but feel free to bring your own. 

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Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Book Clubs, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Join us in the Green Space behind the Orange Mound Library! Relax, touch some grass, and a book too. Outdoor furniture will be provided but feel free to bring your own. 

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.

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Comic Book Club

Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Meeting Room A (OM) at Orange Mound Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Literature Classes
Age Group:
Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens

Come join us for comics and good company! We’ll have a wide selection of comics, generously donated by 901Comics, for you to enjoy.

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Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Meeting Room A (OM)
Age Group: Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Book Clubs, Literature Classes
Event Details:

Come join us for comics and good company! We’ll have a wide selection of comics, generously donated by 901Comics, for you to enjoy.

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.

Renaissance Men's Book Club

Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room (NOR) at North Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults

Men will be discussing book of the month.

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Library Branch: North Library
Room: Meeting Room (NOR)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

Men will be discussing book of the month.

Heart and Soul Book Club

Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Kitchen at Raleigh Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults

Join us every 3rd Saturday of the month for a lively book discussion for adults. 

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Registration Required
Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Room: Kitchen
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us every 3rd Saturday of the month for a lively book discussion for adults. 

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Explore Memphis: Popcorn Pop-Up & A Movie - Sci-Fi Saturdays

Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Meeting Room A (OM) at Orange Mound Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Movies
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Dive into the realm of sci-fi and explore the vast reaches of time and space going wherever your imagination can take you! Robots, aliens, spaceships and apocalyptic futures! The possibilities are endless! New to the sci-fi genre?

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Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Meeting Room A (OM)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, Movies
Event Details:

Dive into the realm of sci-fi and explore the vast reaches of time and space going wherever your imagination can take you! Robots, aliens, spaceships and apocalyptic futures! The possibilities are endless! New to the sci-fi genre?

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

📚 Lit Lounge: Tween Book Chat

Monday, June 23, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Children's Area (RAL) at Raleigh Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Color Your World - EM
Age Group:
Tweens (Age 8-12)

Mondays | 5:00–6:00 PM | Tween Zone

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Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Room: Children's Area (RAL)
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Book Clubs, Color Your World - EM
Event Details:

Mondays | 5:00–6:00 PM | Tween Zone

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Weekly Readers Club

Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Teen Area (OM) at Orange Mound Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Literacy Instruction, Literature Classes, Story Times
Age Group:
Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens

Join us every Wednesday this summer from 4:00 to 4:30 PM for our Weekly Reader Club! We will be reading Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.

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Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Teen Area (OM)
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Book Clubs, Literacy Instruction, Literature Classes, Story Times
Event Details:

Join us every Wednesday this summer from 4:00 to 4:30 PM for our Weekly Reader Club! We will be reading Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Mystery Book Club

Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room (COR) at Cordova Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults, Adults-Seniors

Join us in Meeting Room B for Mystery Book Club, on the Fourth Thursday of every month! Please note that the November and December meetings will take place on the THIRD Saturdays (November 20, December 18).

June 2025 - March 2026 books:

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Library Branch: Cordova Library
Room: Meeting Room (COR)
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

Join us in Meeting Room B for Mystery Book Club, on the Fourth Thursday of every month! Please note that the November and December meetings will take place on the THIRD Saturdays (November 20, December 18).

June 2025 - March 2026 books:

Book Bachelor in Paradise

Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Kitchen at Raleigh Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Color Your World - EM, Games
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors

Fall in love with a new book! Throughout this series, participants will "date" six romance novels of their choice. On June 12th, we will each check out six books and take them home to start reading.

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Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Room: Kitchen
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Book Clubs, Color Your World - EM, Games
Event Details:

Fall in love with a new book! Throughout this series, participants will "date" six romance novels of their choice. On June 12th, we will each check out six books and take them home to start reading.

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.

North Branch Women Book Club

Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Meeting Room (NOR) at North Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults
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Library Branch: North Library
Room: Meeting Room (NOR)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Tween Book Club

Chat & Chew Tween Book Club

Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Tween Scene & Children's Room (ESB) at East Shelby Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Literacy Instruction
Age Group:
Tweens (Age 8-12)

Tweens, it's always a good day to read an exciting book together!

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Library Branch: East Shelby Library
Room: Tween Scene & Children's Room (ESB)
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Book Clubs, Literacy Instruction
Event Details:

Tweens, it's always a good day to read an exciting book together!

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.

Life & Lit Book Club

Saturday, June 28, 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.

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Register Now
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.

Big Fish book cover and movie poster

I Read That Movie @ the Library: BIG FISH

Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Memphis Room 4th Floor at Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Movies
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

For June, our "page-to-screen" book club, I Read That Movie @ the Library, is reading the 1998 novel Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions by Daniel Wallace.

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Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: Memphis Room 4th Floor
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, Movies
Event Details:

For June, our "page-to-screen" book club, I Read That Movie @ the Library, is reading the 1998 novel Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions by Daniel Wallace.

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.

colorful cover of Orbital novel by Samantha Harvey

Bookish Book Club

Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room (OGR) at Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults

A book club for anyone who gets their book recommendations online - Instagram. YouTube, TikTok, wherever. Join local Memphis Bookish Creators as we talk about what makes a great Bookish book, our faves and our DNFs!

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Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Room: Meeting Room (OGR)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

A book club for anyone who gets their book recommendations online - Instagram. YouTube, TikTok, wherever. Join local Memphis Bookish Creators as we talk about what makes a great Bookish book, our faves and our DNFs!

📚 Lit Lounge: Tween Book Chat

Monday, June 30, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Children's Area (RAL) at Raleigh Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Color Your World - EM
Age Group:
Tweens (Age 8-12)

Mondays | 5:00–6:00 PM | Tween Zone

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Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Room: Children's Area (RAL)
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Book Clubs, Color Your World - EM
Event Details:

Mondays | 5:00–6:00 PM | Tween Zone

All About Books Book Club: Dog Man

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room (OGR) at Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Movies
Age Group:
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)

Is the movie as good as the book? Come watch with us to find out! Fresh popcorn will be available to all Dog Man fans. 

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Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Room: Meeting Room (OGR)
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Book Clubs, Movies
Event Details:

Is the movie as good as the book? Come watch with us to find out! Fresh popcorn will be available to all Dog Man fans. 

Crash Course: HBCU Key Reads

Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Orange Mound Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Literacy Instruction, Literature Classes, Poetry and Writing
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

 Join us for a pre-college crash course in seminal black literature! All materials will be provided. No pre-reading or prior knowledge required. 

View Details
Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, Literacy Instruction, Literature Classes, Poetry and Writing
Event Details:

 Join us for a pre-college crash course in seminal black literature! All materials will be provided. No pre-reading or prior knowledge required. 

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.

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Weekly Readers Club

Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Teen Area (OM) at Orange Mound Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Literacy Instruction, Literature Classes, Story Times
Age Group:
Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens

Join us every Wednesday this summer from 4:00 to 4:30 PM for our Weekly Reader Club! We will be reading Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.

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Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Teen Area (OM)
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Book Clubs, Literacy Instruction, Literature Classes, Story Times
Event Details:

Join us every Wednesday this summer from 4:00 to 4:30 PM for our Weekly Reader Club! We will be reading Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Book Bachelor in Paradise

Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Kitchen at Raleigh Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Color Your World - EM, Games
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors

Fall in love with a new book! Throughout this series, participants will "date" six romance novels of their choice. On June 12th, we will each check out six books and take them home to start reading.

View Details
Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Room: Kitchen
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Book Clubs, Color Your World - EM, Games
Event Details:

Fall in love with a new book! Throughout this series, participants will "date" six romance novels of their choice. On June 12th, we will each check out six books and take them home to start reading.

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.

Frayser Book Club

Frayser Book Club

Saturday, July 5, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:15pm
Meeting Room A & B (FRA) at Frayser Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults, Adults-Seniors

Join the Frayser Book Club for a lively book discussion! Listen and discuss plot points, writing style, and hidden messages in the novel.

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Library Branch: Frayser Library
Room: Meeting Room A & B (FRA)
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

Join the Frayser Book Club for a lively book discussion! Listen and discuss plot points, writing style, and hidden messages in the novel.

Explore Memphis: Popcorn Pop-Up & A Movie - Sci-Fi Saturdays

Saturday, July 5, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Meeting Room A (OM) at Orange Mound Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Movies
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Dive into the realm of sci-fi and explore the vast reaches of time and space going wherever your imagination can take you! Robots, aliens, spaceships and apocalyptic futures! The possibilities are endless! New to the sci-fi genre?

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Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Meeting Room A (OM)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, Movies
Event Details:

Dive into the realm of sci-fi and explore the vast reaches of time and space going wherever your imagination can take you! Robots, aliens, spaceships and apocalyptic futures! The possibilities are endless! New to the sci-fi genre?

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

📚 Lit Lounge: Tween Book Chat

Monday, July 7, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Children's Area (RAL) at Raleigh Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Color Your World - EM
Age Group:
Tweens (Age 8-12)

Mondays | 5:00–6:00 PM | Tween Zone

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Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Room: Children's Area (RAL)
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Book Clubs, Color Your World - EM
Event Details:

Mondays | 5:00–6:00 PM | Tween Zone