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Power Hour Gym @ Levi

12:30pm–5:00pm
Adults
Levi Library
Library Branch: Levi Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Looking for a way to set healthy goals or start an exercise routine? Join us at Levi as we move and groove with modern, easy to use equipment. Your choice, Your Pace!


 

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This event is in the "Children (Age 6-8)" group
This event is in the "Tweens (Age 8-12)" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

Children’s Fall Wreath Program

3:00pm–4:00pm
Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Whitehaven Library
Library Branch: Whitehaven Library
Room: Teen Innovation Center
Age Group: Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Join us for a fun and hands-on fall craft activity where children will create their own colorful fall wreaths to take home. We will provide wreath bases, leaves, ribbon, and kid-friendly decorations.

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Memphis Library Foundation

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East Shelby Library: Computer Classes

3:00pm–4:00pm
Adults, Adults-Seniors
East Shelby Library
Library Branch: East Shelby Library
Room: Meeting Room A (ESB)
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Computers and Technology
This event is in the "Children (Age 0-5)" group
This event is in the "Children (Age 6-8)" group

Little Readers' Roundup

3:00pm–4:00pm
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8)
Whitehaven Library
Library Branch: Whitehaven Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Cultural Awareness, Games, Literacy Instruction, Music, Poetry and Writing, STEAM arts, STEAM stem, Story Times
Event Details:

Join us every first and third Monday of the month for a magical story time adventure! Enjoy engaging tales, lively music, catchy songs, and plenty of laughter and fun.

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Friends of the Library

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Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

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This event is in the "Children (Age 0-5)" group
This event is in the "Children (Age 6-8)" group

Afterschool Story Time

4:00pm–4:30pm
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8)
Gaston Park Library
Library Branch: Gaston Park Library
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8)
Program Type: Story Times
Event Details:

Gather weekly for a fun and engaging story time.

This event is in the "Tweens (Age 8-12)" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

Music Production: Music Therapy for Expression through Songwriting and Recording

4:00pm–5:00pm
Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Frayser Library
Library Branch: Frayser Library
Room: Teen Area
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Music
Event Details:

Join us for a creative music therapy session where teens will collaborate with each other and a board certified music therapist from The STAR Center, Inc. to write and record original songs!

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Memphis Library Foundation

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Cordova Writing Club

4:00pm–5:30pm
Adults
Cordova Library
Library Branch: Cordova Library
Room: Meeting Room (COR)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

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.

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Zumba Fitness Class

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Raleigh Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Room: Meeting Room (RAL)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join our weekly Zumba fitness class. It's an excellent workout that will allow you to burn calories while having fun. It will also strengthen your muscles and improve flexibility. Please plan to be on time.

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Memphis Library Foundation

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Aerobics Fitness Exercise

10:00am–11:00am
Adults
Raleigh Library
Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Room: Meeting Room (RAL)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Join us for a fun aerobics exercise with Ms. Linda Epps. It's a great way to enjoy exercising while allowing you to stretch and improve flexibility, muscular strength, and cardiovascular fitness. 

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Beginning Spanish

10:00am–12:00pm
Teens, Adults
Whitehaven Library
Library Branch: Whitehaven Library
Room: Meeting Room (WHI)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Cultural Awareness, Language Classes
Event Details:

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 event is in the "Children (Age 0-5)" group

Babies and Books

10:15am–11:00am
Children (Age 0-5)
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Story Times
Event Details:

Come join us for story time appropriate for the youngest children! No groups please.

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Story Time!

10:30am–11:30am
Children (Age 0-5)
Orange Mound Library
Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Children's Area (OM)
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5)
Program Type: Story Times
Event Details:

Come and join us for a super cool story time! 

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Regional One Health Healthy Start

10:30am–3:30pm
Teens, Adults
Frayser Library
Library Branch: Frayser Library
Room: Meeting Room A (FRA)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Healthy Start offers group education to young girls and women ages 14-49 in a supportive setting. These classes are categorized into whether you have ever had a child or if you are currently pregnant.

This event is in the "Children (Age 0-5)" group

Baby Storytime

11:00am–11:45am
Children (Age 0-5)
Cordova Library
Library Branch: Cordova Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5)
Program Type: Story Times
Event Details:

Come to the Cordova Branch Library for Baby Storytime.  Share stories and songs and bubbles.

This week's theme - Whales

No registration is needed.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Adult Gameday - Bingo Edition

11:00am–12:00pm
Adults
Hollywood Library
Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Room: Meeting Room (HOL)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Come out and fellowship with games of Bingo and playful association.

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Third Tuesday Book Club at Officer Redd Library

11:00am–12:00pm
Adults
Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Room: Meeting Room (OGR)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

A book club for adults willing to try different types of books from those usually read: new authors, new subjects, and new genre. 

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This event is in the "Adults-Seniors" group

Branching Out Series: Joy of Winter Gardening

12:00pm–2:00pm
Adults, Adults-Seniors
Frayser Library
Library Branch: Frayser Library
Room: Meeting Room B (FRA)
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Gardening, Health & Wellness, History/Genealogy
Event Details:

Branching Out: Discover Gardening at the Library

A winter garden doesn't have to be a barren landscape. 

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Third Tuesday Book Club

12:00pm–2:00pm
Adults
Cordova Library
Library Branch: Cordova Library
Room: Meeting Room (COR)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
This event is in the "Adults" group

Power Hour Gym @ Levi

12:30pm–5:00pm
Adults
Levi Library
Library Branch: Levi Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Looking for a way to set healthy goals or start an exercise routine? Join us at Levi as we move and groove with modern, easy to use equipment. Your choice, Your Pace!


 

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

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This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults-Seniors" group

TN Health Department Opioid Response Team Table

1:00pm–3:00pm
Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
South Library
Library Branch: South Library
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Community Information
Event Details:

The Tennessee Health Department Opioid Response Team will be in branch to provide community members with overdose prevention and education information.

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults-Seniors" group

AI for Fresh Eyes

1:30pm–2:30pm
Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
North Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: North Library
Room: Meeting Room (NOR)
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Computers and Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

Do you have any burning AI questions, but not quite sure where to start? Come to the North Branch Library, and we'll help you get started in your AI journey.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults-Seniors" group

Attitude of Gratitude

2:30pm–4:30pm
Adults, Adults-Seniors
Cordova Library
Library Branch: Cordova Library
Room: Meeting Room (COR)
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Community Information, Health & Wellness, Holidays, Music
Event Details:

You all are invited to join us on Tuesday, November 18 at 3:00 for the 17th annual Attitude of Gratitude program. You will hear from various speakers who all have been involved with some of trauma in their lives but have overcome their obstacles.

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Memphis Fair Housing Center: Free Legal Advice Clinic

3:00pm–5:00pm
Adults
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: 3rd Floor Reading Area - Poplar Side
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Legal Assistance
Event Details:

The Memphis Fair Housing Center, a division of Memphis Area Legal Services, Inc., will hold a free legal advice clinic to address questions related to tenant rights and fair housing.

This event is in the "Tweens (Age 8-12)" group

STEAM Art for Tweens: Paper Bag Journal Collage🎨

4:00pm–5:00pm
Tweens (Age 8-12)
Frayser Library
Library Branch: Frayser Library
Room: Meeting Room B (FRA)
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM arts
Event Details:

This program is just for tweens.  They get a chance to make a paper bag collage journal.  Participants must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

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Friends of the Library

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Memphis Library Foundation

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