Upcoming Events

Come groove at the library as start off Explore Memphis with a splash of color! Jam out to great tunes and unleash your inner artist with various forms of art. Let's paint, groove, and have fun! 

Join the Dixon Gallery & Gardens at the South Branch for a great craft! 

Children are introduced to the art of sewing by making their own "Softie".  This fun and easy project is designed for first time sewers, helping them to learn basic hand stiches while expressing their creativitiy.

Join us for Art to Grow with Dixon Gallery and Gardens.  We will do a fun arts and craft!

Cossitt Library Spring Book Festival and Book Sale on Sat. June 8th from 10am -3pm. The days event will include along with the Book Sale author talks, children's arts and crafts, live music,DJ, Story Time, poetry readings, and more. 

Come to the Cordova Branch Library to celebrate National Garden Week with the Cordova Garden Club.  Decorate flowerpots and plant a seedling to take home.  Share stories and snacks.  For all ages and no registration is needed.

Family storytimes are a great opportunity for children and caretakers to come together, hear stories, sing songs, and work together on crafts or other activities.

Adventures at Hollywood is our kick-off party to our summer reading program! There will be games, face painting, crafts, giveaways, and more! This a family friendly event!

Please join us Saturday afternoons for children's craft time at Cossitt Library. We will have a guided craft, but also will provide supplies for artistic free play. Come get crafty with us!

Join us for a brief musical storytime, followed by musical activities.

Bring the family to storytime to explore stories and facts, shake your sillies out, sing and rhyme together, and more! 

This storytime occurs on Mondays at 11:00 a.m.

Reading is an adventure, join us on one at Hollywood Library! During the afternoons, we'll have a selection of books to choose from! Ask a librarian to read or share center stage to read with your new friends.

Come and view the award-winning eight-part docu-series "High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America." We will then sample cuisines mentioned in the film. Every Monday in June and July.

Kids age 6-12 can come and read to our sweet reading therapy dog, Lovie. Books will be available for children to read, or they may bring their own.

Stop by the South Branch on the 2nd Monday of each month to try out different ways to paint - from salt painting to finger painting, using puffy paints and more! 

What is a Cricut?

Come listen to how a community comes together for a common goal through the adventures of Stone Soup!

Come to the Cordova Branch Library for the Homeschool Bookclub.  Read and discuss a story.  Share a related activity.  This month, read "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George.

Vámonos a México, amigos! For the month of June, we'll be traveling to Mexico! At the Hollywood Library, we'll spend the summer traveling the globe...from the comfort of our very own library!

Come to the Cordova Branch Library to celebrate summer by decorating hats and sunglasses to take home.  Share stories and snacks.  For ages 5-12 and no registration is needed.

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.

Bring the whole family to the South Branch for a movie adventure! 

Come listen to how a community comes together for a common goal through the adventures of Stone Soup!

Through discussions and the use of "anchor charts" participants will take a deep dive into issues that are aligning itself