Upcoming Events

Let's head to East Africa and visit Ethiopia! 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 meet local children's author Becky Thomas.  Listen to her read her new book.  Then stay for crafts 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.

Welcome to the Lev(I)magintion Storytime Station! We invite you to join us as we Explore, Discover, and Learn through Reading, Singing, and Crafts at the Levi Library.

Come enjoy Arts & Crafts with us ! Ages 4-6 are welcomed to this creative and expressive event.

Lights! Camera! Action! Join us at the Hollywood Library for an afternoon of film fun! 

To celebrate the start of the 2024 Olympics in Paris, the South Branch will be holding its own Library Olympics. Come by for your chance to win a medal or two! 

ABC24 and MPL team up to encourage children, pre-school thru 3rd grade, to read during the summer. Children will engage in fun activities during this journalistic story time.

Reading Wizard Summer 2024 Dates are below:

Join us as a park ranger from T.O. Fuller park brings some fun forest animals for you to meet!

Come to the Cordova Branch Library to learn about Dinosaurs and dig for real Fossils.  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. Join us for a storytime all about outer space.

We provide the Lego bricks and you make the creations. Come get your build on!

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!

Do you like free books, storytimes, and an opportunity to explore the Memphis Museum of Science and History (MoSH)? If you answered yes, please come and join us for a fun time at MoSH! Be sure to ask about our AMAZING library cards!

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.

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.

Try your hand at making jewelry to share with your friends, using string and beads!

Let's head to East Africa and visit Ethiopia! 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 for learn from Art-to-Grow with the Dixon Gallery.  Create a masterpiece to take home.  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.

Come enjoy Arts & Crafts with us ! Ages 4-6 are welcomed to this creative and expressive event.

What types of animals live in the park and what roles do these animals play in their ecosystem? Meet live ambassador animals up close. Join us at the Hollywood Library to discover fun facts about nature!

 Join us at Levi for KidKuisine-Adventures in the Kitchen. Adventures in the Kitchen is a series of four hands-on cooking lessons created by the University of Tennessee Extension.