Upcoming Events

This practical, hands-on four-part course is designed for adults looking to enhance their professional skills, whether they are seeking employment, starting a business, or improving an existing one.

⚠️Calling all Halloween enthusiast and cozy vibe seekers⚠️

Beat the heat by celebrating Summerween at Cossitt Library every Thursday (July 17 - August 28) from 5pm-7:45pm! 🎃 

Spend the summer with us: 

Looking for a cozy, no-pressure way to enjoy reading and connect with others?

Are you new to computers or looking to freshen up on your skills? Please join us for our computer basics class! Come learn about accessing essential tools on the desktop and on the web. We can't wait for you to join us! 

Sensory Storytime is a welcoming interactive environment designed for sensory seeking children with autism or other sensory integration challenges.

You've been transported back in time! It’s Friday night, 1998. You’re the closing crew at Hollywood Video, and something’s not right. The VCR is glitching, the breakroom TV is stuck on static, and none of your pagers are working.

Welcome to the King’s Court Chess Club, where strategy meets community!

Catch up on August K-POP releases and share your thoughts. Korean snacks will be provided.

Get ready to build, create, and imagine with LEGOs! Come unleash your creativity and see where the bricks take you!

Teens and adults are invited to a Lawnmower Maintenance and Repair Workshop .

Come to the Cordova Branch Library for an International Storytime celebrating the country and culture of India.

Share stories and crafts.  Then stay for a performance of folkdances from India.

The U.S. National Park Service turns 109 years old this year! Let's celebrate our nation's parks and their wonderful, knowledgeable staff with a birthday party!

Join us for The Historic Orange Mound Lectures led by anthropologist, Dr. Charles Williams. Dr.

Explore the art of self-expression through portraits! In this workshop, you’ll learn how to use light, backdrops, and props to capture striking self-portraits or portraits of others.

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.

Need a place to knock out assignments or just reflect on a busy day? Study Club is a drop-in opportunity for teens to recharge and get work done.

Join us for a free Opera Memphis performance as they celebrate 30 Days of Opera!

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.

Ready to take your music, podcast, or creative ideas to the next level? Book a session in our professional-grade studio made just for teens.

Need a place to knock out assignments or just reflect on a busy day? Study Club is a drop-in opportunity for teens to recharge and get work done.

Join us for an hour of building, creating, and making new friends! 

This dedicated hour offers teens a supportive space to reflect on the week's experiences—be it academic challenges, social interactions, or emotional moments.

Come play some GIANT games with us! We've got Giant Connect Four, Giant Jenga, Giant Scrabble, and more. Bring the kids, bring the grandkids, and bring your A game!

Ever find yourself stuck when you're trying to write? Or, maybe, you don't even know how to start? Then please join us for 'The Writer's Block,' a writing club geared towards gathering writers together and getting words down on the page.