Upcoming Events

Get ready to witness a spectacular showcase of artistic talent blossoming right here at the library!

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

Connect Crew will be hosting a fitness boot camp every first Saturday at David Carnes Park! The fitness activities will occur near the fitness equipment area.

Come to the Cordova Branch Library for the Explore Memphis Finale.  Create Chalk stories.  Play with Stomp rockets.  Enjoy all you can eat popcorn and snowcones.

For all ages and no registration is needed.

Get ready for a day of excitement at the 26th annual Frayser Fun Fest! Join us for an unforgettable experience filled with a diverse array of vendors, engaging games, and so much more. This year's festival promises fun for the entire family!

Rainbow Family Story Time is a space to celebrate love and community, and will feature stories, songs, crafts, and more!

Do you love Memphis? We do! Join us in celebrating our city!  Enjoy free food, live music from local bands, and story time and crafts.

We invite everyone to come to our Explore Memphis Finale dressed in their best cowboy or cowgirl attire! The first 10 customers to show up will receive a free fan!

Kids can come to their Randolph Branch Library after school on Mondays and utilize their creativity with craft making!

Ready for some friendly competition this year! 2025 is the year of gaming! Let's have some fun playing video games. We'll have a different game for every month. Will you be the one to go home with bragging rights?

Join us for a special program with Dixon's Art to Grow Program! Participants are invited to learn about art then create their own masterpiece to take home.

Come and see the Les Passees Kids on the Block puppet show as we cover safety tips with a few safety heroes! This event is for the whole family. We can't wait to see you there. 

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.

🎉 Join us at Hollywood for Day of Play! Every Thursday, we'll have an activity full of fun, creativity, and adventure!

Free chess tutorials for all ages. Come learn how to play the game at South Branch library or challenge veteran players in a friendly match of strategy and tactics. Long Live the King! 

Yikes! It's back to school time! Take a break and enjoy a chill time of movies, tabletop games, simple crafts and snacks to help ease into the stress and responsibility of a new year of Middle School & High School.

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

Join us for MPL's Japanese Culture Club! This monthly meeting will be dedicated to the appreciation of Japanese culture.

Stop by the Hollywood Library if you enjoy playing Video Games! Play time is every other Saturday from 4-5pm

We provide the lego bricks and you come with the creations!

Come join in on some good dance moves while exercising! It'll help stimulate your mind and strengthen your body tone.

Come watch the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie as part of our Kid's Book Club!

Kids: Join us at your Randolph Branch Library on the second Saturday of each month for Lego Club!