Upcoming Events

Join us for our holiday-inspired concert series, Sounds of the Season!  We are delighted to welcome the Overton High School Band to celebrate the season with their jazz-inspired sound, featuring classic holiday performances.

Memphis Area Legal Service offers free consultations to the public each second Friday of the month at 2pm. Appointments are by first come, first served.

Your garden does not have to be boring in winter in Memphis. Master Gardener Susan Mcknight will share some ideas on how to get a burst of color throughout the cold months with shrubs, perennials, and vegetable crops grown as landscape plants.

Join us as we celebrate the Raleigh Library’s 5th birthday in its new home at the Raleigh Civic Center! Enjoy activities for all ages, explore the library’s history, watch an amazing magic show by Don “Mr.

The Cherokee Sewing Club meets once per month.

Game Day at North Branch will consist of a friendly game called Bid Whist. This game is fun, challenging, and can help seniors improve their memory, concentration, and social skills.  😊

Enjoy the soulful music of Kenneth Jackson as he returns to usher in the 2025 holiday season in Orange Mound. A very special holiday treat!

Get festive this holiday season by joining us for East Shelby Library's Holiday Wonderland at the Chocolate Factory!

Activities for all ages will be available throughout the library branch:

The Cherokee Sewing Club meets once per month.

As the year comes to a close, let's celebrate as pages turn and beats blend, while silent readers and dancers share the same rhythm! ❄️🎶

Chicago Stepping is returning to the Levi Library! Join us every Monday from 2:00-3:00 and Wednesday from 1:30-2:30 p.m. as Ray Hilliard demonstrates the Chicago Style 8 count step-by-step while getting in the groove. 

Do you need assistance with operating your phone, tablet, or laptop? Join us for Computer Classes! Participants will learn how to navigate internet browsers, create resumes. use Microsoft Office, send emails, and more.

Come join us for great music with guitarist and vocalist Kenneth Jackson courtesy of Creative Aging and then enjoy a Hot Cocoa Bar as we enter part two of the program - Santa for Seniors!

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.

Memphis Public Libraries provides free notary services to the public during drop-in hours: WEDNESDAYS from Noon – 2 PM at the Central Library in the Business & Sciences Department on the 3rd floor.

Chicago Stepping is returning to the Levi Library! Join us every Monday from 2:00-3:00 and Wednesday from 1:30-2:30 p.m. as Ray Hilliard demonstrates the Chicago Style 8 count step-by-step while getting in the groove. 

Join us in Meeting Room B for Mystery Book Club, on the Fourth Thursday of every month! Please note that the November and December meetings will take place on the THIRD Saturdays (November 20, December 18).

June 2025 - March 2026 books:

Fiber arts creators come together and work on your current project!

Love music? Love bingo? Then you won't want to miss our Musical Bingo event! We'll be playing snippets of your favorite hits from across the decades. 

Join us for our holiday-inspired concert series, Sounds of the Season!  We are delighted to welcome the Cordova High Concert Singers as their choir brings the spirit of the holidays to the Central Library.

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

Rookie Moves is a casual chess hour for players of all levels and ages. Chess boards are provided.

Come join the new Crochet Group at Frayser Library. It’s a relaxed place to hang out, get help with projects, and swap yarn with others who love to crochet or knit. Everyone is welcome no matter your skill level.

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