Upcoming Events

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

It’s not only working out and burning calories, but also dancing and having fun! Join our classes on the second Saturday, February through November.

Join us at the East Shelby Branch Library for some classic Chess fun! Play Chess with people in your community and learn some new strategies while you're at it. This club will be part educational and tons of practice!

Join us September 13 from 1-3 at the Orange Mound Library for the Genealogy Center's tribute to the past, present, and future of the Blues in Memphis!

Join us every third Thursday of the year for art inspired by nature! Learn about what's growing at the Dixon while getting creative with ever changing seasonally inspired crafts! No experience with art necessary, all supplies provided!

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.

Welcome to the Night Cafe!

Participants will work with teaching artist Kristi Duckworth to learn the basic skills of creating mosaics including drawing and coloring a mosaic pattern, cutting pieces out of clay, glazing, adhering mosaic pieces, and grouting.

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

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

Every third Saturday, customers of all ages will get to watch a movie and enjoy popcorn and beverages. Please join us if you are interested, and make sure to spread the word!

Discover your roots while immersing yourself in creativity at the Like Really Creative Inspiration Salon: A Genealogy of Community, where you can trace your family history, record your cultural heritage story, flip through tons of art books, and v

Connect Crew will be hosting a family storytime event at the Memphis Zoo! The storytime and animal meet and greet program will be held at the Wild Encounter location. The storytime event will occur during the zoo's Free TN Tuesday hours.

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.

Join the Dixon's own Shawna White for an hour of learning inspired by the ever changing seasons and collections at the Gallery. No experience needed to create your own works of art from a wide variety of techniques!

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

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

So you've watched every classic Black sitcom and think you can quote every line, huh? Well we're willing to challenge that assumption. Come and play a few fun rounds of Black Sitcom Trivia with us!

We are excited to host this book club, led by local author Andrea Hardaway! Books are chosen each month by attendees. All genres are welcome, but this group loves nonfiction, inspirational, and must-read books by contemporary black authors.

Level Up Your Game at the Orange Mound Chess Club!