Upcoming Events

Join us for a fun game of Floor is Lava! 

Join us as we share information and resources about Autism Spectrum Disorder. Helping those with autism make friends and develop their social skills in a safe and fun environment.

Join us for a community-focused Mental Health Fair hosted by Dr. Jerrika Henderson and the Orange Mound Library.

Come to the Cordova Branch Library for Tunes & Tales with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra.  Learn about musical instruments.  Share music and a story.  Then stay for a craft activity.

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.

Join us for a creative music therapy session where teens will collaborate to write and record their own songs! Whether you're a singer, songwriter, or just love music, this workshop offers a fun and supportive space to express yourself.

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.

Express yourself! Every Wednesday from January to May local artist and founder of Color Your Story Onto Mine nonprofit, Violet Newborn, will be hosting a series of social artistry workshops for Memphis youth at the Orange Mound Library.

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

Join us every Wednesday this summer from 4:00 to 4:30 PM for our Weekly Reader Club! We will be reading Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.

🎉 Join us at Hollywood for Day of Play! Every Wednesday, we'll pick 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! 

Do you like Dungeons and Dragons but don't know how to play? Great, neither do we! Come play a chaotic game where no one knows the rules but still have to win battles against unknown foes. 

South's STEM Club will look at different STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) topics each month, from bridges to solar power.

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

Get summer started at the OGR library! We'll have games, crafts, and you'll get to make your own ice cream. 

Hey fans of comics, movies, anime, manga, video games, and all things pop culture! Come check out more than 50 local vendors offering art, comics, toys, prints, graphic novels, art supplies, knick-knacks, and more!

Submissions are now open for Memphis Public Libraries Comic Con Art Contest. If accepted, your comic-themed art will hang in the Benjamin L. Hooks' Goodwyn Art Gallery for the month of May, and will be entered into the art contest.

Come to the Cordova Branch Library to an Explore Memphis kick-off party!

Watergun t-shirt painting, glitter frisbee throws, water balloons and all you can eat popsicles.

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

Are you a creative caregiver that needs an expressive outlet for you and your family? 

This is the registration for Super Smash Brothers Ultimate tournament at the Memphis Public Library Comic Con on Saturday, May 31 from 10am - 3pm. This is a tournament for players between the ages of 10 and 18.

**This event has been rescheduled from April 5**

This is the cosplay registration for the Memphis Public Library Comic Con on Saturday, May 31st from 10am - 3pm.