Upcoming Events

Connect Crew will offer storytime to children while they wait to get their haircut. We will have several exciting stories to share! This program is in partnership with B.L.O.C. Squad Memphis Better Lives Opportunity Community.

Come join in with us to see if you have a green thumb! A green thumb can be a great thing to develop early on with your children.

Come groove at the library as start off Explore Memphis with a splash of color! Jam out to great tunes and unleash your inner artist with various forms of art. Let's paint, groove, and have fun! 

Are you a tween that loves to write? Join us for creative writing at the Orange Mound Library. Bring a story you’re working on or use one of our prompts for inspiration to start a new story.

If you shake your head, stomp, or pat your feet, clap your hands, or move your body in some fashion to a beat in a favorite song, you have rhythm and this program is for you.

If you shake your head, stomp, or pat your feet, clap your hands, or move your body in some fashion to a beat in a favorite song, you have rhythm and this program is for you.

Join the Dixon Gallery & Gardens at the South Branch for a great craft! 

Children are introduced to the art of sewing by making their own "Softie".  This fun and easy project is designed for first time sewers, helping them to learn basic hand stiches while expressing their creativitiy.

Come join us for an evening of Mario Cart racing.  We will be playing Mario cart 8 Deluxe.  Win a round get a prize!

If you shake your head, stomp, or pat your feet, clap your hands, or move your body in some fashion to a beat in a favorite song, you have rhythm and this program is for you.

Join us for Art to Grow with Dixon Gallery and Gardens.  We will do a fun arts and craft!

Cossitt Library Spring Book Festival and Book Sale on Sat. June 8th from 10am -3pm. The days event will include along with the Book Sale author talks, children's arts and crafts, live music,DJ, Story Time, poetry readings, and more. 

Come to the Cordova Branch Library to celebrate National Garden Week with the Cordova Garden Club.  Decorate flowerpots and plant a seedling to take home.  Share stories and snacks.  For all ages and no registration is needed.

Adventures at Hollywood is our kick-off party to our summer reading program! There will be games, face painting, crafts, giveaways, and more! This a family friendly event!

Join Wild Child Herb Shop for a hands-on Solstice- themed program featuring lunch, dessert, and beverages then stay to decorate flower pots and take home sunflower seeds to plant.

Come and view the award-winning eight-part docu-series "High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America." We will then sample cuisines mentioned in the film. Every Monday in June and July.

In need of a quiet space to get some reading done over the summer? Come to the library for our Summer Reading Hour.

Kids age 6-12 can come and read to our sweet reading therapy dog, Lovie. Books will be available for children to read, or they may bring their own.

Stop by the South Branch on the 2nd Monday of each month to try out different ways to paint - from salt painting to finger painting, using puffy paints and more! 

What is a Cricut?

Come listen to how a community comes together for a common goal through the adventures of Stone Soup!

Come to the Cordova Branch Library for the Homeschool Bookclub.  Read and discuss a story.  Share a related activity.  This month, read "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George.

Vámonos a México, amigos! For the month of June, we'll be traveling to Mexico! At the Hollywood Library, we'll spend the summer traveling the globe...from the comfort of our very own library!