Upcoming Events

Bartlett Teens! This is your chance to have your voice heard about the Library's programming. The Board meets every week to discuss ideas, make plans, and just relax.

TURNING A NEW LEAF: A Mental Health Series for Teens

Come join us at the Cordova library for a Just Dance Challenge!  Can you get the high score?  Prize for the winner!  We will be dancing in the teen area at the back of the building.

Living Poets Society

April 25-May 30

Thursdays 6-8pm

With due respect to Mr.

Join us for a Computer Basics with Microsoft Windows 10.  This operating system for Windows offers a array of enhancements and functionality in an easy to use interface.  The training teaches the most basic skills needed to operate a Lib

Join Master Gardener Mary Wilder to learn all about Attracting Pollinators to Your Garden

Join us for a special crafting event where kids can stitch their love and appreciation into heartfelt cards for the caregivers who mean the world to them. Let's sew love and gratitude together!

Come check out the Anime Station at the Orange Mound Branch! We will have fun anime-oriented projects including illustrated activity sheets, origami, and a "strongest character" power poll.

Come and join us to create Your Own Mother’s Day Cards!

Teens Turn Up Fridays is time for our teens to express themselves through music, arts, and crafts.

Hattiloo Theatre performs a live children play based on the book, Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters. Attendees will be able to participate in an interactive activity based on the play following the performance. 

Let's learn about personal finance through games and crafts! Join the Hollywood Library and Mrs. Carmen Northern (CarmenCents) as we explore how to make our money work for us and build wealth early! Registration is required to attend.

In a galaxy far away, a group of librarians set out to build the Millennium Falcon, taste the delicacies of the Jedi, battle like a Padawan, and create tools that will even dazzle Master Yoda.

This is an all-ages event.

Come join in the fun at the South branch as we Paint with -A-Twist! You deserve some me time to relax and enjoy yourself.

Join us at the East Shelby Library for a movie day every other Saturday from 3-5 PM. What adventures will you experience that day? You'll have to come see the movie to find out!

Joseph Oliver and a variety of skilled professionals conduct weekly classes with customers participating in hands-on repair and learning exercises. Participants will be exposed to the basics of electricity and electronics theory and repair.

The only objective is to put words on paper! Think of this as a NaNoWriMo "write-in," but for those of us who need longer than a year to write a book! Bring a writing project to work on, or start something new. All skill levels welcome.

This year is the inaugural AAPI Heritage Month Memphis Student Art Competition. Join us as we celebrate the power of creativity to bridge cultures and forge connections.

A beginning Spanish class designed for students that have no familiarity with the language. Registration not necessary and we can start you with our beginners group and work you up to our advanced group.

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 the Hollywood Library for a themed scavenger hunt! Travel through time as we learn about Harlem Renaissance leaders and race (quietly) through the library to fill our Renaissance worksheets with answers!

Create your very own sugar scrub! Bring your mom or someone special and make your DIY gifts just in time for Mother's Day! 

This can be a great family activity or just a great way to make some inexpensive self care item.