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Take-and-Make Craft

All Day
Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

See what you can create with our weekly take-home crafts. Available in the children's section every Monday in June and July, while supplies last. (Ages 4+)

Lego Club

11:00am - 12:00pm
Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Room: Meeting Room (OGR)
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM stem
Event Details:

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

 

 

Ghibli Movie Screening: Howl's Moving Castle

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Room: Teen Innovation Center
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

Join us for a screening of Studio Ghibli's Howl's Moving Castle in the teen innovation center!

Colorcopia: Free Art Class

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Room: Meeting Room (OGR)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

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!

Eating Smart - How-to prepare healthy meals and snacks

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Cooking and Food
Event Details:

In a follow-up session to the Eating Smart series last month, Sheryl Miller, our favorite nutritionist, will offer even more advice and instructions on preparing healthy meals and snacks, possibly a session or 2 on healthy desserts and roasting ve

Story Time

10:30am - 11:15am
Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Room: Meeting Room (OGR)
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5)
Program Type: Story Times
Event Details:

Join us at OGR Library at the corner of Poplar and White Station for stories, songs, movement, and more! 

 

Special Notes

Photograph Notice

This event may be recorded or photographed for use by the Memphis Public Libraries or the City of Memphis for media, social media, broadcast, and/or print purposes.

Sit & Stitch

10:00am - 12:00pm
Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Room: Meeting Room (OGR)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Are you interested in crocheting or knitting? If so, this program is for you. Memphis Yarnworks is hosting a Sit & Stitch session. Please bring your own supplies.  

Take-and-Make Craft

All Day
Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

See what you can create with our weekly take-home crafts. Available in the children's section every Monday, while supplies last. (Ages 4+)

Story Time

10:30am - 11:15am
Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Room: Meeting Room (OGR)
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5)
Program Type: Story Times
Event Details:

Join us at OGR Library at the corner of Poplar and White Station for stories, songs, movement, and more! 

 

Special Notes

Photograph Notice

This event may be recorded or photographed for use by the Memphis Public Libraries or the City of Memphis for media, social media, broadcast, and/or print purposes.

60th Anniversary Retrospective

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults
Program Type: Neighborhood Events
Event Details:

Officer Geoffrey Redd Branch Library is turning 60!

SEW COOL

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Room: Teen Innovation Center
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

SEW COOL is an embroidery group for teens of all levels. Bring your own project to work on or practice basic stitches. Want to join but don't have your own hoop or fabric? Contact us to make sure we have supplies to help you get started.

Story Time

10:30am - 11:15am
Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Room: Meeting Room (OGR)
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5)
Program Type: Story Times
Event Details:

Join us at OGR Library at the corner of Poplar and White Station for stories, songs, movement, and more! 

 

Special Notes

Photograph Notice

This event may be recorded or photographed for use by the Memphis Public Libraries or the City of Memphis for media, social media, broadcast, and/or print purposes.

GAMES GALORE

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Room: Teen Innovation Center
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

GAMES GALORE is our monthly gaming hour for teens. Choose between board games, card games, or challenging friends in Mario Kart or Super Smash Bros.

Garden Club

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Room: Meeting Room (OGR)
Program Type: Home and Garden
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Are you interested in gardening? Our urban garden and garden club proves that if you can grow a garden on Poplar Avenue, you can grow one anywhere! 

BookTok Book Club

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Room: Meeting Room (OGR)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

A book club for anyone who get their book recommendations online. Join local Memphis BookTokers as we talk about what makes a great BookTok book, our faves and our DNFs! 

Book Club

11:00am - 12:00pm
Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Room: Meeting Room (OGR)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

The Officer Geoffrey Redd Library Book Club is off to a running start.

COOL CRAFT CREW

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Room: Meeting Room (OGR)
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

COOL CRAFT CREW is an hour long opportunity for tweens and teens to get creative with the items in our crafting closet. Come with an idea or be inspired by what's in the closet!

Story Time

10:30am - 11:15am
Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Room: Meeting Room (OGR)
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5)
Program Type: Story Times
Event Details:

Join us at OGR Library at the corner of Poplar and White Station for stories, songs, movement, and more! 

 

Special Notes

Photograph Notice

This event may be recorded or photographed for use by the Memphis Public Libraries or the City of Memphis for media, social media, broadcast, and/or print purposes.

Keep Your Home Safe and Secure with MPD

10:30am - 11:30am
Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Room: Meeting Room (OGR)
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Hear advice from two Memphis Police Officers familiar with this East Memphis area.  What can we do beyond lights, cameras, alarm systems, and barking dogs to prevent burglaries ??

Chair Yoga

10:30am - 11:30am
Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Registration
Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Room: Meeting Room (OGR)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Do you enjoy light exercise? If so, this is perfect for you. Chair yoga is great for seniors and those with minimal mobility.  Please bring your own mat. 

Special Notes

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

Are those old books in the attic valuable?

11:00am - 12:00pm
Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Room: Meeting Room (OGR)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, History/Genealogy
Event Details:

Hear from a professional bookseller and appraiser. Ms. Susan Davis is a career bookseller and appraiser with professional contacts throughout the U.S.  She will tell us what makes a book valuable and suggest ways to sell it.

Colorcopia: Free Art Class

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Registration
Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Room: Meeting Room (OGR)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

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!

Story Time

10:30am - 11:15am
Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Room: Meeting Room (OGR)
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5)
Program Type: Story Times
Event Details:

Join us at OGR Library at the corner of Poplar and White Station for stories, songs, movement, and more! 

 

Special Notes

Photograph Notice

This event may be recorded or photographed for use by the Memphis Public Libraries or the City of Memphis for media, social media, broadcast, and/or print purposes.

Lego Club

3:00pm - 4:15pm
Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Room: Meeting Room (OGR)
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games
Event Details:

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