Upcoming Events

Have questions about genealogy? Wondering how to find that long-lost ancestor? Just getting started on your family history research journey? Have no fear...Genealogy Assistance Tuesdays are here!

Ms. Catherine Wilson is one of our Family History volunteer experts at the Orange Mound Library and Genealogy Center. If you need assistance looking for ancestors, come and see Ms.

PodBox Quarterly returns to Cossitt Library with a dynamic gathering for creators, storytellers, and media professionals ready to engage with the real shifts happening across today’s media landscape.

Patrons will view a Youtube video produced by the Boston Public Library about Music from 1939-1970.

Have questions about genealogy? Wondering how to find that long-lost ancestor? Just getting started on your family history research journey? Have no fear...Genealogy Assistance Tuesdays are here!

Please join us for a special performance by Opera Memphis! Experience the children's book When Marian Sang brought to life as an opera.

Did you know your public library offers FREE access to Ancestry.com Library Edition? Want to know how to utilize this amazing service?

Have questions about genealogy? Wondering how to find that long-lost ancestor? Just getting started on your family history research journey? Have no fear...Genealogy Assistance Tuesdays are here!

Love Letters to Books invites tweens to celebrate their favorite stories by writing heartfelt letters to books, characters, or authors they love.

Genealogy assistance with Dr. Cynthia Sadler! Come get assistance with your genealogical research from one of our library's favorite experts. Dr.

Ms. Catherine Wilson is one of our Family History volunteer experts at the Orange Mound Library and Genealogy Center. If you need assistance looking for ancestors, come and see Ms.

The SANKOFA GENEALOGY & HISTORY SOCIETY organized in January 2015. It is an informal group of like-minded genealogy enthusiasts who gather to discuss, share, and learn how to preserve  and document family history.

Step back in time to the era of flappers and jazz for The Roaring Trivia Night, a spirited competition celebrating the iconic culture of the 1920s. 

Have questions about genealogy? Wondering how to find that long-lost ancestor? Just getting started on your family history research journey? Have no fear...Genealogy Assistance Tuesdays are here!

This program allows participant to virtually visit cities-both nationally and internationally-via You Tube each month.

English: Do you work with multilingual communities in the 901 area? Do you want to work with multilingual communities in the future? Would you like to connect and partner with others who work with similar communities? 

Participants will make a personalized accordion-style genealogy book using a variety of materials like photos, collage elements, ephemera, and family artifacts. The pages can be used for photos, stories and text, and documents.

Have questions about genealogy? Wondering how to find that long-lost ancestor? Just getting started on your family history research journey? Have no fear...Genealogy Assistance Tuesdays are here!

Join teaching artist Carol Buchman for this 5-week homage to the works of prominent Harlem Renaissance artists including William Johnson, Romare Bearden, and Faith Ringgold.

History Trivia Challenge

HARLEM NIGHTS commemorates the vibrant cultural and intellectual movement emerging in the roaring 1920's and 30's, located in Harlem NYC, which had a profound and lasting influence on American theater, literature, dance, music, fashion and politic

Join us for a vibrant tribute to the "Poet Laureate of Harlem" as we celebrate the 125th birthday of Langston Hughes.

Ms. Catherine Wilson is one of our Family History volunteer experts at the Orange Mound Library and Genealogy Center. If you need assistance looking for ancestors, come and see Ms.

Participants will make a personalized accordion-style genealogy book using a variety of materials like photos, collage elements, ephemera, and family artifacts. The pages can be used for photos, stories and text, and documents.