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Music Lab: Recording Basics

4:00pm–6:00pm
Teens
CLOUD901
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: CLOUD901
Room: Audio Production Lab
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Music, STEAM arts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Get introduced to CLOUD901's Sound Mixing Lab and learn the basics needed for recording our city's next biggest hit!

Note: We do not allow cursing or inappropriate subject matter in the Music Lab.

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Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

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This event is in the "Adults" group

Take Back Your Life: Credit & Money Management Workshop

5:00pm–6:00pm
Adults
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: L-56 Training Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Personal Finance
Registration Required
Event Details:

Are you interested in budgeting, paying off debt, starting a savings plan, establishing or rebuilding your credit, but don't know where to start? This is the workshop for you.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Let's Get Moving with Yoga

5:30pm–6:30pm
Adults
Cordova Library
Library Branch: Cordova Library
Room: Meeting Room (COR)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Participate in a yoga experience to stretch the body and soothe the mind.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Tech Help @ the Haven

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults
Whitehaven Library
Library Branch: Whitehaven Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Computers and Technology
Event Details:

Need assistance with your phone, computer or tablet? Come to Whitehaven on 2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 6pm to 7pm for tech help with:

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Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

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Memphis Library Foundation

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Cozy Book Bachelor

6:00pm–7:30pm
Adults, Adults-Seniors
Raleigh Library
Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Room: Kitchen
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Book Clubs, Games
Event Details:

Fall in love with a new book! In the fall, we all want to cuddle up with a new cozy book, but how will we decide on our favorite?!

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Long Live the King!-Chess Club

6:00pm–7:30pm
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: Lobby
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

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.

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Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

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This event is in the "Children (Age 0-5)" group

Toddler Story Time

10:15am–11:00am
Children (Age 0-5)
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Story Times
Event Details:

Come join us as we explore the wonderful world of children's literature for toddlers! No groups please.

This event is in the "Adults-Seniors" group

Creative Aging: Creative Writing Workshop

10:30am–12:00pm
Adults-Seniors
Randolph Library
Library Branch: Randolph Library
Room: Meeting Room (RAN)
Age Group: Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Poetry and Writing
Event Details:

Join teaching artist Elaine Blanchard for this 6-week creative writing course. Participants use prompts, timed writing, and critique to explore writing techniques.

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This event is in the "Children (Age 0-5)" group

Story Times @ Crenshaw

11:00am–11:30am
Children (Age 0-5)
Cornelia Crenshaw Memorial Library
Library Branch: Cornelia Crenshaw Memorial Library
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5)
Program Type: Story Times
Event Details:

You are welcome to bring your child to Story Times @ Crenshaw. Pre-K story time offers children, parents and caregivers stories, songs, and movements to nurture imagination and creativity through exposure to storybook characters and fun songs.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Bingo Wednesday @ Levi

11:00am–12:30pm
Adults
Levi Library
Library Branch: Levi Library
Room: Library Outdoor Grounds (LEV)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

We encourage our seniors to come to the Levi Library and test their skills in our Bingo Wednesday!

If you have any questions, please call us at 901-415-2773!

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This event is in the "Tweens (Age 8-12)" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
Library Branch: North Library
Room: Meeting Room (NOR)
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Library Support, Music
Event Details:

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 ,  this program is for you.

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Memphis Library Foundation

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This event is in the "Adults" group

Easy Step-By-Step Computer Class

11:00am–1:00pm
Adults
Hollywood Library
Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Room: Meeting Room (HOL)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Computers and Technology
Event Details:

Come out and learn the basics of computer literacy, which will include one hour of a basic curriculum and one hour of answering technology related questions with your phone, tablet, or laptop.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Screenwriting Camp: From the Idea to the Page

11:00am–4:00pm
Teens
CLOUD901
Library Branch: CLOUD901
Room: Video Production Lab
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Poetry and Writing, STEAM arts
Event Details:

Students will learn the basics of screenwriting, including familiarizing themselves with the formatting of a screenplay page and understanding how to take an idea and turn it into a cinematic story.

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Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

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Bingo Wednesday @ Levi

11:30am–12:30pm
Adults
Levi Library
Library Branch: Levi Library
Room: Library Outdoor Grounds (LEV)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

We encourage our seniors to come to the Levi Library and test their skills in our Bingo Wednesday!

If you have any questions, please call us at 901-415-2773!

Special Notes

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Notary Services

12:00pm–2:00pm
Adults, Adults-Seniors
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: 3rd Floor Reading Area - Walnut Grove Side
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Legal Assistance
Event Details:

Memphis Public Libraries provides free notary services to the public during drop-in hours: WEDNESDAYS from Noon – 2 PM at the Central Library in the Business & Sciences Department on the 3rd floor.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Line Dancing for Beginners

12:30pm–1:30pm
Adults
Raleigh Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Room: Meeting Room (RAL)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come out, enjoy and have fun learning our basic line dancing steps at a slower pace. This class is more instructional and repetitive. This class is cardio-driven and more about movement than technique.

Special Notes

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

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Power Hour Gym @ Levi

12:30pm–5:00pm
Adults
Levi Library
Library Branch: Levi Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Looking for a way to set healthy goals or start an exercise routine? Join us at Levi as we move and groove with modern, easy to use equipment. Your choice, Your Pace!


 

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This event is in the "Adults" group

Virtual Vacation: Destinations Around the World

1:00pm–1:45pm
Adults
Hollywood Library
Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Room: Meeting Room (HOL)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Travel
Event Details:

Come and explore a travel destination from around the world, whether that be in the United States or globally. You don't want to miss this event. Fellowship, conversation, and exposure to new and exciting places!

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults-Seniors" group

Copy of Chicago Stepping @ Levi

1:30pm–2:30pm
Adults, Adults-Seniors
Levi Library
Library Branch: Levi Library
Room: Meeting Room (LEV)
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Music
Event Details:

Chicago Stepping is returning to the Levi Library! Join us every Monday from 2:00-3:00 and Wednesday from 1:30-2:30 p.m. as Ray Hilliard demonstrates the Chicago Style 8 count step-by-step while getting in the groove. 

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This event is in the "Children (Age 6-8)" group
This event is in the "Tweens (Age 8-12)" group

Fall Break STEM Week

2:00pm–3:00pm
Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
South Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: South Library
Room: Meeting Room (SOU)
Age Group: Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: STEAM stem
Registration Required
Event Details:

Looking for something fun to do over Fall Break? Students in 3rd-6th grade are invited to the South Branch Fall Break STEM Week!

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

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This event is in the "Tweens (Age 8-12)" group

Art Unleased: Tween Fall Fun Camp - Session 3

2:00pm–4:00pm
Tweens (Age 8-12)
Frayser Library
Library Branch: Frayser Library
Room: Meeting Room B (FRA)
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM arts
Event Details:

This is Session 3 of our 3-day Fall Fun Camp.  Children ages 8-12 have the opportunity to explore their creative talents in building a diorama based on their favorite book.

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

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Memphis Library Foundation

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Family Game Day

2:00pm–4:00pm
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: Children's Department
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Take a break from the screens and join us for an afternoon of family fun! We’ll have a variety of classic and new board and card games for all ages to enjoy together.

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This event is in the "Children (Age 6-8)" group
This event is in the "Tweens (Age 8-12)" group

LEGO Club

3:30pm–4:30pm
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
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, Games, STEAM arts
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Children (Age 0-5)" group
This event is in the "Children (Age 6-8)" group

South Branch Storytime

4:00pm–4:45pm
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8)
South Library
Library Branch: South Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Literacy Instruction, Story Times
Event Details:

Children will enjoy an interactive and engaging storytime that is sure to keep them wanting more! Each storytime will include a read-aloud of 2-3 books, movement activities, and a craft!

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

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