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Make it Wednesday

4:00pm–5:45pm
Teens
Cordova Library
Library Branch: Cordova Library
Room: Teen Innovation Center
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Cooking and Food, Games, Gardening
Event Details:

Join the library every week to learn to make something new and have some fun!

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Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

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

Seed Library Garden Club: Where Do I Start? 8 Steps to Your Dream Landscape

5:30pm–7:00pm
Adults, Adults-Seniors
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: 3rd Floor Reading Area - Walnut Grove Side
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Gardening
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for the Seed Library Garden Club, a welcoming space for gardening lovers of all levels!

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Friends of the Library

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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 0-4)" group
This event is in the "Children (Age 5-7)" group
This event is in the "Tweens (Age 8-12)" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

Kid's Entrepreneur Fair Business Skills Development Session 7

6:00pm–7:30pm
Children (Age 0-4), Children (Age 5-7), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Raleigh Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Age Group: Children (Age 0-4), Children (Age 5-7), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Business Assistance
Registration Required
Event Details:

This session will cover Branding and Marketing for Kids.

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

The Writer's Block

6:00pm–8:00pm
Teens, Adults
Connect Crew
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Connect Crew
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Outreach Event, Poetry and Writing
Event Details:

Ever find yourself stuck when you're trying to write? Or, maybe, you don't even know how to start? Then please join us for 'The Writer's Block,' a writing club geared towards gathering writers together and getting words down on the page.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Aerobics Fitness Exercise

10:00am–11:00am
Adults
Raleigh Library
Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Room: Meeting Room (RAL)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Join us for a fun aerobics exercise with Ms. Linda Epps. It's a great way to enjoy exercising while allowing you to stretch and improve flexibility, muscular strength, and cardiovascular fitness. 

Special Notes

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

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This event is in the "Adults" group
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Connect Crew at Hospitality Hub

10:00am–12:00pm
Adults, Adults-Seniors
Connect Crew
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Connect Crew
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Job and Career, Library Support, Outreach Event
Event Details:

Connect Crew will be present outside of the Hospitality Hub to share library resources.

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

Adult English as a 2nd Language Classes

10:00am–1:00pm
Adults, Adults-Seniors
East Shelby Library
Library Branch: East Shelby Library
Room: Meeting Room A (ESB)
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Citizenship/ESL, Literacy Instruction
Event Details:

Adults, you can learn English as your 2nd language!

Join HopeWorks teachers every Tuesday and Thursday at 10:00 AM-1 PM at the East Shelby Library.

No matter your primary language, you are welcome to join. 

 

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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 0-4)" group

Preschool Story Time

10:30am–11:30am
Children (Age 0-4)
Raleigh Library
Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Room: Children's Area (RAL)
Age Group: Children (Age 0-4)
Program Type: Story Times
Event Details:

Join us for a fun-filled story time, for ages 3-5. 

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

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Memphis Library Foundation

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This event is in the "Children (Age 5-7)" group

Sensory Storytime

10:30am–11:30am
Children (Age 0-4), Children (Age 5-7)
Randolph Library
Library Branch: Randolph Library
Room: Meeting Room (RAN)
Age Group: Children (Age 0-4), Children (Age 5-7)
Program Type: Story Times
Event Details:

Join us on Thursdays from 10:30-11:30 at Randolph Library for Sensory Storytime! Sensory storytime is a welcoming, interactive environment designed for special sensory seeking children with autism or other sensory integration.

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

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This event is in the "Teens" group
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Getting Started with Microsoft Word

10:30am–12:30pm
Teens, Adults
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: 2nd Floor Reading Area
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Computers and Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

This class is designed to introduce the basic functions of  Microsoft Word for Office 365 in order to create professional documents, resumes, and any other text documents.  The following skills will be covered:

This event is in the "Children (Age 0-4)" group

Storytime

11:00am–11:45am
Children (Age 0-4)
Cordova Library
Library Branch: Cordova Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: Children (Age 0-4)
Program Type: Story Times, Unearth A Story
Event Details:

Come to the Cordova Branch Library for Storytime.  Share stories and songs and crafts.

This week's theme - I Love Boats!

No registration is needed.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Career Readiness Program

12:30pm–2:00pm
Adults
North Library
Library Branch: North Library
Room: Meeting Room (NOR)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Job and Career
Event Details:

Memphis Urban League (MUL) to offer career readiness workshops at the North Branch Library.

This event is in the "Children (Age 0-4)" group
This event is in the "Children (Age 5-7)" group
This event is in the "Tweens (Age 8-12)" group

Pasta Paleontology

1:00pm–2:00pm
Children (Age 0-4), Children (Age 5-7), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Randolph Library
Library Branch: Randolph Library
Age Group: Children (Age 0-4), Children (Age 5-7), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM arts, STEAM stem, Unearth A Story
Event Details:

Kids can come to Randolph and channel their inner paleontologist with Pasta Paleontology! Participants will draw/paint a background, then construct a dinosaur skeleton with different shapes of dried pasta.

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

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

Seniors & Adults Bingo

1:00pm–2:00pm
Adults, Adults-Seniors
Cornelia Crenshaw Memorial Library
Library Branch: Cornelia Crenshaw Memorial Library
Room: Meeting Room (CRE)
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Bring your lucky charm, your friends, and your best bingo cheer — you might just shout BINGO! before the day is over.

Don’t miss out — the fun starts here!

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Friends of the Library

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This event is in the "Children (Age 0-4)" group
This event is in the "Children (Age 5-7)" group

Storytime with Teacher Teacher

2:00pm–3:00pm
Children (Age 0-4), Children (Age 5-7)
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children (Age 0-4), Children (Age 5-7)
Program Type: STEAM stem, Story Times, Unearth A Story
Event Details:

Please join us as WKNO's Teacher Teacher makes a special appearance at the Benjamin L. Hooks Library! Teacher Teacher will lead an interactive storytime featuring fun stories, songs, and more. 

Special Notes

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

Sit-N-Stitch Crochet and Knitting Club

3:00pm–5:00pm
Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
East Shelby Library
Library Branch: East Shelby Library
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Sewing, Needlework, etc.
Event Details:

Fiber arts creators come together and work on your current project!

This event is in the "Teens" group

Open Video Lab

3:30pm–5:30pm
Teens
CLOUD901
Library Branch: CLOUD901
Room: Video Production Lab
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Movies, STEAM arts
Event Details:

Open video lab is a time for teens to explore the space and to experiment with cameras, lights, microphones, backdrops, and editing software. A video lab instructor will be on hand to offer guidance and assistance to teens when needed.

Special Notes

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This event is in the "Children (Age 5-7)" group
This event is in the "Tweens (Age 8-12)" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

Imagine, Build, Share: Lego Thursdays @ South

4:00pm–4:45pm
Children (Age 5-7), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
South Library
Library Branch: South Library
Age Group: Children (Age 5-7), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Imagine! Build! Share!  Join us at South each Thursday at 4pm to build amazing Lego creations to be displayed and added to our growing archive of builds!

This event is in the "Children (Age 5-7)" group
This event is in the "Tweens (Age 8-12)" group

Orange Mound Maker Space

4:00pm–5:00pm
Children (Age 5-7), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Orange Mound Library
Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Children's Area (OM)
Age Group: Children (Age 5-7), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: STEAM stem
Event Details:

Children and Tweens will have the ability to utilize the incredible Maker Space we have at Orange Mound. STEM equipment includes a 3D printer, Bee-Bots, Makey Makey's, Sphero Indi's, Snap Circuits, and Sphero Bolt+'s. 

 

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This event is in the "Adults" group

Zumba Fitness Class

6:30pm–7:30pm
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:

Join our weekly Zumba fitness class. It's an excellent workout that will allow you to burn calories while having fun. It will also strengthen your muscles and improve flexibility. Please plan to be on time.

Special Notes

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

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Designing with Canva.com

10:30am–12:30pm
Adults
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: 2nd Floor Reading Area
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Computers and Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

Canva.com, a free, easy to use online graphic design program, is an excellent tool for creating professional, vibrant digital content, including résumés.  It features hundreds of templates for all kinds of job seekers.

This event is in the "Children (Age 0-4)" group
This event is in the "Children (Age 5-7)" group
This event is in the "Tweens (Age 8-12)" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

Science Guys Journey to the Center of the Earth!

11:00am–12:00pm
Children (Age 0-4), Children (Age 5-7), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Orange Mound Library
Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Age Group: Children (Age 0-4), Children (Age 5-7), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: STEAM stem, Unearth A Story
Event Details:

Join us as we travel from outer space inward to learn about the conditions that make life on Earth possible!

Special Notes

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

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This event is in the "Children (Age 0-4)" group
This event is in the "Children (Age 5-7)" group
This event is in the "Tweens (Age 8-12)" group

Sensory Storytime

11:00am–12:00pm
Children (Age 0-4), Children (Age 5-7), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children (Age 0-4), Children (Age 5-7), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Story Times, Unearth A Story
Event Details:

Sensory Storytime is a welcoming interactive environment designed for sensory seeking children with autism or other sensory integration challenges.

This event is limited to the first 30 children. Please arrive early to secure your spot!

Special Notes

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

Science Guys Journey to the Center of the Earth!

1:00pm–2:00pm
Children (Age 0-4), Children (Age 5-7), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Frayser Library
Library Branch: Frayser Library
Room: Meeting Room A & B (FRA)
Age Group: Children (Age 0-4), Children (Age 5-7), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: STEAM stem, Unearth A Story
Event Details:

Join us as we travel from outer space inward to learn about the conditions that make life on Earth possible!

Special Notes

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

Photograph Notice

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