Upcoming Events

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.

Toddlers will enjoy an interactive and engaging storytime that is sure to keep them wanting more! With a focus on early literacy skills, each storytime will include a read-aloud of 2-3 books, movement activities, and more.

Come to the  Cornelia Crenshaw Library for Storytime read-alouds, song, and movement.

Come to the  Cornelia Crenshaw Library for Storytime read-alouds, song, and movement.

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

This week's theme - Funny Fruit, plus a Puppet show!

No registration is needed.

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.

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.

Like to play Mah Jong but need friends to play with?  Our Club might be for you. It is for those who have played some, know the suits, the flow of play, and how to use an American Mah Jong Card. There is no teacher. We just play.

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

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.

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. 

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

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. 

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

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.

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

This week's theme - Funny Fruit, plus a Puppet show!

No registration is needed.

Paleontologists and Archaeologists use grids to break a dig site into more manageable pieces and to document where artifacts are found.

Come join our monthly Thursday Bingo! This is where the fun games begin with great prizes for all our winners and a great time no matter what.

Join us for a special visit from a Tennessee State Park Ranger! 

Let's take a moment to study the night sky. Specifically we will be looking at the placement of the stars in the Northern Hemisphere during the summer.

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

Do you like Dungeons and Dragons but don't know how to play? Great, neither do we! Come play a chaotic game where no one knows the rules but still have to win battles against unknown foes. 

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!

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.