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

Storytime @ Crenshaw

11:00am–11:30am
Children (Age 0-4)
Cornelia Crenshaw Memorial Library
Library Branch: Cornelia Crenshaw Memorial Library
Room: Children's Area (CRE)
Age Group: Children (Age 0-4)
Program Type: Story Times
Event Details:

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

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
Event Details:

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

This week's theme - Spring is here + a puppet show!

No registration is needed.

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

Electric Tales: Where Coding Meets Magic

11:00am–12:00pm
Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Orange Mound Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Children's Area (OM)
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM arts, STEAM stem
Registration Required
Event Details:

Have you ever wanted to create your own animated book? Using your imagination, a Makey Makey, and Scratch, you can do just that. All supplies will be provided. Join us Wednesday and Thursday to create your own interactive book! 

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

Spring Break Art Week

11:00am–12:00pm
Children (Age 5-7), Tweens (Age 8-12)
South Library
Cancelled
Registration Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: South Library
Room: Meeting Room (SOU)
Age Group: Children (Age 5-7), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Poetry and Writing, Sewing, Needlework, etc.
Registration Required
Event Details:

Spend your Spring Break with the South Branch Library! Each day, kids will work on a different art project.

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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-Seniors" group
Library Branch: Frayser Library
Room: Meeting Room B (FRA)
Age Group: Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Cultural Awareness, History/Genealogy
Event Details:

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.

Special Notes

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Spring Break Jigsaw Puzzle Club

11:00am–4:00pm
Teens
CLOUD901
Library Branch: CLOUD901
Room: Lounge
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Looking for a chill way to spend your Spring Break? Join us at CLOUD901 for our Spring Break Jigsaw Puzzle Club — a relaxed, creative space where teens can hang out, unwind, and tackle elaborate puzzles all week long.

This event is in the "Adults" group

United Way Tax Preparation

11:00am–4:00pm
Adults
Whitehaven Library
Library Branch: Whitehaven Library
Room: Meeting Room (WHI)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Tax Assistance
Event Details:

2026 United Way Free Tax Preparation

This event is in the "Teens" group

Open Art Studio

11:00am–5:00pm
Teens
CLOUD901
Library Branch: CLOUD901
Room: Art Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: STEAM arts
Event Details:

Teens are welcome to continue working on skills or projects from CLOUD901 Art Programs, start a new project, or work on a creative school assignment. We have supplies available for drawing, painting, pour paint, coloring and collage art.

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

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Photograph Notice

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

Bingo Wednesday @ Levi

11:30am–1:00pm
Adults, Adults-Seniors
Levi Library
Library Branch: Levi Library
Room: Meeting Room (LEV)
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
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 "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

Lego Building

12:00pm–1:00pm
Children (Age 0-4), Children (Age 5-7), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Gaston Park Library
Library Branch: Gaston Park Library
Room: Children's Area (GPK)
Age Group: Children (Age 0-4), Children (Age 5-7), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: STEAM stem
Event Details:

The children will either be separate or in a group and learn to create with some using templates to follow a pattern.  Legos allow the children to play while learning with thinking, problem solving and creativity.

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

Virtual Vacations

12:00pm–1:00pm
Adults, Adults-Seniors
Hollywood Library
Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Room: Meeting Room (HOL)
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Cultural Awareness, Travel
Event Details:

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

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

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.

Special Notes

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Unplug & Unwind Reading Session

12:00pm–2:00pm
Teens
CLOUD901
Library Branch: CLOUD901
Room: Lounge
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Grab a YMCA snack cozy up during CLOUD901’s Unplug and Unwind!

Special Notes

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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.

Photograph Notice

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This event is in the "Teens" group

STEMtastic Spring Break

12:30pm–1:30pm
Teens
Frayser Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Frayser Library
Room: Teen Area
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: STEAM stem
Registration Required
Event Details:

Explore, Build, and Innovate: 3-Day STEM Camp for Teens

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

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Photograph Notice

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

Tweens 3D Print and Design Camp

12:30pm–3:30pm
Tweens (Age 8-12)
Cordova Library
Registration Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cordova Library
Room: Teen Innovation Center
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Computers and Technology, STEAM stem
Registration Required
Event Details:

This Spring Break, learn how to design 3D models and use a 3D printer!

This event is in the "Adults" group

Mah Jong Club

1:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Room: Meeting Room (OGR)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

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.

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

Legal Clinic

2:00pm–3:00pm
Adults, Adults-Seniors
Cornelia Crenshaw Memorial Library
Library Branch: Cornelia Crenshaw Memorial Library
Room: Meeting Room (CRE)
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Legal Assistance
Event Details:

If you have questions about drafting of a Last Will & Testament, POA, Advances Directives or other legal questions come out and talk to a representative from Community Legal Center.   See you there! 

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

Let's Talk Curls

2:00pm–3:00pm
Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Whitehaven Library
Library Branch: Whitehaven Library
Room: Teen Innovation Center
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Cultural Awareness, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

This program will include live demonstrations, guided discussion, product education, and hands-on learning opportunities related to natural hair care across life stages.

Special Notes

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

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

Spring Break - 📖Genre Week!📖

2:00pm–3:30pm
Children (Age 5-7), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Hollywood Library
Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Room: Meeting Room (HOL)
Age Group: Children (Age 5-7), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games, STEAM arts, STEAM stem
Event Details:

Make your Spring Break EPIC at Hollywood Library as we host Genre Week! Drop in and join us for a week full of fun, hands-on and even tasty activities! Glance below to see what we are up to everyday beginning at 2pm- 3:30pm. 

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

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Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

Photograph Notice

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

Kiddie Rave

2:00pm–4:00pm
Children (Age 0-4), Children (Age 5-7)
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: Children's Department
Age Group: Children (Age 0-4), Children (Age 5-7)
Program Type: Music, STEAM arts
Event Details:

Dance your heart out at our popular returning Kiddie Rave!

Special Notes

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

Spring Break Cooking Camp

2:00pm–4:00pm
Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Raleigh Library
Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Room: Kitchen
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Cooking and Food, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come join us for a fun-filled 4-day cooking camp this Spring Break! Our camp is designed for kids ages 8-18 who love to get creative in the kitchen. This event will have little chefs whipping up delicious dishes with a twist.

Special Notes

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

Photograph Notice

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This event is in the "Teens" group

CTRL + Teen

3:00pm–5:00pm
Teens
Hollywood Library
Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Room: Teen Innovation Center
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Clubs, Games, Movies, Music, Poetry and Writing, STEAM stem
Event Details:

🖥️ Create • Explore • Play • Chill 🔌

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Friends of the Library logo

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

Photograph Notice

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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

LEGO Club

3:30pm–4:30pm
Children (Age 0-4), Children (Age 5-7), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Room: Meeting Room (OGR)
Age Group: Children (Age 0-4), Children (Age 5-7), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games, STEAM arts, STEAM stem
Event Details:

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