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Halloween Mask Making!

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Orange Mound Library
Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Children's Area (OM)
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Holidays
Event Details:

Let's create a spooky Halloween mask together! What will you create? 

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Spooktacular Screenings

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Raleigh Library
Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Room: Meeting Room (RAL)
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Holidays, Movies
Event Details:

Join us for a Spooktacular Halloween Movie Night at the library! Get ready for a ghoulish good time as we enjoy kid-friendly Halloween movies. 

Pumpkin Painting Palooza!

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults
Orange Mound Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Meeting Room (OM)
Age Group: Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Holidays
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Join us for an afternoon of pumpkin decorating, where you can let your creativity shine! Whether you prefer spooky, silly, or downright spectacular designs, we’ve got the supplies and the space to bring your pumpkin vision to life.

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Spooktacular Screenings

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Raleigh Library
Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Room: Kitchen
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Holidays, Movies
Event Details:

Join us for a Spooktacular Halloween Movie Night at the library! Get ready for a ghoulish good time as we enjoy kid-friendly Halloween movies. 

Whitehaven Library's 4th Annual Harvest Festival!

11:00am - 1:00pm
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Whitehaven Library
Library Branch: Whitehaven Library
Room: Meeting Room (WHI)
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games, Holidays, Music, STEAM stem
Event Details:

Get ready for a day full of fun, laughter, and awesome adventures at Whitehaven Library's 4th Annual Harvest Festival!

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

Photograph Notice

This event may be recorded or photographed for use by the Memphis Public Libraries or the City of Memphis for media, social media, broadcast, and/or print purposes.

Plushie Pajama Party

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8)
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Holidays, Literature Classes, Story Times
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Come join us in the children's department for a spooky pajama party! Dress up in your favorite comfy clothes or PJ's or a Halloween costume and bring your favorite stuffed animal for a Halloween-y evening in the library.

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Photograph Notice

This event may be recorded or photographed for use by the Memphis Public Libraries or the City of Memphis for media, social media, broadcast, and/or print purposes.

Spooktacular Screenings

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Raleigh Library
Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Room: Kitchen
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Holidays, Movies
Event Details:

Join us for a Spooktacular Halloween Movie Night at the library! Get ready for a ghoulish good time as we enjoy kid-friendly Halloween movies. 

Family Fun - Halloween Party

11:00am - 11:45am
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Cordova Library
Library Branch: Cordova Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Holidays
Event Details:

Come to the Cordova Branch Library for a Halloween party!

Share stories. Face paint. Decorate a pumpkin!

Family Storytime - Monsters

11:00am - 11:45am
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, Holidays, Story Times
Event Details:

Family storytimes are a great opportunity for children and caretakers to come together, hear stories, sing songs, and work together on crafts or other activities. Get in the Halloween spirit with this storytime all about monsters! 

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Photograph Notice

This event may be recorded or photographed for use by the Memphis Public Libraries or the City of Memphis for media, social media, broadcast, and/or print purposes.

Levi's 5th Annual Spooky Fest

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults
Levi Library
Library Branch: Levi Library
Room: Meeting Room (LEV)
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults
Program Type: Holidays
Event Details:

Come join us at the Levi Library for our 5th Annual Spooky Fest on October 26, from 1-4 p.m.!

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Photograph Notice

This event may be recorded or photographed for use by the Memphis Public Libraries or the City of Memphis for media, social media, broadcast, and/or print purposes.

Halloween Social

3:30pm - 5:30pm
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Parkway Village Library
Library Branch: Parkway Village Library
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Holidays, Neighborhood Events
Event Details:

Come join the fun at our Halloween Social for school age children. Dress in your best Halloween costumes and get ready to play games, hear some spooky ghost stories, make crafts and of course collect candy!

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Cinema Showcase: Blacula (1972)

12:00pm - 2:00pm
Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Orange Mound Library
Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Cultural Awareness, Holidays, Movies
Event Details:

Looking for a spooky cult classic to celebrate Halloween? Join us the day before Halloween from 12 to 2 pm for popcorn and a screening of the classic blaxploitation vampire horror film, Blacula (1972)!

Rating: PG

UFOs: Hoaxes or Hard Science? A Scientist's Perspective

3:30pm - 5:30pm
Teens, Adults
Orange Mound Library
Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Cultural Awareness, Holidays
Event Details:

Curious about the mysteries of the cosmos? Join us at the Orange Mound Library for a captivating talk on UFOs presented by Dr. Michael Hughes.

Daylight Trick or Treating

3:00pm - 5:30pm
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Orange Mound Library
Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Meeting Room (OM)
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Holidays, Neighborhood Events
Event Details:

It's the spooky season! And before many of the nightly festivities get started this Halloween, we here at the Orange Mound Library would love to do something for the kids and tots so they can enjoy a fun and safe trick-or-treating experience!

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Nightmare on 3rd Street Halloween Bash

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
South Library
Library Branch: South Library
Room: Main Floor
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Holidays
Event Details:

Join the South Branch for our annual Halloween celebration! There will be candy, games, candy, crafts, and did we mention candy?! Stop by the South Branch dressed in your favorite Halloween costume for this fun and spooky event!

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Photograph Notice

This event may be recorded or photographed for use by the Memphis Public Libraries or the City of Memphis for media, social media, broadcast, and/or print purposes.

Booooks With Friends!

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
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)
Program Type: Holidays
Event Details:

it's spooky season Library Friends! Kids 12
and under, stop by the library for trick or
treats, book giveaways and take home
activities! There will also be a spine-tingling
storytime. Don't forget your costume!

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Photograph Notice

This event may be recorded or photographed for use by the Memphis Public Libraries or the City of Memphis for media, social media, broadcast, and/or print purposes.

Feathered Friends Fall Craft Kit

All Day
Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Orange Mound Library
Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Age Group: Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Holidays, Home and Garden
Event Details:

Throughout the month of November, stop by the Orange Mound Library to pick up your take-home kit and create a pinecone bird feeder!

Special Notes

Photograph Notice

This event may be recorded or photographed for use by the Memphis Public Libraries or the City of Memphis for media, social media, broadcast, and/or print purposes.

Staff Training Day (All Libraries Closed)

All Day
Some Branches
Closing
Branches:
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, Cherokee Library, CLOUD901, Connect Crew, Cordova Library, Cornelia Crenshaw Memorial Library, Cossitt Library, East Shelby Library, Frayser Library, Gaston Park Library, Hollywood Library, JobLINC, Levi Library, North Library, Officer Geoffrey Redd Library, Orange Mound Library, Parkway Village Library, Raleigh Library, Randolph Library, South Library, Whitehaven Library

A Salute To Soldiers

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults
Orange Mound Library
Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Meeting Room (OM)
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults
Program Type: Cultural Awareness, History/Genealogy, Holidays, Outreach Event, Veterans Assistance
Event Details:

Since we will be closed the day of Veterans Day (Nov 11th) We here at the Orange Mound Branch will be hosting "A Salute to Soldiers with Coffee and Donuts" on November 8th.

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Veteran's Day (All Libraries Closed)

All Day
Some Branches
Closing
Branches:
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, Cherokee Library, CLOUD901, Connect Crew, Cordova Library, Cornelia Crenshaw Memorial Library, Cossitt Library, East Shelby Library, Frayser Library, Gaston Park Library, Hollywood Library, JobLINC, Levi Library, North Library, Officer Geoffrey Redd Library, Orange Mound Library, Parkway Village Library, Raleigh Library, Randolph Library, South Library, Whitehaven Library

Cinema Showcase: What's Cooking? (2000)

12:00pm - 2:00pm
Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Orange Mound Library
Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Holidays, Movies
Event Details:

Looking for a heartwarming film to celebrate Thanksgiving? Join us the day before Thanksgiving from 12 to 2 pm for popcorn and a screening of the touching family drama, What's Cooking? (2000).

Thanksgiving (All Libraries Closed)

All Day
Some Branches
Closing
Branches:
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, Cherokee Library, CLOUD901, Connect Crew, Cordova Library, Cornelia Crenshaw Memorial Library, Cossitt Library, East Shelby Library, Frayser Library, Gaston Park Library, Hollywood Library, JobLINC, Levi Library, North Library, Officer Geoffrey Redd Library, Orange Mound Library, Parkway Village Library, Raleigh Library, Randolph Library, South Library, Whitehaven Library

Thanksgiving (All Libraries Closed)

All Day
Some Branches
Closing
Branches:
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, Cherokee Library, CLOUD901, Connect Crew, Cordova Library, Cornelia Crenshaw Memorial Library, Cossitt Library, East Shelby Library, Frayser Library, Gaston Park Library, Hollywood Library, JobLINC, Levi Library, North Library, Officer Geoffrey Redd Library, Orange Mound Library, Parkway Village Library, Raleigh Library, Randolph Library, South Library, Whitehaven Library

Want a Break from the Holiday Hustle?

All Day
Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Orange Mound Library
Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Holidays
Event Details:

The holiday season can be stressful—treat yourself to some much-needed relaxation with our take-home self-care kit!

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.