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Teen Improv Writing Club

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Teens
Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Room: Teen Innovation Center
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games, Poetry and Writing, STEAM arts
Event Details:

Join the teen improv writing club beginning June 2nd and every other Monday in June and July!

DON'T THINK, JUST WRITE!

📚 Lit Lounge: Tween Book Chat

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Tweens (Age 8-12)
Raleigh Library
Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Room: Children's Area (RAL)
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Book Clubs, Color Your World - EM
Event Details:

Mondays | 5:00–6:00 PM | Tween Zone

Epistolary Healing: Letters Unsent with Victoria Johnson

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Whitehaven Library
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Whitehaven Library
Room: Meeting Room (WHI)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Poetry and Writing
Registration Required
Event Details:

EPISTOLARY HEALING: LETTERS UNSENT. 

A transformative 6-week letter writing workshop.

Unwritten words carry weight. What would happen if you finally gave them an assigned space?

Special Notes

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

All About Books Book Club: Dog Man

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Clubs, Games
Event Details:

Love Dog Man? Think you can prove it?

Crash Course: HBCU Key Reads

11:00am - 12:00pm
Teens, Adults
Orange Mound Library
Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, Literacy Instruction, Literature Classes, Poetry and Writing
Event Details:

 Join us for a pre-college crash course in seminal black literature! All materials will be provided. No pre-reading or prior knowledge required. 

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Photograph Notice

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Wonderful Wednesdays at Parkway Village!

2:30pm - 4:30pm
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Parkway Village Library
Library Branch: Parkway Village Library
Room: Program Area
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, College Preparation, Color Your World - EM, Community Information, Cooking and Food, Cultural Awareness, Games, Health & Wellness, History/Genealogy, Holidays, Movies, Music, Neighborhood Events, Poetry and Writing, Sewing, Needlework, etc., STEAM arts, STEAM stem, Story Times, Theater, Travel
Event Details:

Wednesdays are Wonderful at Parkway Village. Join us every Wednesday this summer for an array of games, activities, crafts, movies and so much more!

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.

Write Along: Teen Book Writing

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Whitehaven Library
Library Branch: Whitehaven Library
Room: Teen Innovation Center
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Author Events, Poetry and Writing
Event Details:

Join Memphis teen author Zoë Aviya Harris for a summer writing workshop where you'll learn the ins and outs of writing your own book!

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.

Weekly Readers Club

4:00pm - 4:30pm
Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Orange Mound Library
Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Teen Area (OM)
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Book Clubs, Literacy Instruction, Literature Classes, Story Times
Event Details:

Join us every Wednesday this summer from 4:00 to 4:30 PM for our Weekly Reader Club! We will be reading Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Adult Author Workshop with Carnegie Writers

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults, Adults-Seniors
Cossitt Library
Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cossitt Library
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Author Events, Literature Classes, Poetry and Writing
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join this incredible opportunity for writers of all levels to hone their skills in this writing workshop series with Carnegie Writers! Practice different writing styles, prose, and more while collaborating with fellow writers in activities.

Special Notes

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.

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.

NovelSpeak

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults, Adults-Seniors
Cordova Library
Library Branch: Cordova Library
Room: Meeting Room (COR)
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

NovelSpeak is a different kind of book club. Rather than everybody reading the same title, we all can share what they have been reading as individuals. It's exciting because participants can discuss what they want.

Lit at the Library: The Memoir

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Teens, Adults
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: L-56 Training Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Literature Classes
Registration Required
Event Details:

Lit at the Library: The Memoir

Thursdays, 6:00-7:30 pm

May 15-June 26 (No class on June 19)

Special Notes

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

Reading in the Rays

10:30am - 12:00pm
Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Orange Mound Library
Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Book Clubs, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Join us in the Green Space behind the Orange Mound Library! Relax, touch some grass, and a book too. Outdoor furniture will be provided but feel free to bring your own. 

Special Notes

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.

Comic Book Club

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Orange Mound Library
Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Meeting Room A (OM)
Age Group: Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Book Clubs, Literature Classes
Event Details:

Come join us for comic books and good company! We’ll have a wide selection of comics, generously donated by 901Comics, for you to enjoy.

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.

Frayser Book Club

12:00pm - 1:15pm
Adults, Adults-Seniors
Frayser Library
Library Branch: Frayser Library
Room: Meeting Room A & B (FRA)
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

Join the Frayser Book Club for a lively book discussion! Listen and discuss plot points, writing style, and hidden messages in the novel.

Explore Memphis: Popcorn Pop-Up & A Movie - Sci-Fi Saturdays

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens, Adults
Orange Mound Library
Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Meeting Room A (OM)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, Movies
Event Details:

Dive into the realm of sci-fi and explore the vast reaches of time and space going wherever your imagination can take you! Robots, aliens, spaceships and apocalyptic futures! The possibilities are endless! New to the sci-fi genre?

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Frayser Tween Diorama Camp

10:00am - 1:30pm
Tweens (Age 8-12)
Frayser Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Frayser Library
Room: Meeting Room A & B (FRA)
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Color Your World - EM, Exhibits, Poetry and Writing, STEAM arts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join our Frayser Tween Camp!

Special Notes

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.

Randolph Readers Book Club

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Adults
Randolph Library
Library Branch: Randolph Library
Room: Meeting Room (RAN)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

Join us to for a lively discussion on our book of the month!

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.

📚 Lit Lounge: Tween Book Chat

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Tweens (Age 8-12)
Raleigh Library
Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Room: Children's Area (RAL)
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Book Clubs, Color Your World - EM
Event Details:

Mondays | 5:00–6:00 PM | Tween Zone

Epistolary Healing: Letters Unsent with Victoria Johnson

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Whitehaven Library
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Whitehaven Library
Room: Meeting Room (WHI)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Poetry and Writing
Registration Required
Event Details:

EPISTOLARY HEALING: LETTERS UNSENT. 

A transformative 6-week letter writing workshop.

Unwritten words carry weight. What would happen if you finally gave them an assigned space?

Special Notes

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

Central Readers Club

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Adults, Adults-Seniors
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: L-56 Training Room
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

One of the longest running book clubs in the MPL system, the Central Readers Club meets regularly on the 2nd Monday evening of each month.

This month's book selection is The Women by Kristin Hannah.

Frayser Tween Diorama Camp

10:00am - 1:30pm
Tweens (Age 8-12)
Frayser Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Frayser Library
Room: Meeting Room A & B (FRA)
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Color Your World - EM, Exhibits, Poetry and Writing, STEAM arts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join our Frayser Tween Camp!

Special Notes

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.

Spill the Tea: Teen Talk

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Teens
Whitehaven Library
Library Branch: Whitehaven Library
Room: Teen Innovation Center
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Cultural Awareness, Poetry and Writing
Event Details:

Grab a cup of iced tea and join us for a relaxed roundtable just for teens! This is your space to chat about what’s been on your mind—school, friendships, goals for the new year, and anything in between.

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.

Frayser Tween Diorama Camp

10:00am - 1:30pm
Tweens (Age 8-12)
Frayser Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Frayser Library
Room: Meeting Room A & B (FRA)
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Color Your World - EM, Exhibits, Poetry and Writing, STEAM arts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join our Frayser Tween Camp!

Special Notes

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.