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Lit at the Library: Living Poets Society

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: L-56 Training Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Literature Classes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

 

Living Poets Society

April 25-May 30
Thursdays 6-8pm

With due respect to Mr.

Special Notes

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

The Art of Calligraphy

10:30am - 12:30pm
Cordova Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Cordova Library
Room: Meeting Room (COR)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Poetry and Writing
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Rachael S. has a talent for letter writing, and she wants to share her gift. Please attend this bi-monthly class where you will learn the beauty and style of calligraphy.

Creative Aging Studio Course: Short Fiction of the 70's and 80's

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: L-56 Training Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Literature Classes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

In the 1970s and 1980s, American authors produced a wide variety of innovative and influential short fiction.

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.

Teens Turn Up Fridays

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Hollywood Library
Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Room: Teen Innovation Center
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Clubs, College Preparation, Computers and Technology, Cooking and Food, Exhibits, Games, Health & Wellness, Job and Career, Language Classes, Literature Classes, Movies, Music
Event Details:

Teens Turn Up Fridays is time for our teens to express themselves through music, arts, and crafts.

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.

Tween Book Club: Chat & Chew

1:00pm - 2:00pm
East Shelby Library
Library Branch: East Shelby Library
Room: Tween Scene & Children's Room (ESB)
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

Tweens, join us in a page turning of new and exciting books just for you!

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.

Homeschool Bookclub

12:30pm - 1:30pm
Cordova Library
Library Branch: Cordova Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

Come to the Cordova Branch Library for the Homeschool Bookclub.  Read and discuss great stories, then share a related activity.  This month, we're reading The First Cat in Space and the Soup of Doom by Mac Barnett.

Whitehaven Booked Club

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Whitehaven Library
Library Branch: Whitehaven Library
Room: Teen Innovation Center
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Clubs
Event Details:

Welcome to the Whitehaven Booked Club! 

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.

Lit at the Library: Living Poets Society

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: L-56 Training Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Literature Classes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

 

Living Poets Society

April 25-May 30
Thursdays 6-8pm

With due respect to Mr.

Special Notes

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

Manga in Libraries Research Study

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Whitehaven Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Whitehaven Library
Room: Teen Innovation Center
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Book Clubs, Movies
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

Do you identify as a BIPOC and love to read and talk about Manga? Do you want to talk about Manga with other members of the BIPOC community? Are you aged between 13 and 18? If so you may qualify to participate in a research study.

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.

Teens Turn Up Fridays

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Hollywood Library
Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Room: Teen Innovation Center
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Clubs, College Preparation, Computers and Technology, Cooking and Food, Exhibits, Games, Health & Wellness, Job and Career, Language Classes, Literature Classes, Movies, Music
Event Details:

Teens Turn Up Fridays is time for our teens to express themselves through music, arts, and crafts.

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.

Randolph Readers Book Club

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

Join the Randolph Readers as they discuss their latest book and share reading recommendations. In May we will be discussing Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides.

Kid's Comic Club

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Orange Mound Library
Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Age Group: Children (Age 6-8)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Clubs, Literacy Instruction
Event Details:

Are you a Cat Kid's Comic Club fan? Come to the library and make your own one-page comic! 

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.

Lit at the Library: Living Poets Society

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: L-56 Training Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Literature Classes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

 

Living Poets Society

April 25-May 30
Thursdays 6-8pm

With due respect to Mr.

Special Notes

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

The Art of Calligraphy

10:30am - 12:30pm
Cordova Library
Registration
Library Branch: Cordova Library
Room: Meeting Room (COR)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Poetry and Writing
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Rachael S. has a talent for letter writing, and she wants to share her gift. Please attend this bi-monthly class where you will learn the beauty and style of calligraphy.

Teens Turn Up Fridays

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Hollywood Library
Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Room: Teen Innovation Center
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Clubs, College Preparation, Computers and Technology, Cooking and Food, Exhibits, Games, Health & Wellness, Job and Career, Language Classes, Literature Classes, Movies, Music
Event Details:

Teens Turn Up Fridays is time for our teens to express themselves through music, arts, and crafts.

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.

Renaissance Men's Book Club

2:00pm - 4:00pm
North Library
Virtual Event
Library Branch: North Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

 Join the Renaissance Men's Book to  discuss The Woman God Created You To Be by Kimberla Lawson Roby. New York Bestselling Author Kimberla Lawson Roby will be joining this meeting.

Book Club

11:00am - 12:00pm
Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Room: Meeting Room (OGR)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

The Officer Geoffrey Redd Library Book Club is off to a running start.

Book Chat Book Club

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Bartlett Library
Library Branch: Bartlett Library
Room: Meeting Room (BAR)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

Join us for Book Chat an informal book club where you share your reads, and get ideas for new reads from other participants. For more information call the Bartlett Library, 386-8968 and ask for Cathy.

East Shelby Book Lovers Club

1:30pm - 3:00pm
East Shelby Library
Library Branch: East Shelby Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

East Shelby Book Lovers Club will meet on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, @ 1:30 pm, in the conference room at East Shelby Branch Library. We will discuss The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid.

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.

Lit at the Library: Living Poets Society

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: L-56 Training Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Literature Classes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

 

Living Poets Society

April 25-May 30
Thursdays 6-8pm

With due respect to Mr.

Special Notes

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.