Week Calendar

Connect Crew visits Ellie's Laundry for storytime, library card sign ups and more! They have giveaways and hand out information about any upcoming programs.

Joseph Oliver and a variety of skilled professionals conduct weekly classes with customers participating in hands-on repair and learning exercises. Participants will be exposed to the basics of electricity and electronics theory and repair.

Bring your tablet, laptop, or smart device and receive one-on-one technical assistance in accessing the Library’s digital services.  This is not a formal class and customers receive assistance on a first-come first-served basis.  

AARP free tax preparation for seniors 60 plus. AARP will assist all, but seniors will be given preference.

Enjoy stories, songs, and fun as children ages 3-5 are introduced to the joy-filled world of children’s books. Groups must pre-register.

Toddlers and their caregivers are invited to Randolph Library for stories, songs, rhymes and a craft!

Join us for a fun aerobic class with Linda Epps. It's a great way to have fun exercising while allowing you to stretch, and improve flexibility, muscular strength, and cardiovascular fitness. 

A beginning Spanish class designed for students that have no familiarity with the language. Registration not necessary and we can start you with our beginners group and work you up to our advanced group.

The VA Mobile Vet Center will be back in the Central Library parking lot to provide Readjustment Counseling Service for all Veterans who served in a combat zone.

This program is meant for writers who need motivation and community encouragement to get writing. Every Tuesday, writers will gather at Crosstown Concourse, 7th floor at the big table, to enjoy the company of other writers and get some work done!

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AARP free tax preparation for seniors 60 plus. AARP will assist all, but seniors will be given preference.

AARP Foundation’s IRS-certified volunteers provide FREE basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individuals.

Raleigh Branch will be one of the super sites for free tax preparation starting January 30, 2024, to April 15, 2024.

Below is the schedule.
Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Enjoy stories, songs, and fun as children ages 0-5 are introduced to the joy-filled world of children’s books. 

This month we will read about some silly stories, listen to some fun songs, and work on different crafts!

This program is meant for writers who need motivation and community encouragement to get writing. Every Tuesday, writers will gather at Crosstown Concourse, 7th floor at the big table, to enjoy the company of other writers and get some work done!

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AARP Foundation’s IRS-certified volunteers provide FREE basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individuals.

Raleigh Branch will be one of the super sites for free tax preparation starting January 30, 2024, to April 15, 2024.

Below is the schedule.
Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Join us for stories, songs, fingerplays, and fun with the toddler in your life. Appropriate for children ages 18-36 months. No groups.

Join us for a lap-sit story time for toddlers ages 1-3! We'll share books, songs, and play time each week! No registration necessary.

Computer Basics covers basic computer skills for those who want to learn or to improve their computer literacy. Please come with your questions and concerns.    

Welcome to the Lev(I)magintion Storytime Station! We invite you to join us as we Explore, Discover, and Learn through Reading, Singing, and Crafts at the Levi Library.

Come out, enjoy and have fun learning some of the hottest line dancing steps of many genres of music for beginners at Raleigh. 

Join teaching artist Sarah Nowlin for this introduction to painting with acrylics at Cossitt Library dowtown.

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AARP Foundation’s IRS-certified volunteers provide FREE basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individuals.

Raleigh Branch will be one of the super sites for free tax preparation starting January 30, 2024, to April 15, 2024.

Below is the schedule.
Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Join us at OGR Library at the corner of Poplar and White Station for stories, songs, movement, and more! 

This class is designed to introduce the basic functions of  Microsoft Word for Office 365 in order to create professional documents, resumes, and any other text documents.  The following skills will be covered:

Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive and/or coercive behavior used to gain or keep power and control of another person. It can include legal and illegal acts that undermine the victim’s sense of safety, self, and free will.

AARP Foundation’s IRS-certified volunteers provide FREE basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individuals.

Raleigh Branch will be one of the super sites for free tax preparation starting January 30, 2024, to April 15, 2024.

Below is the schedule.
Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

It’s not only working out and burning calories, but also dancing and having fun! Join our classes on March 16 & 30 as well as April 13! Enjoy free line dance lessons with Dance Master A!  This class is for all level line dancers.

The Free Saturday Legal Clinic provides an opportunity for individuals with a legal question or problem to talk face to face with an attorney in order to get quick advice.   **(This does not mean that the attorney will take your case or

South Branch will be one of the sites for free tax preparation on Saturdays from February 17 thru April 13 from 10:00am to 1:00pm. 

AARP Foundation’s IRS-certified volunteers provide FREE basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individuals.

Raleigh Branch will be one of the super sites for free tax preparation starting January 30, 2024, to April 15, 2024.

Below is the schedule.
Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Get ready to move and groove as you step to the beat of your favorite songs! 

Bring the family to storytime to explore stories and facts, shake your sillies out, sing and rhyme together, and more! 

This storytime occurs on Mondays at 11:00 a.m.

Learn to tell a good story! Participants explore various components of storytelling and crafting a compelling story, then create their own story to share.

Creative Writing & Storytelling Instructor: Elaine Blanchard

Enjoy stories, songs, and fun as children ages 0-5 are introduced to the joy-filled world of children’s books. 

This month we will read about some silly stories, listen to some fun songs, and work on different crafts!

Come to the Cordova Branch Library for Baby Storytime.  Share stories, songs and bubbles.

This week's theme - Libraries, Books & Reading

Adult participants come out and enjoy various provided games; interacting with peers and establishing relationships with others. 

This tax season, customers can come to the Levi Library from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. to file their taxes with United Way representatives. Our available dates are January 31, February 9, March 22, and April 9. 

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

This week's theme: Libraries, Books & Reading

For all ages and no registration is needed.

This curriculum is designed to teach skills in healthy eating, food preparation, food resource management and physical activity. There is a food sample at the end of each class.

Customers can come to the Levi Library to meet with representatives from the Community Services Agency from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. to receive assistance with their water and utilities. There is no registration required.

Join us for a preschool story time for children ages 2-5! We'll share books, songs, a craft, and more each week! No registration necessary.

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

This week's theme: Elephants

For all ages and no registration is needed.

Exploring Black American Poetry

Adults will learn the basics of computer literacy in a welcoming and entertaining environment.

Join us for Yarnb a knitting group that meets at the Bartlett Library, usually the first Thursday of the month. Group is open to beginning or advanced knitters.

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.

Come to the Cordova Branch Library for a Poetry program for kids.  Create a Poem tree and share your poetry.

For all ages and no registration is needed.

Hattiloo Theatre performs a live children play based on the book, Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters. Attendees will be able to participate in an interactive activity based on the play following the performance. 

Are you ready for some fun and adventure? Then join us for our Saturday story time and garden club for children! We will listen to a wonderful story about nature, animals, or gardening.

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Join us at the library for a senior health talk focusing on heart health, information about vaccines, and healthy lifestyle tips.

• Vac Talks
• Heart Health
• Wellness

A Money Plan is a written plan to help you better understand your Personal Finance goals, needs, and wants.  Come learn the practical steps and insight to a good Money Plan for today and the future.

Bring the kids to the Bartlett Total Eclipse of the Park event at Freeman Park for a short story, a demonstration of how the solar eclipse works, make a craft, and experience the eclipse!

Looking for a way to set healthy goals or start an exercise routine? Join us at Levi as we move and groove with modern, easy to use equipment. Your choice, Your Pace!

Come to the Cordova Branch Library for the Homeschool Bookclub.  Share reading, discussion and a related activity.

Customers will have the opportunity to ask a panel of experts any type of Personal Finance questions. Customers can email questions in advance or ask questions in the "Chat".

Looking for a way to set healthy goals or start an exercise routine? Join us at Levi as we move and groove with modern, easy to use equipment. Your choice, Your Pace!

North Branch Bingo for Adults is a game of chance that can improve your brain, mood, and health. You mark off numbers on cards as they are called out.

Come get the answers and help to your Retirement & Medicare questions from a panel of experts who can give you a clearer picture of Retirement & Medicare. This will be a Virtual & In-Person program.

Looking for a way to set healthy goals or start an exercise routine? Join us at Levi as we move and groove with modern, easy to use equipment. Your choice, Your Pace!

Come learn & understand about Credit ,your Credit Score, and the Factors that make up your Credit Score. This program will be In-Person and Virtual; In-Person will be at the Benjamin L. Hooks Library. The Virtual will be on Microsoft TEAMS.

Looking for a way to set healthy goals or start an exercise routine? Join us at Levi as we move and groove with modern, easy to use equipment. Your choice, Your Pace!

If you shake your head, stomp, or pat your feet, clap your hands, or move your body in some fashion to a beat in a favorite song, you have rhythm and this program is for you.

Please join us Saturday afternoons for children's craft time at Cossitt Library. We will have a guided craft, but also will provide supplies for artistic free play. Come get crafty with us!

Join CLOUD901 and Indie Memphis Youth for an exhilarating Youth Filmmaker Mixer!

REGISTER HERE!

Join us to experience the benefits of gentle and accessible chair yoga. Chair yoga is perfect for all, including seniors and those with limited mobility. Improve your strength and flexibility, while reducing stress in this one-hour class.

Join the Randolph Readers as they discuss their latest book and share reading recommendations. In April we will be discussing The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab.

f you need help paying your utility bills ,and prescriptions, you should visit the North Branch Public Library and talk to  the great staff of the Community Services Agency (C.S.A.).

Come and join us at Levi and learn for an expert on when and what vegetables to plant in your spring garden!

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

Join us for an information session and community conversation about the work of the Lynching Sites Project of Memphis.

On this Movie Day, we will be showing the 2023 musical remake of The Color Purple and enjoying popcorn and beverages.

Join us every Saturday from 2pm to 4pm to practice reading/speaking English and building new vocabulary in a casual friendly environment. Each attendee is welcome to read a page from the suggested book aloud.

The Frayser Branch library presents a Spring Art Workshop for Children.

If you've ever wanted to learn to crochet, but don't know where to start, then you've come to the right place. Join us and learn detailed step-by-step crocheting. 

Join us for an afternoon of watercolor painting and relaxing. Paint, brushes, and paper will be provided. Be inspired by the changing season or paint something that reminds you of Spring.

Bartlett Teens! This is your chance to have your voice heard about the Library's programming. The Board meets every week to discuss ideas, make plans, and just relax.

Welcome to the Whitehaven Booked Club! 

Methodist is offering free health education classes for people who have chronic diseases.  Caretakers are also eligible to attend, with or without their patient.

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.

There is more to the library than reading books. 

Join US for some fun, board games & video games. 

Are you ready to have some fun!!!

Get ready for Prom 2024 by making your own Corsage or Boutonniere! Make it for yourself, or your date, as well as learn some floral arranging techniques.

Kids: Join us at your Randolph Branch Library on the second Saturday of each month for Lego Club!

Do you love Roblox? Are you interested in learning how to code? We have just the class for you! Calling all tweens and teens between ages 12-16 let's learn how to code with CodeCrafters.

Kids can come to their Randolph Branch Library after school on Mondays and utilize their creativity with craft making!

Come join us for the solar eclipse and make a UV (ultraviolet) man while also learning about the importance of sun protection. 

Stop by the South Branch on the 2nd Monday of each month to try out different ways to paint - from salt painting to finger painting, using puffy paints and more! 

Do you love Roblox? Are you interested in learning how to code? We have just the class for you! Calling all tweens and teens between ages 12-16 let's learn how to code with CodeCrafters.

Do you want find your voice in your  writing ? Are you  worrying about  the writing section of the A.C.T. ?  Do you  just want to write for fun?  If the answer is yes, you are invited to attend this writing workshop.

Every Tuesday from 4-5pm come and sharpen your reading skills. This group is for Pre-k to 5th grade.

Do you love Roblox? Are you interested in learning how to code? We have just the class for you! Calling all tweens and teens between ages 12-16 let's learn how to code with CodeCrafters.

Join us at Hollywood to celebrate National Poetry Month all April long! Every week in April, we'll learn and write different aspects of making poetry. This week, we learn about rhymes and rhythm.

Learn to speak English in this intermediate class.

Join us after school on Wednesdays once a month for the YMCA’s “Y On The Fly” mobile program!

Join us at the library and explore the world of poetry. For National Poetry Month, the Whitehaven Library will be hosting a three week teen poetry workshop led by Home Grown Arts!

iRYSE Lab representatives will visit CLOUD901 to break down the process of crafting college-level research papers.

Please join us on Wednesdays for fun and fresh programs. Programs will change weekly. 

• cooking
• movies
• board games
• video games
• quiet space
• cricut and more

TURNING A NEW LEAF: A Mental Health Series for Teens

Do you love Roblox? Are you interested in learning how to code? We have just the class for you! Calling all tweens and teens between ages 12-16 let's learn how to code with CodeCrafters.

Join us at North Branch library for an afternoon of crafting. We will be making rain cloud mobiles and learning about clouds and rain cycles.

Build English skills in a relaxed, friendly environment, meet other English learners, and practice speaking and listening skills in small groups.

TURNING A NEW LEAF: A Mental Health Series for Teens

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

Join us for our first in a series of Financial Wellness Programs. Our first topic will be Credit Reports & Scores. Harness the power of your credit by learning what is in a credit report and what goes into a credit score.

Participate in a yoga experience to stretch the body and soothe the mind.

Participants can learn about the United States and prepare for the Citizenship exam.

Compose Yourself 2.0: Digital Literacy 

Wednesdays 5:30-7:00PM 

March 13-May 1

Week 5: Personal Safety Online Part 2 (Misinformation, Disinformation & Fake News)

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A beginning Spanish class designed for students that have no familiarity with the language. Registration not necessary and we can start you with our beginners group and work you up to our advanced group.

Join us for our weekly Zumba fitness class! It's an excellent workout that will allow you to burn calories while having fun. It will also strengthen your muscles and improve flexibility.

Customers will have the opportunity to ask a panel of experts any type of Personal Finance questions. Customers can email questions in advance or ask questions in the "Chat".

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.

For April, A Wider Angle, our monthly foreign and independent film series, will screen the 2019 Guatemalan film Temblores (Tremors), directed by Jayro Bustamante, whose previous film, Ixcanul (Volcano), was selected as the G

This dance series focuses on ballet. Children ages 3-6 will be exposed to cultural and creative movement through literacy terminology and concepts. This class is free for children and parents.

Join Keri Lee for Wednesday Reset, a transformative sound bath and guided meditation experience on April 10th and 24th at 6 PM.

Creating a business starts with a great idea, but it doesn't end there. There's so much more to know and so many more things to do.

Come test your knowledge of everything at our Trivia night! Bring your friends or yourself and compete against other teams!

Indulge in a night of artistic bliss at our Cossitt Courtyard Unplugged: Open Mic Night, where creativity thrives under the stars!

Indulge in a night of artistic bliss at our Cossitt Courtyard Unplugged: Open Mic Night, where creativity thrives under the stars!

Join us for our weekly Zumba fitness class! It's an excellent workout that will allow you to burn calories while having fun. It will also strengthen your muscles and improve flexibility.