Week Calendar

 Join us at Levi for KidKuisine-Adventures in the Kitchen. Adventures in the Kitchen is a series of four hands-on cooking lessons created by the University of Tennessee Extension.

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.  

The Connect Crew had a pop up event at Gaisman Park, outside of the Gaisman Community Center, where they handed out various giveaway items to kids! This included books and bookmarks, pencils, take home crafts, and more!!

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!

Tri State Community Health Center Health Screening in the Cordova library lobby.

Join us for a fun aerobics class with Ms. 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.

ESL participants can learn basic Intermediate English through reading and writing.

Are you grappling with technology? Stuck on smartphone operations? Need help setting up your laptop? Confused about utilizing the library’s digital resources?

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

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. 

Tri State Community Health Center Health Screening in the Cordova library lobby.

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

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.

Have fun creating art and learning new skills in our MakerSpace Sessions! This session will focus on two-dimensional and three-dimensional sculpture creations. All supplies provided. For ages 6+ 

Canva.com, a free, easy to use online graphic design program, is an excellent tool for creating professional, vibrant digital content, including résumés.  It features hundreds of templates for all kinds of job seekers.

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

The highlight of this meeting is an update on the new Frayser Library and upcoming programs.

Need to renew, update, or join the Friends? No problem!! 
 

Join us for a morning of Scrabble, soul music, and coffee every second Saturday from 10:30-12:30 pm at the Orange Mound Library!

Register for Code Crew's Designers & Data: Tech Wearables here!

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.

Register for Code Crew's Designers & Data: Tech Wearables here!

Family story times 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 Baby Storytime.  Share stories and songs and bubbles!  This week's theme is: I Love Bugs!  No registration is needed.

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

Register for Code Crew's Designers & Data: Tech Wearables here!

Come to the Cordova Branch Library for Storytime.  Share stories, songs and crafts.  This week's theme: I Love Bugs!  No registration is needed.

If you want to feel better and look better, eat better!  Join us for the popular series of 6 programs presented by a nutritionist from UT Extension Services.

Bring the whole family to the South Branch for a movie adventure! 

Register for Code Crew's Designers & Data: Tech Wearables here!

We encourage our seniors to come to the Levi Library and test their skills in our Bingo Wednesday! Our special guest will be Dale Street!

If you have any questions, please call us at 901-415-2773!

Come to the Cordova Branch Library for Storytime.  Share stories, songs and crafts.  This week's theme: I Love Bugs!  No registration is needed.

Creative Aging Studio Course: Faces and Spaces Painting Course

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

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.

Register for Code Crew's Designers & Data: Tech Wearables here!

Sensory storytime is a welcoming, interactive environment designed for special sensory seeking children with autism or other sensory integration challenges.

This 4-part class aims to create an immersive and enriching environment through a fusion of art and music healing.

Register for Code Crew's Designers & Data: Tech Wearables here!

Come to the Cordova Branch Library for an International Storytime celebrating the country and culture of the Philippines.  Share stories and snacks.  Create a Philippine art masterpiece to take home.

This 4-part series, Africa in the City, is designed to teach members in the Memphis community about the history and culture of various communities in Africa.

Led by Successful Living & Economic & Community Development Corporation, this 4-part series is designed around how an entrepreneur can make as much money as possible in one year.

Embark on a journey into the world of podcasting with our Podcast Bootcamp! This interactive program offers students the opportunity to explore the exciting realm of podcast creation from start to finish.

Learn photography basics consisting of film, digital photography, lighting, and film print.

Come and view the award-winning eight-part docu-series "High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America." We will then sample cuisines mentioned in the film. Every Monday in June and July.

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!

Join us for a performance by the Kids on the Block, an award-winning International Program. Enjoy puppets and stories, and make a puppet of your own to take home. 

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.

Enjoying a game of fun and excitement with adults.

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!

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!

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!

Have you ever been curious about the rising popularity of the tabletop roleplaying game, Dungeons and Dragons?

Game Day at North Branch will consist of a friendly game called Bid Whist. This game is fun, challenging, and can help seniors improve their memory, concentration, and social skills.  😊

Watercolor artist Susan Maakestad works with participants to learn watercolor history, varying methods of applying watercolor to paper, and creating their own watercolor paintings.

Join us for a delightful culinary journey where kids aged 6 to 12 and their parents can explore the magic of cooking together!

Kids: Join us at Your Randolph Branch to make constellation jars!

Teens along with family members are asked to join North in a fun steam activity which will   allow them to use  their  critical thinking, problem solving , and creativity skills. Join  us in person .

Join us at the library to cook up some great nutritious and delicious recipes with UT Extension Services!  Today's recipe will be Enchilada Casserole.

Please join us to create for very own artwork. You will be provided with canvas and watercolor. Snacks will also be available

Explore elements of design in this beginner’s landscape painting course.

Join us for Movies in the Haven as we take a look at book to film adaption with episode 1 and 2 of the new Percy Jackson series.

if 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.).

A four week course introducing the Korean language running 7/12, 7/19, 7/26 and 8/2. More details soon.

Join us at the Orange Mound Library for our Summer Plant Swap every second Friday from 1 to 2 pm, starting in July and ending in September! Bring your excess plants, cuttings, or seeds to exchange with fellow gardeners.

Come join us at the Levi Library for a karaoke contest! 

Ever wanted to learn crochet but didn't know where to start? Join us for a beginner's class-- no experience required! You will learn how to chain, single crochet, and double crochet, and will work on a small craft.

One of the Library's biggest community partners is Memphis Interfaith Association, better known as MIFA. On Friday, July 12 at 1:30, we will be putting together gift bags for their clients.

Join us for a brief musical storytime, followed by musical activities.

Did you know that arts and crafts aren't just for kids? Come and join us at Levi as we explore the mind of creativity. Our workshops will help relieve stress and depression, as well as decrease age-related cognitive impairment. 

Customers of all ages will get to watch a movie and enjoy popcorn and beverages. Please join us if you are interested, and make sure to spread the word!

Connect Crew joined Stax Museum at their monthly Family Day event! The outreach team did library card sign ups, give away free books and additional library information and more resources to the Memphis community and outside visitors!

Come join the Cherokee Crochet Club!

Teens will have a chance to learn about social media awareness through Digi Tech, presented by UT-TSU instructor Lauren Wells. 

This is a four-week program, and participants are required to register for each session.

Are you looking for a fun space to watch your children bond with like-minded youth? Would you like to meet other parents, grandparents, or caregivers?

This course is geared towards students of all levels. It focuses on fundamentals such as sound, technique, music reading, and improvisation. Participants will learn how to effectively practice and make individual goals on the instrument.

Teens Writing Club is a writing space for young writers and aspiring authors to be surrounded by and collaborate with other young writers as they work on their own projects. 

Children get a chance to explore origami, a traditional Japanese art form.  With various folds, brightly-colored squares of paper can be transformed into objects, including animals, flowers, boxes, and more.

Connect Crew will be hosting a family storytime event at the Memphis Zoo! The storytime and animal meet & greet program will be held at the Wild Encounter location. The storytime event will occur during the zoo's Free TN Tuesday hours.

Would you like to read a book to a dog? GREAT! Join us today At the Randolph Branch. Lovie, the Library Therapy Dog, will be there, so get ready and choose your book! 

Mr. Joseph Oliver, of Bluff City Electronics, will come and educate those in attendance on the basics of electrical and electronic repair; to create an independence and culture of being able to fix appliances on their own.

Hey, if you're into crochet and want to learn more or improve your skills, come join our fun crochet workshop! This program is perfect for beginners or for those who just need a little refresher.

Come join us as your child get creative and expressive in colors through painting. 

Children are introduced to the art of sewing by making their own stuffed "Wombat."  This fun and easy project is designed for first time sewers, helping them to learn basic hand stiches while expressing their creativity.

Need help with your phone, laptop, tablet, email, photos, videos, etc.? Come to the library for free one on-one tech support!

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.

Enjoy the art of self-love, through dancing, with Anjel of Alkeme! "The Sacred Embodiment" workshop will be a splendid day of meditation, yoga and fun movements!

Come to the Cordova Branch Library for Paws for Reading with Job, the therapy dog.  Read to Job, he's a good listener.  Do crafts and snacks, too.

Come join us to hear this great poetic share her talent of Poetry! A philosophical poet is a poetic writer who employs poetic device to explore subjects relatable to all.

Join us as we watch Bluey: The sign and enjoy snacks and crafts! Take home your own red ballon for a game of keepy uppy, and stretch it on out because we are will be in permanent DANCE MOOD! We can't wait to see you there!

Join us for our monthly Lego club. July's theme is Lego Challenges. Pick a challenge card, get creative and build! How many of our Lego challenges can you complete?

Join us for an intro to hand embroidery with our Tween librarian, Marty. Ages 8-17 only. Supplies limited. 

Join us for a kick-back featuring cartoons, snacks, and board games from way back when. If you're too young to remember the 90's, here's your chance to travel back in time and release your inner child!

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

Join us at the East Shelby Library for a movie day every other Saturday from 3-5 PM. What adventures will you experience that day? You'll have to come see the movie to find out!

Calling all gamers! Flex your skills and go head to head with other gamers at Raleigh's first Nintendo Switch Tournament. We'll have the classics if you're feeling nostalgic, as well as some newer fan favorites.

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! 

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

Come join a certified yoga instructor for a fun class! Participants will receive an introduction to yoga and its benefits, a warm up game, physical warm up, a physical activity, arts and crafts time, and then will cool down and relax.

Led by Successful Living Economic & Community Development Corporation, this course is designed to help adults make better decisions. It will also help those who overthink, underthink, or refuse to make necessary decisions.

Learn to speak English in this intermediate class.

Customers can enjoy being a part of this cooking demonstration as a taste tester.

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

Come and paint and craft with us at North Branch. All supplies will be provided!

Come out and play with us! The Orange Mound Library is excited to invite you and your child out to play a fun and educational game of general knowledge trivia.

Join the Cordova Coding Club and embark on an exciting journey into the world of programming and technology! Whether you're a complete beginner or a seasoned coder, our club offers a welcoming and supportive environment for all skill levels.

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

Learn how to protect yourself against AI-related scams, including AI-generated fake news and financial fraud. We’ll have live demos with AI tools. No computer skills needed to join this program for adults!

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.

Classes will show how to make products through use of sublimation printing, epoxy tumbling, silhouette cameo and much more. 

Where: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, 3030 Poplar, 38111 (Room L56)

When: July 10, 17

Ever wanted to wrestle with your friends on top of a moving semi truck or on a sinking ship being covered by sharks?  These are just some of the crazy situations that you get into playing "gang beasts".