Week Calendar

Your fellow librarians will be present at the 52nd Pink Palace Crafts Fair! We will have crafts, program flyers, library cards, free books and MORE! We hope to see YOU there!

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.  

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-filled story time, for ages 0-2.

Attention Veterans in Memphis: If you’re struggling with homelessness, help is available!

Join us for a fun aerobics exercise with Ms. Linda Epps. It's a great way enjoying 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.

First Student is recruiting! They are hiring school bus drivers and monitors to help make a difference in students' lives every day. Learn about competitive pay and benefits, and discover how you can be a vital part of our dedicated team.

Gather around and enjoy a good story followed by a crafting activity. 

How can your creativity and appreciation for the arts support your well-being? What exactly is meditation? How can mindfulness make creativity and relaxation more accessible?

Come to the Orange Mound Library for language-enhanced parenting classes!

First Student is recruiting! They are hiring school bus drivers and monitors to help make a difference in students' lives every day. Learn about competitive pay and benefits, and discover how you can be a vital part of our dedicated team.

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

Are you a computer beginner? Or do you need a refresher course? Join the Frayser Branch Library's Computer Basics class for a simple step-by-step course on computers, their parts, and how to navigate them.

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. 

Attention Veterans in Memphis: If you’re struggling with homelessness, help is available!

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

Please join Memphis Area Legal Services for a free Family Law Legal Clinic for Seniors age 60 and older. 

Join us for a fun-filled story time, for ages 3-5. 

Join us in Meeting Room B for Mystery Book Club, on the Fourth Thursday of every month! (November and December meetings will be on the Third Thursday this year)

Nov. 21 (rescheduled from 28) 

Racheal S. will be returning to Cordova every other Friday morning to teach her students the basics of the beautiful art of calligraphy . Every other week, we will be building on what we learned the week before so plan to attend all sessions.

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

Are you new to computers or looking to freshen up on your skills? Please join us for our computer basics class! Come learn about accessing essential tools on the desktop and on the web. We can't wait for you to join us! 

Participants will learn the basic functions available in Microsoft Excel, including:

"Books for Black children are hard to find" is a common statement in our society. Scholars suggest Black children need to see faces that look like theirs and stories about people who look like them written by people who look like them.

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.

Literacy Mid-South is teaching an English Language Learning Class (ELL) for those seeking to improve their English language skills. The class meets Monday and Saturday from 11:00 to 12:30.

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

This week's theme- Fall is here

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

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

Join us for a cozy Fall Scented Candlemaking class where you'll learn the essentials of crafting your own soy candles!

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

This week's theme - Hello, Fall!

For all ages and no registration is needed.

Join us at Hollywood for our weekly technology classes. Learn all about how to best use technology to your advantage! The first hour will be a structured class and the last 45 minutes, we will answer questions about devices. See you there!

We encourage our seniors to come to the Levi Library and test their skills in our Bingo Wednesday!

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

Creative Aging Studio Course: Clay Wind Chimes

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

This week's theme - Hello, Fall!

For all ages and no registration is needed.

***This program will be re-scheduled for a later date. Postponed due to a family emergency.***

Come and learn the basics of crochet at this beginners class starting September 5,2024. The crochet for beginners is a 4-week class.

Come join us at the Levi Branch Library for our Senior Health and Wellness Fair on September 27, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Through language-enhanced parent education, we hope to enhance the knowledge you already have of child development, particularly in language and social-emotional development through LENA Research coupled with Nurturing Parenting and Adverse Childh

Join us at the Orange Mound Library for a relaxing and rejuvenating meditation class designed for all experience levels as part of our New Mo

Come to the Cordova Branch Library for Yumba!  Move and groove in the music. Then finish up with yummy healthy snacks.

For all ages and no registration is needed.

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. This week's theme is the mail!

Literacy Mid-South is teaching an English Language Learning Class (ELL) for those seeking to improve their English language skills. The class meets Monday and Saturday from 11:00 to 12:30.

East Shelby Teens!

Make your voice heard!

The Teen Advisory Board is an opportunity to bring in ideas assist planning and leading teens programs, displays, and activities. 

Have you registered to vote yet?

Join us for a transformative day at the Orange Mound Library on September 28 from 11 AM to 3:30 PM to celebrate the Fall Equinox—a perfect time for new beginnings and balance!

Join us at the library for our fun and creative Kids' Crochet Club! This engaging program will introduce young crafters to the basics of crochet, including how to make simple stitches and create colorful patterns.

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!

Looking for an afternoon of cinematic magic? Join us on the last Wednesday of the month from 12 to 2 pm for popcorn and a movie!

On September 25, Opera Memphis will be visiting the Cossitt Branch Library and Dos Hermanos Kitchen to perform! Come grab a light lunch and hear live music, starting at 12:30! 

More about Opera Memphis:

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!

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.

Join us for an afternoon of dreaming big and setting goals with our vision board workshop as a part of our New Moon, New You event!

Colorcopia is an engaging program specifically designed for adults and senior groups residing in independent living communities, libraries, and various other organizations.

Lincoln Coffman, Lifeline Peer Project Coordinator with Church Health, continues a 5-part monthly series addressing important topics in mental health, addiction and recovery. 

Calling all book enthusiasts! 📚✨ 

Licensed therapist, Andria Wilson, will present Storycatchers: cultivating meaning, resiliency and hope through the power and practice of story.

Connect with the community and vendors attending the Germantown International Festival.

What topic should I choose? How personal should it be? Who will read it? Are there topics I should avoid? These are just a few questions students have about the college essay.

It's time for our annual Hollywood Douglass Block party! Join us for food, games, music, and resources.

Community Resources Organizations will be on-site.

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!

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.

Join the Dixon's own Shawna White for an hour of learning inspired by the ever changing seasons and collections at the Gallery. No experience needed to create your own works of art from a wide variety of techniques!

Mr. Joseph Oliver will teach the fundamentals of electricity and electronics in a safe and fun environment. Electrical circuits are provided and the student is taught currents, transformers, and much more!

Join us at Whitehaven Branch Library for a fun game of Trivia Bingo based on the book "If you give a mouse a cookie".

Enjoy a movie celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month!

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.

For September our "page-to-screen" book club, I Read That Movie @ the Library, is reading the 2012 YA novel Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, the debut novel by author and screenwriter Jesse Andrews.

If you've ever wanted to join  a guild or informal crocheting group but don't know where to start, then you've come to the right place. Beginners and advance crocheters are welcome to share ideas and join the fun.

Join us on September 28 from 2:30 to 3:30 PM as a part of our New Moon, New You event for a relaxing sound bath and reik

Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in libraries, bookstores, and schools.

Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in libraries, bookstores, and schools.

Kids age 6-12 can come and read to our sweet reading therapy dog, Lovie. Books will be available for children to read, or they may bring their own.

Come check out these international snacks from Japan and create some origami art.

Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in libraries, bookstores, and schools.

Test your engineering abilities! Join us at the branch and participate in our fun engineering challenge using a combination of special tools and cardboard.

Join us every Wednesday for our Fiber Arts Club @ CLOUD901! Whether you want to work on an existing project, start a new project, or learn a new skill, come hang out with other fiber arts fans on Wednesdays from 3:30-5.

Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in libraries, bookstores, and schools.

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. 

Unleash your creativity and design colorful, custom Perler bead creations in this fun and relaxed craft session! Whether you’re into pixel art, patterns, or just experimenting with vibrant designs, this program is perfect for all skill levels.

Hello Ladies and Gentlemen of Distinction:  Please join us on the last Friday of the month for our book club. Thank you for your participation.

Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in libraries, bookstores, and schools.

A book club for anyone who gets their book recommendations online. Join local Memphis BookTokers as we talk about what makes a great BookTok book, our faves and our DNFs! 

Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in libraries, bookstores, and schools.

Come learn about teen girl health and hygiene. Personal kits will be provided for you.  

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

This is an introductory course needed to gain access to the CLOUD01 Music Lab. In this course you will learn the basic layout of a studio, along with the pieces that are needed to make quality music.

Come play board games with us over at Randolph! 

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

Get into Game Day at the library! Join us in playing Uno, Connect 4, Dominos, and Scrabble!

Join us for a monthly art series sponsored by Dixon Art Gallery's TAG (Teens.Art.Gardens). In this month's class, participants will create sculptures of floral wire flowers using floral wire, tissue paper, and paint.

Children did a read aloud and did a fall leaves drop (Book Name Tree)

Let's get smart about money! Join us for an interactive financial literacy workshop designed just for tweens 10-12. Learn the basics of financial planning, saving, and smart spending in a fun and engaging way.

Learn to speak English in this intermediate class.

This is an introductory course needed to gain access to the CLOUD01 Music Lab. In this course you will learn the basic layout of a studio, along with the pieces that are needed to make quality music.

South's STEM Club will look at different STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) topics each month, from bridges to solar power.

Chill Club at Orange Mound Library is the perfect way to chill out after a long day at school.  Enjoy a snack and choose how you'd like to spend your time.

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

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 .

This is the Python seminar portion of coding club, taught by our brilliant Dr. Karishma Gangwani! 

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.

Are you a High School junior or senior? Are you confused about what you need to do to apply for college? Join us at the library to break down the college application process.

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.

A fun storytime on a rainy day!

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.

Need assistance with your phone, computer or tablet? Come to Whitehaven on 2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 6pm to 7pm for tech help with:

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.

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.

Eric Terrell, an SBA representative, in conjunction with SCORE, will present information on 

1. How to Market to the Federal Government 

2. Women Owned Certification 

3. Hubzone Certification 

Join this incredible opportunity for writers of all levels to hone their skills in this writing workshops series with Carnegie Writers!

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.