Week Calendar

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.

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

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.

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.

Children and Teens will have the opportunity to play fun games learning to interact, communicate and share with each other .

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.

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.

Join us at OGR Library at the corner of Poplar and White Station for stories, songs, movement, and more! Special story time presented by the Kidz on the Block Puppet Troop!

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.

Hey, Super Friend! Is your superpower creating more super friends and using kind words? 

Come join us for the story, “I am a Super Friend,” and fun activities.

Presented by TN Voices

Let's have a paint party!! Join Hollywood teens and tweens for a fall break ice cream and paint social. Our session will be led by Violent Newborn! 

Sensory Storytime is a welcoming interactive environment deigned for sensory seeking children with autism or other sensory integration challenges. 

Come to the Cordova Branch Library for Robotics for kids.

Paint with Spheros.  Run the maze with Codey Rockys.  Investigate drawing with Botleys.

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 cooking!

New to the guitar and interested in learning the fundamentals? Come to the Orange Mound Branch and learn the essential skills you'll need rock, jam, or serenade! It's B.Y.O.G. (Bring Your Own Guitar), but that's all you need to bring.

Spend your fall break at the Orange Mound Library. Today is Game Day! Drop in from 12pm-2pm for an afternoon of hanging out and playing video games, board games, and card games!  Snacks will be provided. 

Come spend some time at the library during Fall Break. Help us decorate the children's department windows with your best Fall/Halloween themed art using chalk markers.

Today is Art Explosion! Today we will make buttons, create magnets and decorate tote bags! Don't forget to bring a cotton black t-shirt to decorate with reverse tie dye!  Drop in from 12pm-2pm for an afternoon of art!

Come down to the library during Fall Break to make some creative clay pieces to take home. 

Come to the Cordova Branch Library for the Homeschool Bookclub.  Read books, discuss stories and share related activities.

This month, Kevin and the Dragon by Tony DiTerlizzi.  Copies are available at the checkout desk.

Today we will be creating dioramas. Choose a scene from your favorite book, movie or your imagination and create a replica of it in a shoebox! We will provide all of the supplies you need.

Come down to the library during Fall Break to help us color and paint a picture for the wall. We want your help making a masterpiece. 

Today is Tiny Food Day! We will spend the day baking and cooking tiny foods-chicken and waffles, tiny pizzas, tiny tacos, and lots of desserts! At the end of the day we will eat and enjoy all of our creations. 

Come down to the library during Fall Break to use your imagination to make a crafting masterpiece. Use feathers, popsicle sticks, and all manner of crafting supplies to make something fun and unique. 

As part of our fall break, we will have a variety of games available for our children and teens.

Movie Day! Last day of fall break. Wear your pajamas and join us for a movie and pizza party!

***Ages 10-18

Come down to the library during Fall Break to play some board games. Last day of Fall break is a great time to play games like Uno, chess, Connect Four and more as a family. 

Kids: Start your Fall Break Monday off with Art to Grow! We will learn about artists/collections at The Dixon and you'll create your own art to take home!

What looks like a normal rock may actually be a geode with crystals like quartz hiding inside. Learn about the amazing science of geode crystals and try your hand at breaking open a rock to see what you find!

Stop by for a look into the history of crayons and a sneak peek into the process they go through to before they make it onto the store shelf. Design your own multi-colored crayon using recycled pieces of crayons! 

Customers of all ages will get to watch Inside Out 1 and enjoy popcorn and beverages. Please join us if you are interested, and make sure to spread the word!

How do robots work? Well, stop by the South Branch to find out and make your own bristlebot! Use steps from the scientific method to test your robot to see if you can make it move in different ways using other components. 

Customers of all ages will get to watch Inside Out 2 and enjoy popcorn and beverages. Please join us if you are interested, and make sure to spread the word!

Let's create a spooky Halloween mask together! What will you create? 

Get the whole family together for a Fall Break movie! Sticking with our STEAM Week theme, our movie will be one that focuses on technology - Ron's Gone Wrong

Bridges have been around for centuries to help people make it from one side of a body of water or canyon to another. Try your hand at building a bridge to cross a divide using toothpicks and marshmallows.

Grab a mat and join us at Hollywood as we discover a fun way to de-stress and stay active! We'll explore yoga poses, breathing exercises, and mindfulness techniques as we find balance!

Tweens and teens can come enjoy all sorts of games and crafts in our teen innovation center. 

Young chefs will make a dish while learning basic cooking skills, techniques, and kitchen etiquette.  

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.

Young chefs will make a dish while learning basic cooking skills, techniques, and kitchen etiquette.  

In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, Jasmen Ansh with the Tennessee State University SNAP-Ed Extension Program will be on hand to share with children the benefits of healthy eating and guide them in cooking a Hispanic culinary recip

Learn the history of Indian culture, and heritage with Kumar. Try some Indian cuisine and learn some of the styles of dance.

Darlene Newman continues to prove that there's no place like the 'Mound with her new animated series, Orange Mound Bound.

In this program, children will create artwork using Mexican Huichol yarn painting.  With this textured craft, they will have the opportunity to explore their creativity.

Would you like to read a book to a dog? Join us and choose a good book to read to Lovie, the Library Therapy Dog.

Come to the Cordova Library and learn what it's like to be a children's book author.  Meet 3 new children's authors, listen to them read their books and talk about the writing experience, then write and illustrate your own book.

Kids 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 to the Cordova Library and learn what it's like to be a children's book author.  Meet 3 new children's authors, listen to them read their books and talk about the writing experience, then write and illustrate your own book.

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

Come to the Cordova Library and learn what it's like to be a children's book author.  Meet 3 new children's authors, listen to them read their books and talk about the writing experience, then write and illustrate your own book.

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

Join us for an afternoon of pumpkin decorating, where you can let your creativity shine! Whether you prefer spooky, silly, or downright spectacular designs, we’ve got the supplies and the space to bring your pumpkin vision to life.

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

Music is an important part of life. People use music to learn their ABCs, exercise, work, and enjoy the world. The Star Center's board-certified Music Therapists use these qualities of music to help people meet their individual goals.

Literature with Lovie! 

Lovie the library dog loves to listen to books. Drop by while she's here to read her a story. We have lots of books to choose from or you can bring your own!

Music is an important part of life. People use music to learn their ABCs, exercise, work, and enjoy the world. The Star Center's board-certified Music Therapists use these qualities of music to help people meet their individual goals.

Want to learn how to play Chess? Already know how to play Chess? Come join us at Randolph and participate in our Chess club! All ability levels are welcome!

Join us for a Spooktacular Halloween Movie Night at the library! Get ready for a ghoulish good time as we enjoy kid-friendly Halloween movies. 

Every Thursday from 4:15-5pm come and sharpen your reading skills. This group is for Pre-k to 5th grade.

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

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.

Join us for the 2nd annual Cordova Fall Movie Night! 

We will have excited movies, snacks, and movie box giveaways!

Outdoor movie nights will take place next to the book drop and indoor movie nights will be in Room A.