Week Calendar

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.

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.

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 for a fun aerobics exercise with Ms. Linda Epps. It's a great way to enjoy 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.

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.

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

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.

For those who attended Landscape Watercolor.

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

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

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

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

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.

Visit Frayser Branch Library and create a unique project taught by Dixon Gallery & Gardens.

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.

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.

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!

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

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.

Dates: Monday, October 7th - Friday, October 11th.

Time: 11:00am-5:00pm

Join us for some not-so-scary stories on silly pumpkins, quiet scarecrows and creepy carrots on Tuesday this October!

We will read a story and enjoy some simple coloring sheets and crafts. 

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

This week's theme is Imagination.

No registration is needed.

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

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

Dates: Monday, October 7th - Friday, October 11th.

Time: 11:00am-5:00pm

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

This week's theme is Imagination, plus a Puppet show!

No registration is needed.

Teaching the basic skills of how to use the computer

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!

This Wednesday, we encourage our seniors to come to the Levi Library and test their skills in our Bingo Wednesday! We also encourage our seniors to wear pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

Dates: Monday, October 7th - Friday, October 11th.

Time: 11:00am-5:00pm

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! 

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

This week's theme is Imagination, plus a Puppet show

No registration is needed.

Dates: Monday, October 7th - Friday, October 11th.

Time: 11:00am-5:00pm

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

Dates: Monday, October 7th - Friday, October 11th.

Time: 11:00am-5:00pm

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

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.

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

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.

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!

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.

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.

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. 

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!

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.

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!

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. 

Learn the basics on how to create generational through the stock market. Participants can win up to $25 and a free share of stock! Workshop is FREE!

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!

One on one technical assistance on tablet, laptop or smart device including accessing the library's digital services. (This is not a formal class).

Come out and enjoy chair yoga with other adults as well as a refreshing smoothie afterwards.

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! 

Come, join and see Ms. Amy Hutcheson's fine art works. She is eager to meet you in this 6-week course every Tuesday starting October 1st until November 5th from 1-3 p.m. Ms.

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!

Chair Yoga is a promising form of exercise for adults to enjoy. We will have a calm atmosphere to relax, meditate, and improve your muscle tone.

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. 

This October, customers of all ages will get to watch the Bad Boys series and enjoy popcorn and beverages. Please join us if you are interested, and make sure to spread the word!

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.  

 Do you want find your voice in your  writing ? Are you  worrying about  the writing section of the A.C.T.

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

Let's do some crosswords together!

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.

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.

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.

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.

The only objective is to put words on paper! Think of this as a NaNoWriMo "write-in," but for those of us who need longer than a year to write a book! Bring a writing project to work on, or start something new. All skill levels welcome.

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.

SEW COOL is an embroidery group for teens of all levels. Bring your own project to work on or practice learning basic stitches. Want to join but don't have your own hoop or fabric?

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.

GAMES GALORE is our monthly gaming hour for teens. Choose between board games, card games, or challenging friends in Mario Kart or Super Smash Bros!

Come join us at the East Shelby Library Branch to work on your current knitting or crochet project with fellow artists in the Memphis area! Make connections with and learn new tricks and tips from other local artists. 

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.

***UPDATE***

Registration is still open.  We have a few slots left.  To register, contact Officer Geoffrey Redd Library at 415-2777.

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.

Welcome to Movie Mondays at CLOUD901! In the month of October, we will be featuring a different scary movie each Monday.

Grace H. will be leading a 6 week Crochet class teaching the basics. 

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.

Learn to speak English in this intermediate class.

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!

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.

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

Grace H. will be leading a 6 week Crochet class teaching the basics. 

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.