Week Calendar

Join us for fun and engaging activities for participants of Embracing Autism. Let's make playdough using safe and simple products.

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.

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 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.

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

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

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

The Computer Basics class is for the very beginner who has very little computer experience. We start with the basics and help you build knowledge in operating a computer.

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

Participants must have completed Watercolor Painting I or similar course.

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 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. 

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) 

Enter to win a Thanksgiving meal kit for a family of four, generously provided by Whole Foods!

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! 

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

Join us as we share information and resources about Autism Spectrum Disorder. Helping those with autism make friends and develop their social skills in a safe and fun environment. 

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. 

Applying for jobs? Bring in your existing resume for review or create a brand-new resume using the Peterson's resume builder.

Join us for some classic tales every Tuesday!

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

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

This week's theme: Animals from Australia

No registration is needed.

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

Readers interested in exploring a variety of genres in new and old books, and making new friends too, are invited to the Officer Geoffrey Redd Library at 11:00 – every “third Tuesday.”  No registration required.

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

This week's theme - Australian Animals

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!

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

This week's theme - Australian Animals

For all ages and no registration is needed.

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

Ahoy!  Come to the Cordova Branch Library for Blackbeard the Pirate Day.  Learn all about this famous pirate from Captain Davy.  Meet the mermaids who bring treasures and stories.

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. Join us for books about the importance of gratitude in our daily lives! 

On November 23, Dr. Charles Williams will be speaking at the Orange Mound Public Library. Dr.

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. 

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 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!

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

Patrons will learn how to create a stellar and competitive resume using the library database resource available.

Book Chat is a book club for those who hate assigned reading! Come ready to talk about anything you've read recently. We will meet every other month.

We will be making Gratitude Trees with the clients as reminders what we are grateful for. This is a private event.

Do you love Memphis? We do! Join us in celebrating our city!  Enjoy free food, live music from local bands, and story time and crafts.

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!

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

Have you ever heard of a Cricut machine?  People use these electronic cutters to cut original and pre-made designs from all sorts of materials including paper, card stock, vinyl, iron-on transfers and more.

Join us on Fridays for a fun, kid-friendly film at the Whitehaven Library.

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 November, our "page-to-screen" book club, I Read That Movie @ the Library, is reading the 2017 nonfiction book Nomadlland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century, written by Columbia Journalism School adjunct professor Jessica

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.

Let's explore and learn about Australian culture through games, snacks, and life stories with Mark Riddle.

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

Memphis Fair Housing Center, a division of Memphis Area Legal Services, will hold a free legal advice clinic addressing housing questions.

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.

Memphis 901 FC members will speak with tween-age children about soccer.

Join us for our monthly Lego Club. Try completing one of our Lego challenges, try your hand at one of the Lego sets in our collection, or create your own masterpiece! 

Calling all paleontologists! Come to After School Club to learn more about fossils and to even get a chance to perform your own excavation!

Join us at the Whitehaven Library for a fun exploration of Japanese anime and comics. We'll dive into monthly screenings of popular anime and engage in discussions and activities on manga trends and Japanese culture. 

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. 

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. 

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.

A book club for anyone who gets their book recommendations online. Our November book is Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno Garcia.

November's books are:

While We Were Burning by Sara Koffi

The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

The Co-Worker by Freida McFadden

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

Get ready for some ooey-gooey fun this Thanksgiving! Kids will create their own festive Thanksgiving-themed slime with fun fall colors and textures during this squishy, sticky celebration.

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.

Join us for a special story time. Blowing bubbles and reading books together, what could be better than that? 

Do you find mini figures and models fun to make or DIY? Come join us and make your very own mini bookshelf, all supplies will be provided. 

Get ready to unleash your creativity at our Paper Bead Jewelry Workshop! Designed for ages 13-18, this hands-on program invites you to craft stunning jewelry pieces using vibrant, handmade paper beads.

Learn to speak English in this intermediate class.

Get into the Thanksgiving spirit! Kids will turn pinecones into adorable turkey creations and take home their festive-feathered friends.

Come lean a new skill and have fun here at Cordova in the Teen Innovation center

• crafts
• cooking
• movies
• games
• and more

Join us as we create a special Thanksgiving recipe book featuring delicious dishes from our community.

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

Join us for a Thanksgiving adventure around the library! Kids will search high and low for clues in this holiday hunt.

Kids are invited to come to their Randolph Branch Library and make gratitude themed crafts and cards.

Presented by Shelby County Youth Connect. Hosted by CLOUD901 Teen Lab.

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

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

With a chill in the air and the garden chores slowed down, November is a great time to start planning your spring garden! Transform your front garden from so-so to Whoa! Learn affordable, quick ways to make your home stand out!

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.

Compose Yourself: AI Literacy

October 22-November 19 (No class on October 29)

Tuesdays, 6:00-7:30 PM

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.

Come learn Jookin', the Memphis-born new dance craze, from local expert Daniel Price! Space is limited; please register online. 

Join us in the Meeting Rooms for a SCORE presentation of "How To Set Up A Non-Profit Organization."

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.