Week Calendar

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. 

This session will introduce library users to the resources available at the Memphis Public Library for learning about, starting, running, and locating funding for nonprofits.

Come out, enjoy and have fun learning some of the hottest line dancing steps of many genres of music. New comers will have to register. See you there.

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.

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. 

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

Do you enjoy light exercise? If so, this is perfect for you. Chair yoga is great for seniors and those with minimal mobility.  

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) 

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. 

Learn how to use artificial intelligence to supercharge your small business and save time and money! We’ll have live demos with AI tools. No computer skills needed to join this free program!

Come join the Cherokee Crochet Club!  Everyone welcome, from beginners to experienced crocheters.  Free to join plus free yarn to beginners.

North Branch Women Book Club will be discussing, "Bits and Pieces" by Whoopi Goldberg. The facilitator will be Linda Brazell.

Come out and fellowship with games of Bingo and playful association.

Come out and learn the basics of computer literacy, which will include one hour of a basic curriculum and one hour of answering technology related questions with your phone, tablet, or laptop.

Writing your first resume? Need to update your latest resume? Come to this workshop and leave with a resume made just for you!

Connect Crew will be hosting a family storytime event with the Memphis Zoo! The storytime and animal meet & greet program will be held in the Storytime Room in the Children's Department at the Benjamin Hooks Library.

Have you always wanted to learn how to play the tabletop role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons? Join us for a beginners campaign taught by one of the best Dungeon Masters in the city!

Sheryl M. from UT Extension Services is coming back to Cordova to teach everyone how to eat better, to shop smarter. and to exercise more effectively.

Positive Solutions for Families (PSF) is an evidence-informed seven-part series for parents and caregivers of young children.

Join us for a discussion of environmental toxins in the North Memphis area. Researchers and community advocates will be on hand to share documented evidence about the harm these toxins can cause in the community and what can be done.

Dive into the exciting world of podcasting with this beginner-friendly workshop that breaks down the essentials of starting your podcast journey.

Join us every third Thursday of the year for art inspired by nature! Learn about what's growing at the Dixon while getting creative with ever changing seasonally inspired crafts! No experience with art necessary, all supplies provided!

Join us for tips on staying safe while in your home or out in the community. MPD Outreach will join us and shares safety tips for you and your loved ones.

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.

Registration closed.

Metropolitan Inter Faith Association, better known as MIFA, is one of the library's community partners. For this event, we will be assembling care packages for their clients.

Learn Spanish for free in this beginner-friendly class for adults! Instructional materials provided at the start of every class. No registration needed.

Come join in the fun with line dancing while exercising. The variety of steps and movements ensures a comprehensive workout that tones and strengthen your muscles,

Come learn or practice sewing with our beloved Mary Ann at the Raleigh Library! 

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 to practice reading/speaking English and building new vocabulary in a casual friendly environment. Each attendee is welcome to read aloud a page from the suggested book.

For January, our "page-to-screen" book club, I Read That Movie @ the Library, is reading the 1990 science fiction bestseller Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton.

The Memphis Fair Housing Center, a division of Memphis Area Legal Services, Inc., will hold a free legal advice clinic to address questions related to tenant rights and fair housing.

Fiber arts creators come together and work on your current project!

Got big plans for 2025? Creating a vision board can help you take stock of your goals and aspirations, then motivate you to work toward them.

All crafting materials will be supplied.

A book club for anyone who gets their book recommendations online - Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, wherever. Join local Memphis Bookish Creators as we talk about what makes a great Bookish book, our faves and our DNFs!

Learn to speak English in this intermediate class.

Participate in a yoga experience to stretch the body and soothe the mind.

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 Raleigh Reads book club! We will meet on the 3rd Wednesday of the month to discuss books as a group. 

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 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. Please plan to be on time.