Week Calendar

Join JobLINC and DigitalLearn.org to build essential career skills! Our FREE courses will help you:

United Way's IRS-certified volunteers provide FREE basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individuals.

Join JobLINC and DigitalLearn.org to build essential career skills! Our FREE courses will help you:

Join the Frayser Branch Library for our Email Basics class! Learn to create accounts, send and receive messages, attach documents, manage spam, and more.

Computer Basics is for the very beginner to introduce fundamental concepts and skills related to using computers. The class encompasses keyboarding, mouse skills, internet and email basics among other basic applications.

The Probate Court Clerk's Office will offer Passport services at Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library on the 3rd Thursday of each month (except June 2025).

The Cherokee Sewing Club meets once per month.

Creative Aging Studio Course: Mosaic Workshop

Join teaching artist B.J. Foster for this 5-week course and have fun transforming old books into pieces of art. Participants learn to follow a folding pattern creating a visually interesting three-dimensional image.

Join Library Staff on the third Saturday of each month for a good cuppa, a good book and a good chat.

This month's book will be announced soon.

Four session financial literacy program empowering low- and high-income earning individuals to take control of their finances, rewrite their financial stories and build a sustainable foundation for financial success.

Circuit training all parts of the body particularly arms, legs and abdominals. No weights needed. Bring your own mat, towel and water.

Join Lawson and Mary as they lead an interactive Q&A presentation that guides you through a timeline of financial planning topics as you prepare for and navigate through a retirement or any other stage you may be in now.

In celebration of Poetry month, we will be going to Mars with Nikki Giovanni. Let's explore the life, legacy, and mind of the literary genius in her own words as we watch Going To Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project.

How to Plant Trees and Shrubs with Booker T. Leigh! 

Pottery for Ages 65+

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!

Come join us for Chair Yoga! It offers a range of benefits including improved flexibility, increase strength, better balancing, stress reduction and meditation to relax your mind.

Participants receive an introduction to painting with a pallet knife, learning to embrace an abstract eye and let go of the tightness that can be found using a paintbrush.

Class will share with individuals the process of filing a small claim in Shelby County General Sessions Court on their own behalf (pro se).

Every third Saturday, customers of all ages will get to watch a movie and enjoy popcorn and beverages. Please join us if you are interested, and make sure to spread the word!

The Cherokee Sewing Club meets once per month.

Embark on a journey into the heart of Chinese language and culture.

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

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

Learn how to sketch fashion by using the proper measurements and format manually on paper. The course will include coloring and shading with no. 2 pencils, colored pencils, and color markers.

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

This course is geared towards students of all levels. It focuses on fundamentals such as sound, technique, music reading, and improvisation. Participants will learn how to effectively practice and make individual goals on the instrument.

In this introductory course, you will learn the basics of the Spanish language, including pronunciation, alphabet, colors, time and common phrases.

Discover the fascinating connection between music and math in this engaging 4-session class. Participants will explore the basics of piano playing while learning how mathematical concepts like patterns, intervals, and sequences shape music.

Welcome to the Night Cafe!

This course empowers individuals with the knowledge and tools to prioritize their mental health, build resilience and navigate life’s challenges.

This course will explore the step-by-step process for goal setting, managing and tracking day-to-day expenses, investing for the future, planning for life and death, and creating wealth.

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

Fair Housing Council of Metropolitan Memphis is hosting a class teaching the community how to become fair housing testers. Learn about becoming a secret shopper: Fair Housing Investigator.

Class will show how to make products through use of sublimation printing, epoxy tumbling, silhouette cameo and much more. 

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.