Week Calendar

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) 

The AAPI Education Series, sponsored by the City of Memphis, will take place on Saturday, May 24, from 10:00 AM to 1:30 PM at the Bert Ferguson Community Center (8505 Trinity Road, Cordo

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

This week's theme - Flowers and Gardens

No registration is needed.

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

This week's theme - Flowers and Gardens

No registration is needed.

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

This week's theme - Flowers and Gardens

No registration is needed.

Come to the Cordova Branch Library for Tunes & Tales with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra.  Learn about musical instruments.  Share music and a story.  Then stay for a craft activity.

East Shelby Book Lovers Club will meet Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. in the conference room, at the East Shelby Library.

Join us at East Shelby for some anime fun! We'll not only be watching anime, but learning about Japanese culture, language, and history!

Want to learn how to get more involved in our community? Come to Cordova Branch Library's VOLUNTEER FAIR Friday, May 23 at 2:00.

We are excited to host this book club, led by local author Andrea Hardaway! Books are chosen each month by attendees. All genres are welcome, but this group loves nonfiction, inspirational, and must-read books by contemporary black authors.

For May, our "page-to-screen" book club, I Read That Movie @ the Library, is reading the 1952 romance novel Carol by Patricia Highsmith, originally published as The Price of Salt under the pseudonym Claire Morgan.

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

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

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.

Whether you're a total beginner or just looking to level up your stitching game, join our Cloud Sewing Club! Each week, we’ll dive into sewing machine basics, hand sewing techniques, and how to mend or alter clothes from your own closet.

Join us for a creative music therapy session where teens will collaborate to write and record their own songs! Whether you're a singer, songwriter, or just love music, this workshop offers a fun and supportive space to express yourself.

This class/workshop will focus on dramatic writing culminating to presenting works on stage including poetry, short stories, and prose in a dramatic form.

Learn the basics or just jam out. South Branch Library has guitars ready to strum and a guitarist ready to teach. All you need is the will to learn. 

Classes will cover introductory Spanish terms and keywords commonly used in day-to-day conversations. Lessons will focus on vocabulary, speaking, and some writing skills to help students communicate effectively in everyday situations.

This series will discuss how to turn your passion for writing into an ongoing career. You will learn how to network, get published and take advantage of writing opportunities. 

Instructor:  

EPISTOLARY HEALING: LETTERS UNSENT. 

A transformative 6-week letter writing workshop.

Unwritten words carry weight. What would happen if you finally gave them an assigned space?

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. 

Join this incredible opportunity for writers of all levels to hone their skills in this writing workshop series with Carnegie Writers! Practice different writing styles, prose, and more while collaborating with fellow writers in activities.

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.

Lit at the Library: The Memoir

Thursdays, 6:00-7:30 pm

May 15-June 26 (No class on June 19)