Week Calendar

Come join us for stories, songs and fun, specially designed for pre-school children! 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.

Come join us for story time appropriate for the youngest children! No groups please.

Come and join us for a super cool story time! 

Children will have the opportunity to read with others to increase literacy.  The children will be using the concept of DiscoverRead and work with some of the components of reading, writing, talking, singing and playing.

Come join us as we explore the wonderful world of children's literature for toddlers! No groups please.

Stories, songs, fingerplays, and crafts for the preschool age group.

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

Children will have the opportunity to read with others to increase literacy.  The children will be using the concept of DiscoverRead and work with some of the components of reading, writing, talking, singing and playing.

Get ready to go back to school with the South Branch! Join us for face painting, balloon animals, frozen treats, and more! A limited number of free school supply packs will also be available. 

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.

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

This week's theme - Lions & Tigers & Leopards, oh My!

No registration is needed.

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

This week's theme - Lions and Tigers and Leopards, oh my!

No registration is needed.

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

This week's theme - Lions & Tigers & Leopards, oh my!

No registration is needed.

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

This Story Time will be out of this world! Join us for songs, activities, and stories about Outer Space. 

Come to the Cordova Branch Library and see what it's like to work in the news!  Learn from a Fox13 News reporter and a cameraman what they like best about working in the news industry.  Then practice interviewing your friends.

Join us for a special parachute themed play time. We will sing songs and play games, all with a magical parachute! Adults are encouraged to participate and help the parachute fly. Ages 1-6

Do you love reading AND doggies?! Come and read to a sweet, friendly pup and practice your reading skills! Every third Saturday at the Central Library in the Children's story time room from 11 - 1pm.

We invite our patrons and their small ones to come and express themselves through finger painting! This two-part series is also designed to teach them how to associate colors with emotions and thoughts.

Children will challenge themselves and see how many puzzles they can put together.

Join us at the Library to Color the World with Dixon Gallery and Gardens. Young artists will explore color, shape, and texture in this fun and creative art program!

Our friends at Les Passees will be at Levi to give two live performances on June 21 and July 19! We'd love for our customers to bring their families to experience important life lessons and the light-hearted humor puppets can provide!

Little ones will explore a world of color and patterns with their homemade kaleidoscopes! 

All Pre-K Projects will also include a read-aloud story related to the project.  

Let's make a balloon lantern! On the first day of this workshop, you'll make a lantern using a balloon, tissue paper, and lots of glue! The next day, come back and apply decorations and a final layer of tissue paper and glue.

Let's make a balloon lantern! On the first day of this workshop, you'll make a lantern using a balloon, tissue paper, and lots of glue! The next day, come back and apply decorations and a final layer of tissue paper and glue.

Let’s Make Yummy Snacks! 🍎🥪
 

Let your creativity shine by designing your very own Emoji T-Shirt! Choose from a variety of fun emoji designs!

What to Expect:

Grab the whole family for a fun movie day at the South Branch Library!

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!

What's your favorite Diary of a Wimpy Kid book? 

Join us for discussion, trivia, and crafts all about Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

Children will be introduced to art, providing them with the opportunity explore their creative talents.

Children get a chance to explore origami, a traditional Japanese art form.  With various folds, brightly-colored squares of paper can be transformed into objects, including animals, flowers, boxes, and more.

Wednesdays are Wonderful at Parkway Village. Join us ever Wednesday this summer for an array of games, activities, crafts, movies and so much more!

Join us for a special program with Dixon's Art to Grow Program! Participants are invited to learn about art then create their own masterpiece to take home.

🎉 Join us at Hollywood for Day of Play! Every Thursday, we'll have an activity full of fun, creativity, and adventure!

Join us to learn how to use your hands and cutouts of different characters to make a shadow puppet show of your own! 

Come join in on the crafting fun at Hollywood Library for our On the Mend series. Learn valuable creative skills through sewing, crocheting, and various crafting activities. Want to repair or repurpose old clothing?

Come to the Cordova Branch Library to meet Children's Author Sarai Vaughn.  Hear her read her new book and talk about the writing experience.  Then stay to make your own book.

For ages 5-12 and no registration is needed.

Literature with Lovie! 

Come to the Cordova Branch Library to learn to crochet!  Staff member Kellea will teach all kids, tweens and teens how to do easy crochet stitches and projects.  Yarn and needles provided.

Read a picture book and think you can tell it better? Remix the story! Let's read aloud a book together and retell it in our own way. What if The Three Little Pigs were The Three Fat Alien Hogs?

Come and explore outer space without having to leave Memphis. We'll have displays, activities, and crafts all about space and the planets. There will even be a real meteorite sample!

Step into the WonderLab, where young scientists and inventors explore the magic behind the mysteries of the universe!

Get ready to build, create, and imagine with LEGOs! Come unleash your creativity and see where the bricks take you!

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.