Week Calendar

Story Time Outreach goes to various daycare centers in the community with stories, songs and movement to help and encourage pre-reading skills, social skills and most of all a love for reading.

Bring your tablet, laptop, or smart device and receive one-on-one technical assistance in accessing the Library’s digital services.  This is not a formal class and customers receive assistance on a first-come first-served basis.  

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.

Memphis Public Libraries – LINC/211 and the Memphis VA host an information table every Monday and Wednesday to help connect homeless veterans with the services they need.

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.

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

Read "Bikini Bottom Buddies", to the children.  We talked about SpongeBob, colors and friends.  Fun time story right before lunch.1

Come and join us for a super cool story time! 

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

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.

Join JobLINC for assistance with job searching, resume building, career coaching, and access to local employment opportunities. Whether you're starting fresh or making a career change, our team is here to support you every step of the way.

Memphis Public Libraries – LINC/211 and the Memphis VA host an information table every Monday and Wednesday to help connect homeless veterans with the services they need.

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 JobLINC for assistance with job searching, resume building, career coaching, and access to local employment opportunities. Whether you're starting fresh or making a career change, our team is here to support you every step of the way.

Techy Seniors – Phone Basics

Learn the basic functions of smart phones and tablets. Participants will explore settings, and learn the following basic functions:

Interested in learning about 3D printing? This class will go over the basics of how 3D printers work, where to find files, and how to "slice" files so the printer can read them. 

Join us for a community-focused Mental Health Fair hosted by Dr. Jerrika Henderson and the Orange Mound Library.

Teens and adults are invited to a Lawnmower Maintenance and Repair Workshop .

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 - Airplanes, Helicopters, Balloons & Things that Fly.

No registration is needed.

At Frayser, a pre-school story time is a great way to encourage a love of reading in children.  We share books, songs and a related art activity.  Parents, please mark this program on your calendar!  

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

Learn the Basics of Using a Computer

You are welcome to bring your child to Story Time @ Crenshaw. Pre-K story time offers children, parents and caregivers stories, songs and movement to nurture imagination and creativity through storybook characters and fun songs.

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

This week's theme - Airplanes, Helicopters, Balloons and Things that Fly.

No registration needed.

Have you always been interested in learning how to play the piano? Join musician Stephen Lee of Memphis Jazz Workshop for this 8-week course to learn. The piano is a beautiful instrument and learning it could help express creativity and emotions.

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.

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

This week's theme - Airplanes, Helicopters, Balloons and Things that Fly.

No registration needed.

Eat, Learn, and Move in this six week series! Join Family and Consumer Sciences TNCEP Agent Lauren Wells for biweekly programming promising good food, kitchen safety skills, achievable exercise, and budget friendly advice.

Memphis Urban League (MUL) to offer career readiness workshops at the North Branch Library.

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

Join us at OGR Library at the corner of Poplar and White Station for stories, songs, movement, and more! 

Come to the Cordova Branch Library for Calligraphy for kids.

Learn to make beautiful letters.  Then decorate your own bookmark and sign.

For all ages and no registration is needed.

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.

Skill Training and Resourceful Teaching Helping Everyone Reach Entrepreneurship or START HERE is a mentorship program helping youth ages 13-21 in the areas of job readiness, financial literacy and advance life skills.

Whitehaven Library’s 5th Annual Back to School Extravaganza !

Join us for an unforgettable day of fun, food, and the spirit of the community as we get ready for a great new school year!

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!

A wonderful time where we win prizes and make new friends.

Memphis Public Libraries provides free notary services to the public during drop-in hours: WEDNESDAYS from Noon – 2 PM at the Central Library in the Business & Sciences Department on the 3rd floor.

Come out, enjoy and have fun learning our basic line dancing steps at a slower pace. This class is more instructional and repetitive. This class is cardio-driven and more about movement than technique.

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!

Join us at the Officer Geoffrey Redd library for yoga with instructor Randii. Please bring your own mat. 

The Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society of Memphis and the Mid-South invite you to attend their Think Tank 2025 annual meeting.

Join us to for a lively discussion on our book of the month!

Learners 65+ register here to join teaching artist Samilia Pelshak for this five-week course exploring

Come enjoy the calm atmosphere as our senior patron's participant in the introduction to the tools and materials used to create original jewelry. Sponsored by: Creative Aging /Instructor-Queen Clower

The club will focus on engaging residents in collaborative gardening, learning about gardening and exploring garden ideas, while promoting a sense of community and improving environmental conditions. 

Chicago Stepping is returning to the Levi Library! Join us every Monday and Wednesday from 1:30-2:30 p.m. as Ray Hilliard demonstrates the Chicago Style 8 count step-by-step while getting in the groove. 

Come enjoy fun, refreshments and prizes at our Saucy Senior's Bingo. This program is for Seniors who are 60 years or older.  We will also have a Licensed Medicare Advisor (Betsy Price) to inform us of the new Medicare changes for 2026.

Participants will work with teaching artist Kristi Duckworth to learn the basic skills of creating mosaics including drawing and coloring a mosaic pattern, cutting pieces out of clay, glazing, adhering mosaic pieces, and grouting.

This class will guide patrons through setting up essential accounts for job search readiness, with a focus on creating an Indeed account. 

We will have a variety of games available for our children and teens!

Learn how to sew, or bring your own projects to our sewing circle, led by the very talented Mary Ann. 

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.

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

So you've watched just about every classic Black sitcom and think you can quote every line, huh? Well we're willing to challenge that assumption. Come and play a few fun rounds of Black Sitcom Trivia with us!

Chicago Stepping is returning to the Levi Library! Join us every Monday and Wednesday from 1:30-2:30 p.m. as Ray Hilliard demonstrates the Chicago Style 8 count step-by-step while getting in the groove. 

Come out to Hollywood Library as Job Linc gives tips and details on how to dress for success. Job assistance will be provided.

A club for beginners: those who have had some lessons and played a little. There will not be a teacher. This will be a chance to practice and play with other beginner players.  

Connect Crew will be hosting a family storytime event at the Memphis Zoo! The storytime and animal meet and greet program will be held at the Wild Encounter location. The storytime event will occur during the zoo's Free TN Tuesday hours.

Come join us to learn how to make healthy meals on a budget. Would you like to know how to make healthier meals at home?  Come and you will feel better, look better and eat better!

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

Men will be discussing book of the month.

Do you like the Cat Kid Comic Club Books and wish you had your own comic club to join? Look no further and join us at Randolph for a fun time making your very own comic club. Don't know how to draw certain characters?

Canvas For A Cause is the Urban Arts Commission's annual fundraising event.

Need a place to knock out assignments or just reflect on a busy day? Study Club is a drop-in opportunity for teens to recharge and get work done.

Canvas For A Cause is the Urban Arts Commission's annual fundraising event.

Need a place to knock out assignments or just reflect on a busy day? Study Club is a drop-in opportunity for teens to recharge and get work done.

Samara, please add this to the library's website.  

Once again this September, Opera Memphis is bringing the magic of music to unexpected places all over the city—including 14 Memphis Public Library branches!

Canvas For A Cause is the Urban Arts Commission's annual fundraising event.

Need a place to knock out assignments or just reflect on a busy day? Study Club is a drop-in opportunity for teens to recharge and get work done.

Need a place to knock out assignments or just reflect on a busy day? Study Break Club is a drop-in opportunity for teens to focus, recharge, and get stuff done.

Culinary Creators: Cooking Classes for Teens at Cordova Library!

A special presentation about the bassoon and saxophone (the coolest musical instruments) for kids. They'll get to hear a live demonstration, see how the instruments are assembled, and learn the history behind the instruments.

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

Ready to take your music, podcast, or creative ideas to the next level? Book a session in our professional-grade studio made just for teens.

Yikes! It's back to school time! Take a break and enjoy a chill time of movies, tabletop games and snacks to help ease into the stress and responsibility of a new year of Middle School & High School.

Welcome to the King’s Court Chess Club, where strategy meets community!

Join us for a hands-on introduction to Canva — a free, beginner-friendly design tool. You'll learn how to create eye-catching graphics using templates, fonts, images, and more. No experience needed!

Join us every 3rd Saturday of the month for a lively book discussion for adults. 

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

Enjoy a fun and interactive session where we express ourselves through music! 🎶✨ Each session combines singing, movement, and storytelling to engage young children in a joyful, musical experience. Come sing, read, and play along!

Stop by the South Branch on the 2nd Monday of each month for a special painting project! We'll try out different painting materials and techniques to make great pieces of art!

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.

Children ages 6-12 are encouraged to get into "Game On" at the Frayser Branch Library.  Join us in playing Scrabble, Connect 4, Air Hockey, Uno, Hang Man and more!

Children will enjoy an interactive and engaging storytime that is sure to keep them wanting more! Each storytime will include a read-aloud of 2-3 books, movement activities, and a craft!

Learn to speak English in this intermediate class.

Customers can enjoy being a part of this cooking demonstration as a                                                   &nbs

Imagine! Build! Share!  Join us at South each Thursday at 4pm to build amazing Lego creations to be displayed and added to our growing archive of builds!

Tweens get an opportunity rip, cut, and create using a collage method artistic technique.