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This event is in the "Adults" group
Adults
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
This event is in the "Adults" group
Sep
22
2025
Mon
Gadget Lab
10:00am–12:00pm
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Library Branch:
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room:
Lobby
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Computers and Technology
Event Details:
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.
This event is in the "Children (Age 0-5)" group
Children (Age 0-5)
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
This event is in the "Children (Age 0-5)" group
Sep
22
2025
Mon
Preschool Story Time
10:15am–11:00am
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Library Branch:
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room:
Children's Program Room
Age Group:
Children (Age 0-5)
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts,
Story Times
Event Details:
Come join us for stories, songs and fun, specially designed for pre-school children! Groups must pre-register.
Special Notes
Photograph Notice
This event may be recorded or photographed for use by the Memphis Public Libraries or the City of Memphis for media, social media, broadcast, and/or print purposes.
This event is in the "Adults" group
Adults
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
This event is in the "Adults" group
Sep
22
2025
Mon
LINC/211 and Memphis VA - Partner to provide Homeless Information Tables - Monday and Wednesday
10:30am–1:00pm
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Library Branch:
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room:
Lobby
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Veterans Assistance
Event Details:
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.
Special Notes
Photograph Notice
This event may be recorded or photographed for use by the Memphis Public Libraries or the City of Memphis for media, social media, broadcast, and/or print purposes.
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This event is in the "Children (Age 0-5)" group
Children (Age 0-5)
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
This event is in the "Children (Age 0-5)" group
Sep
23
2025
Tue
Babies and Books
10:15am–11:00am
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Library Branch:
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room:
Children's Program Room
Age Group:
Children (Age 0-5)
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts,
Story Times
Event Details:
Come join us for story time appropriate for the youngest children! No groups please.
Special Notes
Photograph Notice
This event may be recorded or photographed for use by the Memphis Public Libraries or the City of Memphis for media, social media, broadcast, and/or print purposes.
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This event is in the "Children (Age 0-5)" group
Children (Age 0-5)
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
This event is in the "Children (Age 0-5)" group
Sep
24
2025
Wed
Toddler Story Time
10:15am–11:00am
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Library Branch:
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room:
Children's Program Room
Age Group:
Children (Age 0-5)
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts,
Story Times
Event Details:
Come join us as we explore the wonderful world of children's literature for toddlers! No groups please.
This event is in the "Adults" group
Adults
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
This event is in the "Adults" group
Sep
24
2025
Wed
LINC/211 and Memphis VA - Partner to provide Homeless Information Tables - Monday and Wednesday
10:30am–1:00pm
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Library Branch:
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room:
Lobby
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Veterans Assistance
Event Details:
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.
Special Notes
Photograph Notice
This event may be recorded or photographed for use by the Memphis Public Libraries or the City of Memphis for media, social media, broadcast, and/or print purposes.
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This event is in the "Adults" group
Adults
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
This event is in the "Adults" group
Sep
25
2025
Thu
MALS Elder Law: Family Law Legal Clinic for Seniors (60+)
10:00am–12:00pm
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Library Branch:
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room:
Meeting Rooms (CEN)
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Legal Assistance
Event Details:
Please join Memphis Area Legal Services for a free Family Law Legal Clinic for Seniors age 60 and older.
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This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
Teens,
Adults
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
Sep
26
2025
Fri
Getting Started with Excel 365
10:30am–12:30pm
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Library Branch:
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room:
Computer Lab
Age Group:
Teens,
Adults
Program Type:
Computers and Technology
Event Details:
Participants will learn the basic functions available in Microsoft Excel, including:
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This event is in the "Children (Age 0-5)" group
This event is in the "Children (Age 6-8)" group
This event is in the "Tweens (Age 8-12)" group
Children (Age 0-5),
Children (Age 6-8),
Tweens (Age 8-12)
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
This event is in the "Children (Age 0-5)" group
This event is in the "Children (Age 6-8)" group
This event is in the "Tweens (Age 8-12)" group
Sep
26
2025
Fri
Sensory Story Time
11:00am–12:00pm
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Library Branch:
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room:
Children's Program Room
Age Group:
Children (Age 0-5),
Children (Age 6-8),
Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type:
Story Times
Event Details:
Sensory Storytime is a welcoming interactive environment designed for sensory seeking children with autism or other sensory integration challenges.
Special Notes
Photograph Notice
This event may be recorded or photographed for use by the Memphis Public Libraries or the City of Memphis for media, social media, broadcast, and/or print purposes.
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This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
Teens,
Adults
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
Sep
27
2025
Sat
S.T.A.R.T H.E.R.E. Youth Mentorship Program
11:00am–1:00pm
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Library Branch:
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room:
L-56 Training Room
Age Group:
Teens,
Adults
Program Type:
Job and Career,
Personal Finance
Event Details:
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.
Special Notes
This event is in the "Children (Age 6-8)" group
This event is in the "Tweens (Age 8-12)" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults-Seniors" group
Children (Age 6-8),
Tweens (Age 8-12),
Teens,
Adults,
Adults-Seniors
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
This event is in the "Children (Age 6-8)" group
This event is in the "Tweens (Age 8-12)" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults-Seniors" group
Sep
27
2025
Sat
The Vincent Astor Celebration
11:00am–2:00pm
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Library Branch:
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room:
Meeting Rooms (CEN)
Age Group:
Children (Age 6-8),
Tweens (Age 8-12),
Teens,
Adults,
Adults-Seniors
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts,
History/Genealogy
Event Details:
Join us for this family-friendly event and hear from local nonprofits, sit in on story time, create crafts, play games, learn about local history through Memphis Public Libraries' Vincent Astor Collection, and participate in our raffle for the cha
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This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults-Seniors" group
Adults,
Adults-Seniors
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults-Seniors" group
Sep
24
2025
Wed
Notary Services
12:00pm–2:00pm
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Library Branch:
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room:
3rd Floor Reading Area - Walnut Grove Side
Age Group:
Adults,
Adults-Seniors
Program Type:
Legal Assistance
Event Details:
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.
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This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
Teens,
Adults
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
Sep
27
2025
Sat
I Read That Movie @ the Library: OUT OF SIGHT
2:00pm–5:00pm
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Library Branch:
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room:
L-56 Training Room
Age Group:
Teens,
Adults
Program Type:
Book Clubs,
Movies
Event Details:
For September, our "page-to-screen" book club, I Read That Movie @ the Library, is reading the 1996 crime fiction novel Out of Sight, written by Elmore Leonard, many of whose popular novels and stories have been adapted for film and telev
Special Notes
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This event is in the "Children (Age 0-5)" group
This event is in the "Children (Age 6-8)" group
This event is in the "Tweens (Age 8-12)" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults-Seniors" group
Children (Age 0-5),
Children (Age 6-8),
Tweens (Age 8-12),
Teens,
Adults,
Adults-Seniors
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
This event is in the "Children (Age 0-5)" group
This event is in the "Children (Age 6-8)" group
This event is in the "Tweens (Age 8-12)" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults-Seniors" group
Sep
23
2025
Tue
Long Live the King!-Chess Club
6:00pm–7:30pm
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Library Branch:
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room:
Lobby
Age Group:
Children (Age 0-5),
Children (Age 6-8),
Tweens (Age 8-12),
Teens,
Adults,
Adults-Seniors
Program Type:
Games
Event Details:
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.
Special Notes
Photograph Notice
This event may be recorded or photographed for use by the Memphis Public Libraries or the City of Memphis for media, social media, broadcast, and/or print purposes.
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This event is in the "Adults" group
Adults
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
This event is in the "Adults" group
Sep
26
2025
Fri
Intergalactic Eleganza
6:00pm–9:30pm
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Library Branch:
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room:
Lobby
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Games,
Music
Event Details:
We're spacing out at the library and throwing an out-of-this-world after-hours event. Enjoy free food, live trivia, and a fierce lip sync competition. Prizes will be given to the trivia winner, best costume, and the lip sync competition winner.
Special Notes
Photograph Notice
This event may be recorded or photographed for use by the Memphis Public Libraries or the City of Memphis for media, social media, broadcast, and/or print purposes.
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