Week Calendar

Joseph Oliver and a variety of skilled professionals conduct weekly classes with customers participating in hands-on repair and learning exercises.

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.

This class is designed to introduce the basic functions of  Microsoft Word for Office 365 in order to create professional documents, resumes, and any other text documents.  The following skills will be covered:

Step into the Jazz Age and get moving with the instructors from Collage Dance Collective! 

Genealogy assistance with Dr. Cynthia Sadler! Come get assistance with your genealogical research from one of our library's favorite experts. Dr.

The SANKOFA GENEALOGY & HISTORY SOCIETY organized in January 2015. It is an informal group of like-minded genealogy enthusiasts who gather to discuss, share, and learn how to preserve  and document family history.

Have questions about genealogy? Wondering how to find that long-lost ancestor? Just getting started on your family history research journey? Have no fear...Genealogy Assistance Tuesdays are here!

MPL's Seed Library is hosting a community seed swap! Sunday, 2:00-4:00 pm, come to the 3rd floor reading area and mingle with your fellow gardeners, trade planting ideas, and swap seeds.

This fun guessing game is a newer version of charades. Teens will participate in teams as one team member will guess words from a word related to excellence achieved in societal culture. Light refreshments will be served.

Join us at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library on February 11th from 2-3 pm for a musical performance by the Walt Phelan Band! Walt Phelan is an indie rock musician hailing from the vibrant musical city of Memphis, Tennessee.

Join us for two-hours of casual chess. Players of all levels and ages welcome. Participation is first come, first served as space allows.

Superstition meets camaraderie! Grab your besties—or come solo and make new ones—for an evening all about celebrating friendship, fun, and a bit of dangerous adventure! 🤝

Grab a mug and get cozy in CLOUD901!

Open Makerspace is a daily drop-in opportunity for teens to explore fiber arts like crochet and embroidery, DIY crafts, nail design art, or test new tools and materials.

Project: Personal square or crochet art piece.

• Crochet Skill:

  Color changes and pattern reading.

  Design personal patches or mini wall hangings that reflect identity.

Ready to stop writing poems that just sit in your notebook? This 8-week series, designed for all high school writers, is the ultimate crash course in taking your words from the page to the stage.

Are you curious about Dungeons & Dragons but never had the chance to play a game? Look no further! Join our game table and roll some dice at the Randolph Library! 

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

Step into the season of blooms with a burst of creativity! Join us for a joyful beading experience where bright colors, fresh designs, and good vibes come together.

Open Makerspace is a daily drop-in opportunity for teens to explore fiber arts like crochet and embroidery, DIY crafts, nail design art, or test new tools and materials.

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

Join us for a writing workspace where you can work to complete individual projects, follow a weekly prompt, or recharge your writerly battery by reading.

Fridays are for fun! Unwind after a long school week and join us for an afternoon of gaming and snacks.

Discover the art and joy of crafting your own tea blends in this hands-on DIY Tea Making Program.

In honor of Langston Hughes and the vibrant spirit of the 1920s, join us for an evening of creative deconstruction at our Blackout Poetry Art! 

 Do you want find your voice in your  writing ? Are you  worrying about  the writing section of the A.C.T.

Celebrate Valentine’s Day at the library with a fun, creative teen craft program! Teens can choose from three easy Valentine’s-themed crafts and make something special to keep or share.

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!

Join us to learn strategies for job searching, applying for jobs, nailing job interviews and more!

In partnership with the Hope And Help To Hold On Foundation

Wayne Dowdy, manger of Memphis Public Library's Memphis and Shelby County Rooms and author of several books on local history, will be on hand at the Frayser branch to present the history of desegregation of MPL.

Smash Bros Showdown at CLOUD901! 🎮✨

Think you’ve got what it takes to dominate the battlefield? Join us for a Super Smash Bros Tournament at the CLOUD901 Teen Learning Lab!

The Session is a monthly meetup for teen artists to connect, collaborate, and create in the CLOUD901 Music Lab.

Step back in time for an evening of rhythm and nostalgia at our special event, The 1920s: Volumes of Jazz. 

Are you interested in budgeting, paying off debt, starting a savings plan, establishing or rebuilding your credit, but don't know where to start? This is the workshop for you.

Tech Help was designed to support individuals in building confidence and practical skills for navigating today’s digital world.

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.

For February, A Wider Angle, our monthly film series highlighting independent global cinema, will screen the 2022 Chinese drama Return to Dust, written and directed by Li Ruijun.

The Raleigh Open Studio Lab is a creative drop-in space designed for filmmakers, photographers, and content creators to edit, create, and grow.

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.