Week Calendar

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

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

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

Techy Seniors – Phone Basics

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

Join us at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library this winter season for a holiday performance by the Colonial Camerata Chamber Orchestra of Colonial Middle School!

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

Join us for our holiday-inspired concert series, Sounds of the Season!  We are delighted to welcome the Cordova High Concert Singers as their choir brings the spirit of the holidays to the Central Library.

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.

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.

For December, our "page-to-screen" book club, I Read That Movie @ the Library, enters the fray of the age-old debate: is Die Hard a Christmas movie??

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.