Week Calendar

A book club for adults willing to read a book outside of their comfort zone.  Each month we read a book in a genre new to many of us or by an author unfamiliar to us or even an old classic we've not read in years.

 Join us for a pre-college crash course in seminal black literature! All materials will be provided. No pre-reading or prior knowledge required. 

Instructor: Douglas Pratt will host a session on how to turn your passion for writing into an ongoing career. You will learn how to network, get published and take advantage of writing opportunities.

In this workshop taught by local Film Director Caleb Suggs, students will receive an overview of each stage of the filmmaking process with a focus on the roles of the director.

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

Join us at the Orange Mound Library, as film director, playwright, actor, and scholar, William Edwards presents a six session course that makes Film accessible to you.

East Shelby Book Lovers Club will meet Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. in the conference room, at the East Shelby Library.

Join us at the Orange Mound Library, as film director, playwright, actor, and scholar, William Edwards presents a six session course that makes Film accessible to you.

Join the teen improv writing club beginning June 2nd and every other Monday in June and July!

DON'T THINK, JUST WRITE!

Join us for Books & Boba, a chill book club just for teens! We’ll make boba, talk about whatever book you're interested in, and hang out with fellow readers.

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

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

Come in out of the heat and join us for a fun art project. Some people call this "Vision Boards" but we are making Collage Art.

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

Men will be discussing book of the month.

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.

Ever wanted to get someone on board with a show you can't stop talking about? Or maybe you think that super popular artist is totally overrated and need to explain why? How about trying to convince folks that the ocean is basically a giant soup?

EDIT: Unfortunately, we've had to postpone the Paint and Sip.

Dive into the realm of sci-fi and explore the vast reaches of time and space going wherever your imagination can take you! Robots, aliens, spaceships and apocalyptic futures! The possibilities are endless! New to the sci-fi genre?

Join us every Wednesday this summer from 4:00 to 4:30 PM for our Weekly Reader Club! We will be reading Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.

Mondays | 5:00–6:00 PM | Tween Zone

One of the longest running book clubs in the MPL system, the Central Readers Club meets regularly on the 2nd Monday evening of each month.

Join us for the Raleigh Reads book club! We will meet on the 3rd Tuesday of the month to discuss books as a group. 

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.

Fall in love with a new book! Throughout this series, participants will "date" six romance novels of their choice. On June 12th, we will each check out six books and take them home to start reading.