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Writings on the Wall

All Day 4/1 - 4/30
Cordova Library
Library Branch: Cordova Library
Room: Teen Innovation Center
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Poetry and Writing
Event Details:
Please join us for the Writings on the Wall art and poetry program. Come in to the Teen Innovation Center and grab paper, pens, markers and crayons and create your own art or poetry piece. Art and poetry will be laminated and displayed on the walls o...

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Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

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Poet-Tree

04/02/2024 @ 9:00am - 04/30/2024 @ 5:00pm
Randolph Library
Library Branch: Randolph Library
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults
Program Type: Poetry and Writing
Event Details:
Come to Randolph and celebrate National Poetry Month! Kids of all ages can come in and add their own poem to our Poetry Tree!...

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Friends of the Library

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Youth Appreciation Week

04/15/2024 @ 2:00pm - 04/20/2024 @ 4:30pm
Whitehaven Library
Library Branch: Whitehaven Library
Age Group: Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games, Music, Poetry and Writing
Event Details:
You are appreciated! Join us to celebrate and appreciate youth for all they do at the libraries with fun activities and treats every day this week....

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Friends of the Library

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Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

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Legal Clinic

10:00am - 12:00pm
Whitehaven Library
Library Branch: Whitehaven Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Legal Assistance
Event Details:
An attorney with Memphis Area Legal Services will offer free advice and counsel to customers with civil legal issues. This will be on a first come first serve basis.The clinic will be held at the Whitehaven Branch Library (4120 Millbranch), from 10 a...

Techy Seniors - Smart Phone Basics

10:30am - 12:30pm
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: L-56 Training Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Computers and Technology
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:
Techy Seniors – Phone BasicsLearn the basic functions of smart phones and tablets. Participants will explore settings, and learn the following basic functions:Connect to wi-fiBrowse the InternetAdd and delete appsOrganize the home screenUse the camer...

The Art of Calligraphy

10:30am - 12:30pm
Cordova Library
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Cordova Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Poetry and Writing
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:
Rachael S. has a talent for letter writing, and she wants to share her gift. Please attend this bi-monthly class where you will learn the beauty and style of calligraphy. She will guide us every session how to write beautifully for letters, home deco...

Sensory Storytime

11:00am - 11:45am
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 special sensory seeking children with autism or other sensory integration challenges....

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Share Your Library Story

12:00pm - 2:00pm
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: Goodwyn Gallery
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Library Support
Event Details:
Come tell us why you love your library. We will be recording stories of our customers' experience at Memphis Public Libraries. Your recording could be used as part of the social media campaign for library engagement. The process is simple. You sit in...

Community Table Garden: Composting With Worms

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: 3rd Floor Reading Area - Walnut Grove Side
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Community Information, Home and Garden
Event Details:
Join Community Table Garden's Debbie Sowell to learn all about making your own rich fertile compost with your favorite garden friends: Worms~! ...

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Garden Club

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Room: Meeting Room
Program Type: Home and Garden
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
Are you interested in gardening? If so, join our garden club. Our urban garden and garden club proves that if you can grow a garden on Poplar Avenue, you can grow one anywhere!...

Movies in the Haven

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Whitehaven Library
Library Branch: Whitehaven Library
Room: Teen Innovation Center
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:
Join us and enjoy a movie and snacks with your friends as part of Youth Appreciation Week!...

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Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Memphis Library Foundation

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Teens Turn Up Fridays

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Hollywood Library
Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Room: Teen Innovation Center
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Clubs, College Preparation, Computers and Technology, Cooking and Food, Exhibits, Games, Health & Wellness, Job and Career, Language Classes, Literature Classes, Movies, Music
Event Details:
Teens Turn Up Fridays is time for our teens to express themselves through music, arts, and crafts. It's also a time for us to explore new skills and experiences like learning new languages, job interviewing skills, career exploration, and so much mor...

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Friends of the Library

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Memphis Library Foundation

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Beginner Yoga Class

10:30am - 11:30am
Randolph Library
Library Branch: Randolph Library
Age Group: Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:
Join instructor VaShaunna Dixson for a beginner yoga class at Randolph! Start your Saturday off right! No experience necessary. If you have a mat, please bring one but some will be provided....

Cherokee Sewing Club

10:30am - 12:00pm
Cherokee Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Cherokee Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Home and Garden
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:
This is a project-based sewing club, where each month, we learn how to cut out, sew, and complete a different small project.  Great for both beginners and more advanced people who love to sew!  All fabric, thread, materials and notions are ...

Japanese Culture Club

10:30am - 12:00pm
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: Lobby
Age Group: Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults
Program Type: Cultural Awareness
Event Details:
Join us for MPL's Japanese Culture Club! This monthly meeting will be dedicated to the appreciation of Japanese culture. The club will focus on immersing attendees in Japanese customs and traditions as well as popular culture in a fun and engaging en...

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Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

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International Storytime - Middle Eastern Marketplace

11:00am - 11:45am
Cordova Library
Library Branch: Cordova Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Cultural Awareness
Event Details:
Come to the Cordova Branch Library to see a Middle Eastern Marketplace.  Each table will have something you would see in a market- clothes, pots & pans, snacks, stories.For all ages and no registration is needed....

Hattiloo at the Libraries

11:00am - 12:00pm
Cossitt Library
Library Branch: Cossitt Library
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Cultural Awareness, Theater
Event Details:
Hattiloo Theatre performs a live children play based on the book, Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters. Attendees will be able to participate in an interactive activity based on the play following the performance. ...

RESCHEDULED: MAY 18 - Vegetable Gardening with Booker T. Leigh

11:00am - 12:00pm
Whitehaven Library
Cancelled
Library Branch: Whitehaven Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Home and Garden
Event Details:
Join Memphis legend Booker T. Leigh to have all your vegetable gardening questions answered! With more than 30 years of experience in the 901 ecosystem, no question is too small or big for our guest! We can't wait to have you join us. ...

Memphis Farmers Market Story Time

11:00am - 1:00pm
Cossitt Library
Library Branch: Cossitt Library
Age Group: Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Outreach Event, Story Times
Event Details:
Join the Cossitt Library and Connect Crew as we have Story Time at the Memphis Farmers Market at S Front Street and GE Patterson! While you're enjoying local produce and other wonderful foodstuffs, bring your young ones by for stories, activities, an...

Chicago Stepping @ Levi

11:30am - 12:30pm
Levi Library
Library Branch: Levi Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Library Support, Music
Event Details:
Chicago Stepping is coming to the Levi Library. Join us on Saturday, March 30, 11:30-12:30, as Anthony Boone (aka-The Professor) demonstrates the Chicago Style 6 count step-by-step while getting in the groove....

My Money, My Future

11:30am - 1:00pm
Hollywood Library
Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Personal Finance
Event Details:
Let's learn about personal finance through games and crafts! Join the Hollywood Library and Mrs. Carmen Northern (CarmenCents) as we explore how to make our money work for us and build wealth early! Registration is required to attend. Refreshments wi...

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Friends of the Library

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Memphis Library Foundation

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LEGO CLUB

12:00pm - 1:00pm
East Shelby Library
Library Branch: East Shelby Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Event Details:
We provide the Lego bricks and you make the creations. Come get your build on!...

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Friends of the Library

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Crafternoons at Cossitt

12:00pm - 1:30pm
Cossitt Library
Library Branch: Cossitt Library
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:
Please join us Saturday afternoons for children's craft time at Cossitt Library. We will have a guided craft, but also will provide supplies for artistic free play. Come get crafty with us!...

Arts and Crafts @ Levi

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Levi Library
Library Branch: Levi Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:
Did you know that arts and crafts aren't just for kids? Come and join us at Levi as we explore the mind of creativity. Our workshops will help relieve stress and depression, as well as decrease age-related cognitive impairment. ...