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Meg Green
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Memphis Public Libraries
3030 Poplar Avenue
Memphis, TN 38111
meg.green@memphistn.gov
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“‘Parade of Nations’ held by Benjamin L. Hooks Central Libraryons Book Store aims to be more than words”
ABC 24 MEMPHIS – November 20, 2022 “Performances by groups like the Chinese Ensemble and the Memphis Youth Arts Initiative aimed to express different cultures,…
“How Memphis Created the Nation’s Most Innovative Public Library”
SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE – November, 2021 “The Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, a building of pale concrete and greenish glass, rises four stories in midtown Memphis….
“Smithsonian Magazine picks Memphis as place with most innovative library in the country”
ABC 24 MEMPHIS – October 26, 2021 “Memphis is back on the map nationally once again. This time for the libraries. Smithsonian Magazine highlighted Benjamin Hooks…
“Second Editions Book Store aims to be more than words”
Daily Memphian – August 12, 2022 “When walking into the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library at 3030 Poplar Ave., it’s not unusual to walk past…