We are 60 days into our Wellness Wednesday series at the Bartlett Library. This series opened with Starting a […]
MPL Highlights
We had 20 customers to participate in the drawing for our Customer Appreciation Day gift bags. The first […]
Crenshaw Library Customer Appreciation Day!
The Raleigh Library team had a successful HBCU College Fair event. Students from Raleigh-Egypt High School, and Memphis […]
HBCU College Fair!
Our young scholars had a great time learning about Garrett Morgan, inventor of the Three-Position Traffic Signal (traffic light). […]
New Glory Black History Program at Gaston Park Library!
The event was held on Saturday, February, 11, 2023, from 2-4 pm. Galentine’s Day is a day for […]
Galentine’s Day 2023 at East Shelby!
On March 18th, a group of us at Cordova library dabbled in watercolors just for the fun of […]
Painting at Cordova Library!
Gaston Park Library staff read the book, “An American Story”, and paid tribute to the inventor Garrett Morgan by making […]
Gaston Park Library at Lester Community Center
On Martin Luther King, Jr’s Birthday Celebration, several library staff members partnered with Uncommon Threads Quilt Guild to […]
Outreach at the National Civil Rights Museum!
Storytime and crafts at Lester Community Center 1/11/2023. Gaston Park Librarians had 40 participants listening to engaging storytelling and […]
Lester Story Time and Craft
ABC 24 MEMPHIS – November 20, 2022 “Performances by groups like the Chinese Ensemble and the Memphis Youth […]
“‘Parade of Nations’ held by Benjamin L. Hooks Central Libraryons ...
Daily Memphian – August 12, 2022 “When walking into the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library at 3030 Poplar […]
“Second Editions Book Store aims to be more than words”
Action News 5 – July 22, 2022 “The Raleigh Library will have the grand opening for their new Teen Innovation […]
“Raleigh Library opens new Teen Innovation Center”
News Channel 3 – June 29, 2022 “Families are invited to explore Memphis through music, food, and an […]
“Live At 9: Summer Program Helps Families Explore the Tastes ...
La Prensa Latina – June 22, 2022 “Benjamin L. Hooks Library is hosting a Diversity Camp this week […]
“Memphis Teens Get Crash Course in Diversity”
Action News 5 – June 21, 2022 “These kids are getting a crash course on what it’s like […]
“Library cultural leaders teach teen diversity”
Highground News – March 17, 2022 “Many teens entering adulthood find the experience overwhelming. School can only prepare […]
“Grown-ish workshop series at South Library prepares teens for adulthood”
ABC 24 MEMPHIS – March 14, 2022 “Shelby County students are out of school this week enjoying their […]
“Memphis Youth Arts Initiative drumming up interest in camp”
Memphis Parent – February 28, 2022 “Memphis Library Foundation and Memphis Public Libraries have teamed up with International Paper to open […]