East Shelby Branch Library
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Address: 7200 East Shelby Dr. (East Shelby
Dr. & Old Germantown Rd.) Memphis, TN. 38125
Phone: (901)751-7360
Hours: Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. CLOSED Sunday.
Storytimes: Wednesdays 11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
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History
East Shelby Branch Library is a recent addition to the Memphis/Public
Library & Information Center. It is located in the Hickory Hill area.
In December 1989, the City Council voted to annex 15.6 square miles
of the Hickory Hill area for development. The result was a legal battle
that lasted over 11 years and finally ended in July 1998. This battle
also became a stumbling block to a new library being built in the area,
because of the uncertainty of the final results of the lawsuit, although
a library was certainly needed and actively sought. The annexed area
of Hickory Hill officially became part of the city of Memphis on January
1, 1999, however, the East Shelby branch library is on the edge of the
city and county boundary line and is considered to be a county branch.
It opened on Feb. 15, 1999 with an official grand opening on March 16,
1999.
The branch serves 2 high schools, 3 middle schools and 7 elementary
schools.
East Shelby is one of the larger branches in the library system with
30,000 square feet. The Shelby County Government funded the construction
costs. The Branch is one of only a few in the system featuring a self-checkout
machine.
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Computers
Computers for browsing the Internet (including email), accessing
information online, or
for use with word processing etc. are available for public use. See
the Internet
Use Policy and the
Computer Assistance Policy for more information.
There are 36 public PCs with Internet access, Microsoft Word, Power
Point, Excel, Access and the Library Catalog computer. All are served
by network printers.
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Collection
There are approximately 80,000 items with more still coming in each
day. These items include :
- A wide selection of musical CDs (gospel, rap, blues, soundtracks,
R&B, etc.)
- Medical books on a wide variety of subjects (health, pregnancy,
mental illness, etc)
- Interior design and exterior home improvement
- Poetry
- Art techniques and artists
- Price guides for dolls, antiques, coins, and other collectibles
- Religious topics
- Philosophy
- Self-improvement ( body and mind)
- Classics and Cliff Notes
- Personal finance
- Languages (including Japanese and Chinese)
- Books written in Spanish
- Books on tape
- A huge selection of videos
- Performing Artists
- Wide collection on Travel Books
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Meeting Rooms
Two public meeting rooms with a seating capacity of 40 people in
each room, which can combine into one large meeting room to accommodate
80 people. There is also a public conference room with a capacity of
12 people, two group study rooms, two tutoring rooms and kitchen facilities
available.
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Items for Sale at Check-Out Desk
The Check-Out Desk at each library has a handy "store"
of useful items for sale
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Other Branch Features
- Storytime room
- Exhibit gallery
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