Parkway Village Branch Library

Address: 4655 Knight Arnold, Memphis TN 38118
Phone: (901)363-8923
Hours: Monday - Thursday 10 a.m. - 7 p.m., Friday - Saturday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Closed Sunday.
Holiday Closings for all Memphis Public Library & Information Center libraries can be found here.
Storytime: Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. for preschoolers

History of the Branch

In prior years to the mid 1950's, the area that is now Parkway Village was quite farmland with country roads and cotton fields. In 1956, developers began planning the area for gracious suburban living". Over the next decade the area grew rapidly and on October 23 1966 the new 6000 sq. ft. Parkway Village Library was formally dedicated. The Commercial Appeal reported that lines were so long many people stood in line for over 2 hours to get their cards and check out books. In 1972, an expansion project added an additional 2,800 sq. ft. to the west side of the building.

In subsequent years the library staff worked diligently to meet the needs of a growing, changing, and diverse community. In the 2005 fiscal year, 145,574 customers checked out 85,513 items and the 130 programs offered were attended by 2,939 people.

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.

The Parkway Village Library has ten public computers which can be used for either Internet access or word processing. The computers are available on a first come, first served basis. The branch offers frequent free computer and internet basics classes. Registration is required. Call the branch for dates of computer classes.

Storytime

Parkway Village has a weekly storytime for preschoolers (ages 2 to 5) on Wednesdays at 10:30. To see what’s going on at the Parkway Village Branch or any other libraries, check out InfoDATES, News and Events at Your Memphis Public Libraries.

Job and Career Center

Parkway Village Branch is one of five locations in the Memphis Public Library system designated a Job & Career Center. We have a large collection of materials in areas such as career selection, exam preparation guides, scholarships, college directories, resume preparation, and job hunting. For more Jobs and Career information consult the Job and Career Center.

Collection

Parkway Village features a large collection of audio tapes, both abridged and unabridged, and a rapidly growing collection of English as a Second Language (ESL) materials.  Other materials include: Popular Library materials, Large Print Books, ESL collection (English as a Second Language), Classic literature required for schools, Job and Career Center, Large adult fiction collection, Parent/Teacher materials, Large collection of books-on-tape (abridged and unabridged), DVD's and Videos, and Children and Young Adult materials.

While no public meeting rooms are available, we do offer "The Quite Room", a comfortable, attractive room for reading, study, or quite comtemplation.

Items for Sale at Check-Out Desk

The Check-Out Desk at each library has a handy "store" of useful items for sale

Area Schools

Elementary: Evans, Goodlett, Knight Road, Newberry, Sheffield, Oakhaven, Cromwell, Fox Meadows, and Getwell

Middle: Wooddale, American Way

High Schools: Sheffield, Wooddale, Oakhaven