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Your Family, Your Library: Art Open Call

03/01/2024 @ 12:45pm - 03/26/2024 @ 5:45pm
Cossitt Library
Library Branch: Cossitt Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Exhibits
Event Details:
A year ago, Cossitt reopened its doors, and we want to welcome you all back. This is your library, your home for learning and fun. What’s home without a couple of family photos? Submit your family portraits for a chance to be featured in Cossitt’s fi...
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

March Madness Bracket Selection

All Day 3/18 - 3/21
Randolph Library
Library Branch: Randolph Library
Room: Main Floor
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Event Details:
Whether you're a basketball aficionado, a casual fan, or just someone who enjoys taking a shot in the dark, come try your hand at selecting a 2024 NCAA March Madness Bracket. It doesn't need to be perfect—in fact, the odds of creating a perfect March...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Aerobics Class at Raleigh

10:00am - 11:00am
Raleigh Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
Join us for a fun aerobics class with Ms. Linda Epps. It's a great way to have fun exercising while allowing you to stretch, improve flexibility, muscular strength, and cardiovascular fitness. ...
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Beginning Spanish

10:00am - 12:00pm
Whitehaven Library
Library Branch: Whitehaven Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Cultural Awareness, Language Classes
Event Details:
A beginning Spanish class designed for students that have no familiarity with the language. Registration not necessary and we can start you with our beginners group and work you up to our advanced group. We promise to be gentle and to make sure every...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Mobile Vet Center

10:00am - 12:00pm
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: Library Outdoor Grounds
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Veterans Assistance
Event Details:
The VA Mobile Vet Center will be back in the Central Library parking lot to provide Readjustment Counseling Service for all Veterans who served in a combat zone. For more information about services, please visit www.vetcenter.va.gov or call...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

AARP Tax Prep

10:00am - 1:30pm
Bartlett Library
Library Branch: Bartlett Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Tax Assistance
Event Details:
AARP free tax preparation for seniors 60 plus. AARP will assist all, but seniors will be given preference. For more information about free tax preparation visit www.memphislibrary.org/linc-2-1-1/tax-assistance.  AARP sites see taxpayer...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

AARP Free Tax Preparation

10:00am - 2:00pm
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: 3rd Floor Reading Area - Poplar Side
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Tax Assistance
Event Details:
AARP Foundation’s IRS-certified volunteers provide FREE basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individuals. The service is available to taxpayers with low and moderate income, with special attention to those age 60 an...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Free Tax Preparation by United Way Mid-South

10:00am - 4:00pm
Raleigh Library
Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Tax Assistance
Event Details:
Raleigh Branch will be one of the super sites for free tax preparation starting January 30, 2024, to April 15, 2024.Below is the schedule.Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.Please call 901-415-2778 if you have any questions....
This event is in the "Children (Age 0-5)" group.

Babies & Books

10:15am - 11:00am
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5)
Program Type: Story Times

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This event is in the "Children (Age 0-5)" group.

Read, Create, Move: Storytime at North!

10:30am - 11:00am
North Library
Library Branch: North Library
Room: Main Floor
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Story Times
Event Details:
Enjoy stories, songs, and fun as children ages 0-5 are introduced to the joy-filled world of children’s books. This month we will read about some silly stories, listen to some fun songs, and work on different crafts!...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Book Club

11:00am - 12:00pm
Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:
The Officer Geoffrey Redd Library Book Club is off to a running start. We meet on the third Tuesday of each month at 11:00am.  We select well-received, award-winning books to entertain us from month-to-month.  We share opinions of the book ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Gameday Tuesdays

11:00am - 12:00pm
Hollywood Library
Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Computers and Technology
Event Details:
Adult participants come out and enjoy various provided games; interacting with peers and establishing relationships with others. ...

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Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Photograph Notice

This event may be recorded or photographed for use by the Memphis Public Libraries or the City of Memphis for media, social media, broadcast, and/or print purposes.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Free Tax Preparation

11:00am - 4:00pm
Cherokee Library
Library Branch: Cherokee Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Tax Assistance
Event Details:
Free tax preparation.  First come, first served. Bring all needed documents and identification....
This event is in the "Adults" group.

United Way Free Tax Prep

11:00am - 4:00pm
Frayser Library
Library Branch: Frayser Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Tax Assistance
Event Details:
The United Way Free Tax Prep is staffed by IRS-certified volunteers who will prepare and file your taxes. The service is free, secure, and confidential.Visit uwmidsouth.org/free-tax-prep for more information....
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Memphis Black Restaurant Week

11:00am - 9:00pm
Cossitt Library
Library Branch: Cossitt Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Cooking and Food, Cultural Awareness
Event Details:
We are delighted to extend an invitation to you for an extraordinary dining experience at Dos Hermanos Kitchen, where we will be participating in Memphis' Black Restaurant Week from Monday, March 18 to Saturday, March 23. Join us as we pay homage to ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Power Hour

12:30pm - 5:00pm
Levi Library
Library Branch: Levi Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:
Looking for a way to set healthy goals or start an exercise routine? Join us at Levi as we move and groove with modern, easy to use equipment. Your choice, Your Pace! ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Fabric Collage @ Levi

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Levi Library
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Levi Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:
Come to our six-week Fabric Collage series hosted by Creative Aging at the Levi Library. Students will explore various fabric textures and patterns to repurpose them into a collage piece. They will also look at composition, contrast and movement in c...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Book Chat Book Club

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Bartlett Library
Library Branch: Bartlett Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:
Join us for Book Chat an informal book club where you share your reads, and get ideas for new reads from other participants. For more information call the Bartlett Library, 386-8968 and ask for Cathy. ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

East Shelby Book Lovers Club

1:30pm - 3:00pm
East Shelby Library
Library Branch: East Shelby Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:
East Shelby Book Lovers Club will meet on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, @ 1:30 pm, in the conference room at East Shelby Branch Library. We will discuss The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid. If you would like to bri...

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Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Photograph Notice

This event may be recorded or photographed for use by the Memphis Public Libraries or the City of Memphis for media, social media, broadcast, and/or print purposes.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Memphis Fair Housing Center: Free Legal Advice Clinic

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: 3rd Floor Reading Area - Poplar Side
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Legal Assistance
Event Details:
Memphis Fair Housing Center, a division of Memphis Area Legal Services, will hold a free legal advice clinic addressing housing questions.Bring your rental rights and fair housing related questions and receive free legal advice from a licensed fair h...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Spring Paint n Sip

3:30pm - 5:00pm
Randolph Library
Library Branch: Randolph Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM arts
Event Details:
Celebrate the first day of Spring with us at the Randolph Library. We will be hosting a spring themed paint and sip for teens from 3:30 to 5:00pm. We'll provide the supplies, soda/sparkling water, music and snacks. ...

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Photograph Notice

This event may be recorded or photographed for use by the Memphis Public Libraries or the City of Memphis for media, social media, broadcast, and/or print purposes.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Paper Collage Challenge

3:30pm - 5:30pm
CLOUD901
Library Branch: CLOUD901
Room: Brainstorm Zone
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: STEAM arts
Event Details:
Pull from a collection of themes (or think of your own) to create eye-catching paper collage art using supplies such as magazines, fabrics, newspapers, discarded books, and more!Learn about paper collage artists, their unique styles, favorite materia...
This event is in the "Tweens (Age 8-12)" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Expressing Myself Through Creative Writing

4:00pm - 5:00pm
North Library
Library Branch: North Library
Room: Offsite Location
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Event Details:
Do you want find your voice in your  writing ? Are you  worrying about  the writing section of the A.C.T. ?  Do you  just want to write for fun?  If the answer is yes, you are invited to attend this writing workshop. Wit...

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Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

This event is in the "Children (Age 0-5)" group.
This event is in the "Children (Age 6-8)" group.
This event is in the "Tweens (Age 8-12)" group.
Library Branch: North Library
Room: Main Floor
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Story Times
Event Details:
Every Tuesday from 4-5pm come and sharpen your reading skills. This group is for Pre-k to 5th grade.Children are encourage to read books to each other. They will also learn different reading skills and techniques through hand outs, parents help, onli...