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Karaoke

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Randolph Library
Library Branch: Randolph Library
Room: Meeting Room (RAN)
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Games, Music
Event Details:
Come sing your heart out to your favorite songs at Randolph from 4-5:30pm. Snacks will be provided. ...

Teens Turn Up Fridays

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Hollywood Library
Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Room: Teen Innovation Center
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Clubs, College Preparation, Computers and Technology, Cooking and Food, Exhibits, Games, Health & Wellness, Job and Career, Language Classes, Literature Classes, Movies, Music
Event Details:
Teens Turn Up Fridays is time for our teens to express themselves through music, arts, and crafts. It's also a time for us to explore new skills and experiences like learning new languages, job interviewing skills, career exploration, and so much mor...

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Friends of the Library

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Memphis Library Foundation

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Forensic Science: Who Done It

10:30am - 11:30am
Randolph Library
Library Branch: Randolph Library
Room: Meeting Room (RAN)
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Games, Job and Career, STEAM stem
Event Details:
Come step into the shoes of a forensic scientist and help Professor Chet Redwood attempt to solve the mystery of who stole a rare plant from Australia that was being stored in MPL's University Greenhouse. ...

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Lap-Sit Storytime (ages 0-3)

10:30am - 11:30am
Orange Mound Library
Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5)
Program Type: Story Times
Event Details:
Join us for our first official lap-sit storytime for babies and toddlers! We will read and sing and move and dance. ...

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Moving & Grooving: Line Dancing at Frayser Library

10:30am - 11:30am
Frayser Library
Library Branch: Frayser Library
Room: Meeting Room (FRA)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:
Get ready to move and groove as you step to the beat of your favorite songs! Join Michaela Stroud at the Frayser Library to learn low impact line dances while burning calories and having fun! Whether you're a beginner, expert, or somewhere in be...

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Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

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North Women's Book Club

10:30am - 12:30pm
North Library
Library Branch: North Library
Room: Meeting Room (NOR)
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:
North Branch Women book Club will be reading and discussing "Quilt of Souls," by Phyllis Biffle Elmore. ...

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Arbor Day with the Cordova Garden Club

11:00am - 11:45am
Cordova Library
Library Branch: Cordova Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Home and Garden
Event Details:
Come to the Cordova Library to celebrate Arbor Day with the Cordova Garden Club.  Share stories, snacks and crafts.  Learn about and tour the Cordova Library Arboretum.For all ages and no registration is needed....

Family Storytime - Picnics

11:00am - 11:45am
South Library
Library Branch: South Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Story Times
Event Details:
Family storytimes are a great opportunity for children and caretakers to come together, hear stories, sing songs, and work together on crafts or other activities. As the weather gets warmer, picnics are a fun way to make a meal special by eating outs...

Blossoming Reads & Steals: The Spring Book Sale Extravaganza!

11:00am - 2:00pm
Cornelia Crenshaw Memorial Library
Library Branch: Cornelia Crenshaw Memorial Library
Room: Library Outdoor Grounds (CRE)
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults
Program Type: Neighborhood Events
Event Details:
Calling all book lovers, treasure hunters, and bargain enthusiasts! Get ready for our epic Spring Book Sale, where overflowing shelves and amazing deals await. Discover hidden gems, stock up on summer reads, and support your library at the same time....

Love Thy Neighbor Sidewalk Chalk Event at Raleigh

11:00am - 2:00pm
Raleigh Library
Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Room: Library Outdoor Grounds (RAL)
Age Group: Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Neighborhood Events
Event Details:
Come to this event and enjoy marvelous sidewalk chalk creations at the Raleigh library grounds....

Chicago Stepping @ Levi

11:30am - 12:30pm
Levi Library
Library Branch: Levi Library
Room: Meeting Room (LEV)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Library Support, Music
Event Details:
Chicago Stepping is coming to the Levi Library. Join us on Saturday, March 30, 11:30-12:30, as Anthony Boone (aka-The Professor) demonstrates the Chicago Style 6 count step-by-step while getting in the groove....

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Friends of the Library

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Crafternoons at Cossitt

12:00pm - 1:30pm
Cossitt Library
Library Branch: Cossitt Library
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:
Please join us Saturday afternoons for children's craft time at Cossitt Library. We will have a guided craft, but also will provide supplies for artistic free play. Come get crafty with us!...

Eat Smart @ Home

12:00pm - 1:30pm
Frayser Library
Library Branch: Frayser Library
Room: Meeting Room (FRA)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Cooking and Food, Health & Wellness, Home and Garden
Event Details:
Make sure your New Year's resolutions stay strong and don't fade away! Join UT Extensions and learn valuable skills for enhancing your healthy eating habits, simplifying food preparation, managing food resources effectively, and engaging in physical ...

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Cossitt Grows: Planter's Meet-up and Plant Swap

12:00pm - 2:00pm
Cossitt Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Cossitt Library
Age Group: Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Community Information, Cultural Awareness, Home and Garden, Neighborhood Events
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
Celebrate Earth Day at Cossitt: Hang out with fellow plant lovers, swap some plants with new friends, and check out our library! Register for our Plant Swap for an an opportunity to come together with fellow local plant lovers and exchange plant...

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Sowing the Seeds for My Community

1:00pm - 4:30pm
Levi Library
Library Branch: Levi Library
Room: Meeting Room (LEV)
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Library Support
Event Details:
Every 4th Saturday, from 1-4 p.m., Mr. James Williams of Sowing Seeds Enterprises will offer free haircuts to our patrons. Patrons must be between the ages of 3-17 in order to take part in this event. This event will begin on January 13 in Honor...

Health and Wellness Class

1:30pm - 3:00pm
Cornelia Crenshaw Memorial Library
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Cornelia Crenshaw Memorial Library
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults
Program Type: Cooking and Food, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
Eat Well, Spend Less! Become a Budget-Savvy Chef in Our Healthy Cooking Class....

Preschool Storytime (ages 3-5)

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Orange Mound Library
Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5)
Program Type: Story Times
Event Details:
Join us for our first official storytime for preschoolers! We will read and sing and make a small craft. ...

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Advanced ESL Reading Group

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Cordova Library
Library Branch: Cordova Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Citizenship/ESL
Event Details:
Join us every Saturday from 2pm to 4pm to practice reading/speaking English and building new vocabulary in a casual friendly environment. Each attendee is welcome to read a page from the suggested book aloud. Questions and discussion will f...

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Friends of the Library

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Memphis Library Foundation

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Creative Sharing

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Raleigh Library
Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Music, Poetry and Writing
Event Details:
Creative Sharing is a series of workshops, that will support local artists and inspire the community in their creative journeys. The very first workshop is called, "Embracing Vulnerability: Healing Through Spoken Word." The program guide is Kemmie Do...

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Friends of the Library

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Memphis Library Foundation

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Frayser Spring Art Workshop For Children With Violet Newborn

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Frayser Library
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Frayser Library
Room: Meeting Room (FRA)
Age Group: Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:
The Frayser Branch library presents a Spring Art Workshop for Children. Violet Newborn, artist, author, creative life skills Instructor, and founder of the Compassion Arts Recovery Foundation, will facilitate this free workshop that’s designed to fos...

I Read That Movie @ the Library: CLUELESS (a modern adaptation of Jane Austen's EMMA)

2:00pm - 5:00pm
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: L-56 Training Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, Movies
Event Details:
For April, our popular "page-to-screen" book club, I Read That Movie @ the Library, will read Emma, Jane Austen's classic 1815 novel of manners beloved by readers for over two centuries. Adding a little twist, our book club meeting will feature a scr...

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Friends of the Library

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Look Good, Feel Good: Learn from a pageant winner how to shine inside and out!

3:00pm - 4:00pm
North Library
Library Branch: North Library
Room: Teen Innovation Center
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:
Do you want to learn how to look and feel good while also taking care of your health and well-being? Join us for a fun and informative series of events hosted by Miss Black South Memphis herself, Kaitlyn Bowman, who will share her tips and tricks on ...

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Memphis Library Foundation

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Reminiscence: A Painting Series - Opening + Artist Talk

3:00pm - 5:30pm
Cossitt Library
Library Branch: Cossitt Library
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Cultural Awareness, Exhibits
Event Details:
Artist Amanda Willoughby presents her debut exhibition Reminiscence: A Painting Series, a collection of family portraiture. Auxiliary to our Your Family, Your Library photography exhibition, Reminiscence tells an intimate story of one family through ...

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