Explore Memphis 2022

June 1 – July 31

Join us for Explore Memphis 2022 where an Ocean of Possibilities await. We have a Reading Challenge where you can log your minutes and become eligible for prize drawings. We have events for all ages, as well as Summer Camps.

Explore Memphest

July 9 1:00 – 4:00 PM
Hollywood Community Center

Come out and celebrate everything Memphis at the Ed Rice Community Center.  There will be food, fun, live music and more!

3D Pen Week

June 21-25 2:00 – 4:00 PM
Whitehaven Library

3D Pen Week at the Whitehaven Library will feature four days of fun, interesting projects and techniques for teens to create. From key chains to buildings, anything can be possible!

PopWhite’s Garden Fest and Ribbon Cutting

June 24 2:00 – 4:00 PM
Poplar-White Station Library

Join Memphis Public Library, the Memphis Library Foundation, and all our community partners in cutting the ribbon on our brand new Urban Garden. Put on some gloves, pick up a shovel, and adopt a plant! Learn from local experts from the Tennessee State University! Kids can enjoy a fun craft with the Dixon Gallery with more activities and goodies from Memphis City Beautiful

Baptist Memorial Health Care: Mobile Mammography Unit

June 28 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Benjamin L. Hooks Library

Schedule your screening mammogram with Baptist Memorial Health Care’s mobile mammography unit. Insurance, self-pay, or grant funding available to qualified applicants. To schedule your appointment, call Baptist Central Schedulers at 901-227-4433. Be sure to specify that you want the mobile unit on June 28th!

Jookin’ Memphis Style Dance Lesson

June 30 2:30 – 3:30 PM
North Library

Are you a Jookin’ fan? Or, have you ever wondered how to jook? Well you’ve come to the right place! New Ballet of Memphis will host a jookin’ session for all who are interested in learning this popular Memphis created dance. Space is limited to 15 attendees. Please register online.

Teen Cooking

June 30 3:00 PM
Raleigh Library

Cooking is a vital skill to have in life. Confidence in cooking ability led to fewer fast-food meals, more meals as a family, and frequent preparation of meals with vegetables in adulthood. 

Senior Health Fair

Presented by Friends of the Library

Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library – July 22 – 11:00 AM

This in-person event is aimed at informing, educating, and connecting local seniors to 60+ community vendors with a myriad of health care resources, wellness information, free health screenings, and free Covid-19 vaccines. In addition, there will be educational seminars, food trucks, entertainment, exercises, giveaways, door prizes and much more!

Meet the Candidates

August 4, 2022

Begin researching the candidates for the August 4th election which includes the Shelby County general election as well as primaries for Federal and State offices.