An amazing time was had at Oakshire Elementary as several organizations gathered together for a great cause! Read […]
MPL Highlights
A big thank you to our regular teens and tweens who helped staff do a complete re-org/shift of […]
Whitehaven News: Many Hands Make Light Work!
Memphis Magazine, October 2024 – “Kelis Rowe and her sister, Adriane Johnson-Williams, grew up in Whitehaven, walking distance […]
A Sister Story
East Shelby Library had an incredible time at the Hispanic Heritage Celebration and Family Resource Night! Huge thanks […]
Hispanic Heritage Celebration and Family Resource Night
News Channel 3 – September 13, 2024 “A Memphis Public Library program lets kids cuddle up with a […]
Lovie the library dog gets kids to love literacy
Cherokee had another couple of successful sewing classes Saturday! We learned to sew on zippers and made a […]
Cherokee Sewing Classes
During our third session of our Cognitive Harmony series, our customers and staff continued to make progress through […]
Cognitive Harmony Series at Levi
Choose901 – June 5, 2024 Meet Chef Eli, the culinary genius behind Dos Hermanos Kitchen. The idea of […]
“CHEF ELI OF DOS HERMANOS KITCHEN: MEMPHIAN ON THE MOVE ...
More than 40 years ago, the Historic Melrose School in Orange Mound shut its doors. After sitting boarded […]
Orange Mound Library Grand Opening
Check out all the fun that was had at this year’s BookStock Festival. Thank you to the Friends […]
BookStock 2024 was a Huge Success
Here are the winners for the Annual Richard Wright Literary Awards held at Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library! […]
Richard Wright Literary Awards
Library Journal, March 19, 2024 – “Libraries are incorporating collaboration, creativity, and a steadfast commitment to create accessible […]
“Intersectional Accessibility: Creating Inclusive Spaces, Examining Ebook Accessibility”
Daily Memphian, February 29, 2024 – “Jazz concert series are returning in March to two Memphis institutions. Crosstown Arts […]
“5 Fridays of Jazz and Crosstown Arts Jazz Month return ...
On Saturday February 24th at the Cossitt branch, we hosted the first Sankofa African Diaspora Festival. We partnered […]
Sankofa African Diaspora Festival
Memphis Magazine, February 6, 2024 – “Chosen by our staff as one of the eight most exciting new […]
“Dinner at Eight: Dos Hermanos”
Avery Cunningham joins me to discuss her debut novel, The Mayor of Maxwell Street which is published by Hyperion. A native of Jackson, […]
Book Talk – Avery Cunningham – The Mayor of Maxwell ...
Memphis Flyer, January 3, 2024 “The Memphis Public Library is one of the most underused resources in Memphis […]
Memphis Is My Boyfriend: Family Fun? Check!
Check out our latest edition of Children’s BookLetters, with book selections celebrating New Years across the world.