Cossitt Library

Here are the winners for the Annual Richard Wright Literary Awards held at Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library! We’d like to thank everyone who came...

Celebrate the upcoming solar eclipse with Memphis Public Libraries, offering free solar eclipse glasses from now until April 8th at all library branches! Click here...

Library Journal, March 19, 2024 – “Libraries are incorporating collaboration, creativity, and a steadfast commitment to create accessible and inclusive spaces – Libraries have been...

Daily Memphian, February 29, 2024 – “Jazz concert series are returning in March to two Memphis institutions. Crosstown Arts will present its second annual Jazz Month,...

On Saturday February 24th at the Cossitt branch, we hosted the first Sankofa African Diaspora Festival. We partnered with the nonprofit Black Children and Black...

Memphis Magazine, February 6, 2024 – “Chosen by our staff as one of the eight most exciting new restaurants in Memphis. – What’s for dinner?...