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Job Fair with the American Jobs Center

10:00am - 4:00pm
Randolph Library
Cancelled
Library Branch: Randolph Library
Room: Main Floor
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Job and Career
Event Details:
Looking for work? You bring your resume and we will provide the opportunities. The American Jobs Center is hosting a job fair at the Randolph Branch, with employers on site to discuss possible employment. ...

Getting Started with Excel 365

10:30am - 12:30pm
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Computers and Technology
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:
Participants will learn the basic functions available in Microsoft Excel, including:Learn to create, open, and save workbooks Learn to enter values into cells Learn how to edit and format values Learn how to format spreadsheets Le...

Courtyard Cleanup Day!

11:00am - 1:00pm
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: Children's Courtyard
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults
Event Details:
Bring your garden gloves and help us clean up the courtyard!  We will be weeding, composting, planting and mulching to get the space ready for Spring.  While you're here, be sure to check out the Seed library on the 3rd floor.  ...

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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....

Hollywood's March to Literacy Parade

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Hollywood Library
Cancelled
Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Room: Library Outdoor Grounds (HOL)
Age Group: Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults
Program Type: Neighborhood Events, Outreach Event
Event Details:
In collaboration with neighboring schools -- there will be a parade at Hollywood! Bring your handheld float in honor of their favorite literary book or character and March into Literacy with Hollywood! ...

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

Photograph Notice

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Creative Aging Studio Course: Short Fiction of the 70's and 80's

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: L-56 Training Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Literature Classes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:
In the 1970s and 1980s, American authors produced a wide variety of innovative and influential short fiction. In this six-week course, participants join educator Aaron Brame to examine the groundbreaking work of writers such as Joyce Carol Oates, Ray...

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Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

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...

Special Notes

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

Photograph Notice

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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....

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....

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Photograph Notice

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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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Health and Wellness Class

1:30pm - 3:00pm
Cornelia Crenshaw Memorial Library
Open
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....

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...

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

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

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

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

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

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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Electronics and Electricity Seminar

10:00am - 12:00pm
Whitehaven Library
Library Branch: Whitehaven Library
Room: Meeting Room (WHI)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Job and Career, STEAM stem
Event Details:
Joseph Oliver and a variety of skilled professionals conduct weekly classes with customers participating in hands-on repair and learning exercises. Participants will be exposed to the basics of electricity and electronics theory and repair. Registrat...

Chair Yoga

10:30am - 11:30am
Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Room: Meeting Room (OGR)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
Do you enjoy light exercise? If so, this is perfect for you. Chair yoga is great for seniors and those with minimal mobility.  Please bring your own mat. ...

Eating Smart & Moving More

11:00am - 12:00pm
Hollywood Library
Library Branch: Hollywood Library
Room: Meeting Room (HOL)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Cooking and Food

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! ...

Levi's Biggest Loser

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Levi Library
Library Branch: Levi Library
Room: Meeting Room (LEV)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:
Join us at Levi for a fun take on the Biggest Loser Challenge and Motivation Mondays. This 8-week program will be geared toward adults looking to achieve maintainable weight loss and healthy goals. Participants will hopefully gain a new outlook on ex...

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Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

Photograph Notice

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Cordova Writing Club

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Cordova Library
Library Branch: Cordova Library
Room: Meeting Room (COR)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:
The only objective is to put words on paper! Think of this as a NaNoWriMo "write-in," but for those of us who need longer than a year to write a book! Bring a writing project to work on, or start something new. All skill levels welcome. Bring your ow...

Aerobics Class at Raleigh

10:00am - 11:00am
Raleigh Library
Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Room: Meeting Room (RAL)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:
Join us for a fun aerobic class with Linda Epps. It's a great way to have fun exercising while allowing you to stretch, and improve flexibility, muscular strength, and cardiovascular fitness. ...