Memphis Reads – Holidays and Festivals

News and Notes

Memphis thrives when Spring arrives. Memphis in May is underway and some popular food festivals will take place this weekend. Mother’s Day is Sunday as well.

Inspired by the upcoming event filled weekend, we’ve gathered few titles from the library catalog for you to request or reserve.

Mother’s Day (May 8)

• Poetry books
• Poems for Mother: Loving Thoughts by Thorunn McCoy

Memphis Greek Festival (May 6-7)

• Greek Americans (Fiction and Non-fiction) and Greek Cookbooks
• Food & Feasts in Ancient Greece by Imogen Dawson

Mid-South Food Truck Festival (May 7)

• Food trucks
• Southern Food Truck Cookbook: discover the South’s best food on four wheels by Heather Donahoe