Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning
Memphis Public Libraries is providing continuing education and lifelong learning classes designed to give people an opportunity to grow in their professional and personal lives by offering 4 intense weeks of study in various subject areas.
Fall 2026
How to Communicate Effectively with Efrem Simmons
Led by Successful Living Economic & Community Development Corporation, this course is designed to help adults deal with communication challenges that may result in divorce, lack/loss of personal relationships, or trouble with career advancement/enhancement.
This course will also help those dealing with anger and self-esteem issues. The ability to effectively communicate is an important life and soft skill needed for one to be understood and feel meaningful.
Instructor: Efrem Simmons
- Where: South Library (Meeting Room)
- Dates: October 27th, November 3rd, November 10th, and November 17th
- Times: Tuesdays, 1:00-2:30
How to Grow Your Business with AI with Efrem Simmons
STOP BUILDING YOUR BUSINESS THE HARD WAY!
How to Use AI to Launch, Run, Market, and Grow a Smarter Business
How to Grow Your Business with AI is a four-part entrepreneurship series that shows aspiring and early-stage business owners how to use artificial intelligence as a practical business-building tool, not just a writing assistant.
Participants will learn how to use AI to design stronger operations, improve financial planning and decision-making, create more focused marketing and advertising, and build customer relationship management systems that support follow-up, retention, and growth.
Each session helps participants turn ideas into systems, numbers into better decisions, marketing into customers, and customer information into stronger relationships. The goal is simple: help entrepreneurs use AI to build smarter businesses with better structure, better information, and less unnecessary guesswork.
Instructor: Efrem Simmons
- Where: Levi Library (Meeting Room)
- When: November 7th, November 14th, November 21st, December 5th
- Times: Saturdays, 2:00-3:30
Herbal Tea Making with WhattheDoula
This welcoming, hands-on series introduces participants to four tea plants through guided
learning, tasting, and tea-bag making.
Participants will learn to recognize each plant,
understand its traditional and culinary uses and safety considerations, select the appropriate
plant parts, and prepare, label, and store their own teas. Each week includes a featured recipe
and take-home tea bags. All ages are welcome!
Instructor: WhattheDoula – Kaila Matthews
- Where: East Shelby Library
- When: November 10th, November 17th, November 24th, December
- Times: Tuesdays, 3:00-4:30
Thanks to the Memphis Library Foundation for supporting this and other programs.
