Cossitt Library
Hours
| MONDAY | 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM |
| TUESDAY | 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM |
| WEDNESDAY | 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM |
| THURSDAY | 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM |
| FRIDAY | 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
| SATURDAY | 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
| SUNDAY | CLOSED |
Contact
33 South Front St.
Memphis, TN 38103
(901) 415-2766
Events
Cossitt's West Wing is being redeveloped and reimagined! Find out more information on this redevelopment project here.
In the News: ‘I was scared because they were killing Black folks for less’: 65 years later, Memphis students honored for library protest
Action News 5 – March 19, 2025 – “The next time you check out a book at your local library, you may want to thank...
“CHEF ELI OF DOS HERMANOS KITCHEN: MEMPHIAN ON THE MOVE AT THE COSSITT LIBRARY”
Choose901 – June 5, 2024 Meet Chef Eli, the culinary genius behind Dos Hermanos Kitchen. The idea of a taco truck named Dos Hermanos sparked...
Sankofa African Diaspora Festival
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...
“Dinner at Eight: Dos Hermanos”
Memphis Magazine, February 6, 2024 – “Chosen by our staff as one of the eight most exciting new restaurants in Memphis. – What’s for dinner?...
Eat This Book Festival to Celebrate Memphis Food Culture
Action News 5, November 15, 2023 “The Eat This Book Festival is happening November 18 at the Cossitt Branch Library. Blake McVey with Memphis Public Library joined...
About the Cossitt Library
The Cossitt Library was the first public library in Memphis. It opened in 1893 and was named in recognition of former-Memphian Frederick Cossitt, whose three daughters donated the money for a public library in their father’s honor.
It has 5,800 square feet and holds about 13,000 books and other items.
Explore the history behind Memphis Public Libraries' original location.