September 18, 2022 from 1pm – 5pm
Ahoy, mateys! Set sail for ye olde World Wide Web, ‘cuz this year our annual Pirates Raid, celebrating International Talk Like a Pirate Day, will be goin’ virtual!
You can also join us at Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library to celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day! A pirate always needs to gear up before plundering. MPL encourages all attendees to please mask up while you enjoy the fun!
Our buccaneering staff have planned a galleon-full of fun, educational and informative programming for this week-long event. Live and prerecorded online activities will include a virtual escape room, story times, crafts lessons, dance performances and instruction, book club discussions, swashbuckling pirate fights, and even a trivia contest, among others. #PiratesRaid2022
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Schedule of Events
*Craft Kits
We have craft kits for the videos listed below with an asterisk. Kits are limited. You can pick up craft kits, while supplies last, at Central Children’s (for kids), Central Humanities (for tween/teen), and Bartlett Branches. You can also get kits at the River Garden Park on Sept 19, between 1-4pm, while supplies last.
Library Card Signup/Renewal Treasures
Visit the Benjamin L. Hooks Central library anytime the on September 18th to receive some pirate treasure when you either (a) sign-up for a library card; or (b) check your library card’s expiration.
Pirate YouTube!
Dixon Gallery and Gardens
Memphis Zoo
Story Times
- Children’s Story Time: How to be a Pirate by Sue Fliess (Read by Captain Ruby Storm) Pirate Hats*
- Children’s Story Time: Not Quite Narwhol and Julian is a Mermaid
- Children’s Story Time: Pirates in Pajamas (Read by Captain Ruby Storm)
- Children’s Story Time & Craft: Mermaid Tails*
- Children’s Story Time & Craft: Telescope*
Tween/Teen Crafts
- Tween/Teen Craft: Corner Mouse Bookmarks
- Tween/Teen Craft: Spectroscope*
- Tween/Teen Leather Craft: Leather Pixie Coin Pouch
Pirate Drink and Food
- Pirate’s Apothecary: Natural Medicines from the era / Elderberry Syrup PDF
- Pirate Drinks: Black Bart’s Tea Time / How To Make English Tea PDF
- Pirate Drinks: What’s in your tankard? / Pirate Drink PDF
- Pirate Food: Meat Pie and Mango Chutney / Meat Pie and Chutney Recipe PDF
- Pirate Food: Pickling / Pickling PDF
Pirate History and Facts
Pirate Art and Dance
Book Lists
Don’t let the Pirate Fun stop here. Check out these Pirate-themed book lists and pick out your next read today!