There are 18 article(s) tagged Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library:
The Memphis Library Foundation wrapped up a series of brainstorming sessions Friday, Aug. 23, at the Central Library meeting rooms that are the center of the discussion about an expansion of the library.
The Central Library will be closed until Monday, July 29.
An Asian restaurant food tour, a Laotian happy hour and dinner, a night market and two art exhibitions are on the calendar for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in Memphis.
This week, an old Young Avenue Deli staple gets the band back together, Scarface offers a look behind the Tiny Desk and you can read books in silence at Novel.
The City of Memphis has struggled to maintain the escalators and elevators at the area’s largest library for years, frequently calling in a repair company to fix them before opting for replacement.
This week, WLOK’s Stone Soul Picnic moves indoors, the Central Library hosts an LGBTQ 1980s dance party and former members of R.E.M. sing songs about baseball.
Memphis Public Libraries did away with monetary fines in November 2019, and library leaders say that is here to stay.
This week, the Tennessee Triennial highlights Memphis artists, jookers battle in the Ravine and MEMFix returns with a festival in Alcy-Ball.
A multi-media art exhibit cataloging the American eviction crisis comes to Memphis, the “eviction capital.”
This week, Crosstown Concourse and Overton Square light up the night, a photo exhibit offers a glimpse into evictions and a folk music concert raises funds for the aquifer.
Memphis Public Libraries book sales help raise funds for the library while also offering great deals on used books to eager shoppers.
This week, festivals offer gourmet food and hundreds of wines and beers, Geoff Calkins moderates a sports talk and PRIZM Ensemble plays the works of Amanzi Arnett.
Despite its smaller size and location — tucked away just inside the front doors of the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library — the bookstore strives to be “a community resource.”
Seventy-nine people from more than 30 countries were sworn in as U.S. citizens at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library Friday morning, July 15, in the first naturalization ceremony held there since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
“We chose to come today because veterans need jobs just like any other normal person is looking for a job at any age,” said one human resources administrator.
Stax, National Civil Rights Museum and gear up to celebrate Black History Month.
The Mexican Consulate is giving away educational books Thursday, Nov. 21, for Memphis students in grades 1-6 at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library.
Old homicide records stored at the Main Library offer a glimpse into century-old crimes and the reasons behind them.
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