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NEWS MEDIA CONTACT:
Lillian Johnson
901-415-2846
johnsonli@memphislibrary.org
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Spring Break Boredom Busters
Spring breaks are scheduled for students across the metro area in
March. There’s plenty to do at the Library while school is out.
Find a program at a Library near you!
- Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, 3030 Poplar. 415-2739
- Tuesday, March 16
- Performance - Silver Lining Puppet Players bring stories to life at
3:30 pm in the Children’s Department. Appropriate for school-aged
children. Other dates: Apr 20 and May 18.
- Thursday, March 23
- Workshop - Open Lab at 3:30 pm. This one is for teens. Edit photos
and music; make simple animations using SCRATCH.
- Wednesday, March 24
- Game Day (Teens) Play board and card games at 3:30 pm.
- Cordova, 8457 Trinity Road, 754-8443
- Saturday, March 13
- International Storytime - Sign Language Enjoy a story in sign. End
with a dance and craft. Next date: 5/8 Ethiopian
- Saturday, March 20
- Performance - Family Tunes & Tales Concerts. Memphis Symphony
Orchestra String Quartet presents a classic story followed by a family
craft. Starts at 11 am.
- Cornelia Crenshaw Branch, 531 Vance
- Thursday, March 25
- Real Men Read Storytime at 10 am. Prominent African American men
read to preschoolers and serve as positive role models.
- Fun Days Select Thursdays are special for Teens at Cornelia
Crenshaw Branch. Program starts at 3:30 pm.
- East Shelby, 7200 E. Shelby Drive, 751-7360
- Tuesday, March 16
- Special Event - Retell a Fairytale Contest at 2 pm. Held TWICE
(also March 30). Win a prize for creatively re-writing a fairy tale.
Register by calling 751-7360.
- Tuesday, March 30
- Special Event - Retell a Fairytale Contest at 2 pm. Win a prize for
creatively re-writing a fairy tale. Register by calling 751-7360.
- Wednesday, March 31
- Special Event - Meet Peter Cottontail at 11:15 am. Everyone's
favorite bunny pays a visit to East Shelby's storytime. Register by
calling 751-7360.
- Frayser, 3712 Argonne, 357-4115
- Thursday, March 11
- Craft Day. On Thursdays at 4 pm, kids get to make extraordinary
objects with everyday supplies.
- Thursday, March 25
- Frayser Kids Book Club at 4 pm. Come read with us. Call 357-4115
for book selection.
- Gaston Park, 1040 S. Third, 942-0836
- Thursday, March 11
- Activity Day Select Thursdays kids get to have special fun at 3
pm.
- Hollywood, 1530 N. Hollywood, 323-6201
- Tuesday, March 16
- Activity Day Select Tuesdays at 4 pm are fun times at Hollywood.
Today is Game Day!
- Tuesday, March 30
- Activity Day Select Tuesdays at 4 pm are fun times at Hollywood.
Today’s program: Easter Activities
- North, 1192 Vollintine, 276-6631
- Monday, March 8
- Pyramid Book Club at 4 pm. Teens get together to read and discuss
urban young adult fiction. Call 276-6631 for book selection.
- Thursday, March 11
- Craft - Making Necklaces, 4 pm. Use beads and yarn to make a
one-of-a-kind creation.
- Monday, March 15
- Youth Advisory Council at 4 pm. Officers and other interested teens
meet to plan programs.
- Tuesday, March 16
- Teen Game Day at 4 pm. Old school social networking: play board and
card games with other students at the Library – way cool!.
- Wednesday, March 17
- Let's Rap About It! at 4 pm. Teens discuss relevant issues and
seek positive outcomes for concerns.
- Raleigh, 3157 Powers, 386-5333
- Monday, March 29 – April 1st
- Special Event - Spring Break Week 1:30 p.m. Monday –
Thursday. Daily activities to chase away the doldrums.
- Whitehaven, 4120 Mill Branch, 396-9700
- Saturday, March 20
- Performance - Family Tunes & Tales Concerts. Memphis Symphony
Orchestra Woodwind Quartet presents a classic story followed by a
family craft. Starts at 11 am.
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Sundays@Three – Meet Emily Dickinson
Sundays @ Three is a free performance series of the Memphis Public Library & Information Center organized by the humanities department to showcase local and regional artists. The series provides customers an opportunity to experience and tangibly connect with the arts. The next installment features actress Diane E. Parker. Parker performs Meet Emily Dickinson: an insightful dramatic presentation using Dickinson’s poems and letters to provide a more in-depth look at one of the world’s most prolific writers.
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Teen Tech Week
Local teens tune in to the Memphis Public Library & Information
Center for the third annual Teen Tech Week March 7-13, 2010. Memphis
Public joins thousands of other libraries and schools across the
country celebrating this year’s theme: "Learn Create Share @
Your Library.” On Thursday, March 11 at the Benjamin L. Hooks
Central Library, 3030 Poplar, teens are invited to attend Widgets,
Gadgets and Gizmos at 3:30 p.m. During the Widgets, Gadgets and Gizmos
open lab session, participants learn to use Scratch programming
language to edit music, photos, and videos. Participants will also
learn to make simple animations.
Teen Tech Week is a national initiative of the Young Adult Library
Services Association (YALSA) aimed at teens, their parents, educators
and other concerned adults.
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Friends of the Library hold Book Sale next week
Looking for a bargain? Look no further than the Friends of the
Library Spring Book Sale slated for Friday, March 5 and Saturday March
6 at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, 3030 Poplar. Both days the
sale starts at 10 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m. Friends of the Library
members have carefully selected their best gently used books for the
sale. Roughly 15,000 items are available for purchase. Adult hardback
books are only $2.00; paperbacks are only 50 cents. Take an extra 10%
off your purchases if you sign-up for a three-year Friends’
membership.
School teachers, home schoolers, and day care centers take note:
there are a large number of children’s books featured in next
week’s sale. There’s also an ample selection of fiction
(romance, mystery, sci-fi), too. Shop early for choice finds.
All proceeds from the sale assist the Friends in support of the
Memphis Public Library & Information Center. The Friends of the
Library is a non-profit, volunteer organization.
For more information about the book sale or the Friends of the
Library, call 415-2840 or visit www.memphislibrary.org/friends.
Friends of the Library Book Sale Price List
- Adult Hardbacks
- $2
- Large Print
- $1.00
- Paperbacks
- $.50
- Reader’s Digest Condensed Books
- $.25
- Paperback Romances
- $.25
- Magazines
- $.10
- Children’s Hardback
- $1.00
- Children’s Paperback
- $.50
- Videos/dvd’s
- $2.00
- Cassettes
- $.25/Cassette
- Records
- $.25/Record
- CD’s
- $1.00/CD
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Cherokee Branch Library temporarily closed
for ADA modifications
The Cherokee Branch Library, 3300 Sharpe, will close Monday, February 22 for ADA renovations. The branch is expected to reopen the week of March 15. In the interim, customers may visit Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library located at 3030 Poplar or the Highland Branch, located at 460 S. Highland.
For more information, call 415-2700.
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“Historian” author Elizabeth Kostova makes Book Talk
appearance
Bestselling author Elizabeth Kostova “
The Swan Thieves” (Little, Brown) will be the guest for
the Library’s Book Talk Program. This is her only Memphis
appearance. This new books should be a best seller -- her first novel
“The Historian” sold over 1.5 million copies.
The interview with Kostova will be taped at the Benjamin L. Hooks
Central Library, 3030 Poplar on Friday, February 17 at 10 a.m. The
public is invited to attend. Seating is limited so attendees should
arrive early. The public can call 415-2752 for more information.
About Book Talk
WYPL’s Book Talk syndicated radio and TV programs feature
well-read and entertaining hosts interviewing acclaimed authors of all
genres. Expect in-depth, focused, frank discussions with everyone from
regional to acclaimed-but-lesser-known to blockbuster-made-for-TV
authors. Former guests have included James Patterson, Stuart Woods,
Nora Roberts, Dennis Lehane and Nicholas Sparks.
Book Talk broadcasts on radio FM 89.3 and Comcast Cable WYPL-TV 18.
A companion blog, ( http://wyplfmbooktalk.blogspot.com),
offers a programming schedule, interview clips and writing
resources.
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Program Poster. Click for larger image.
Celebrate Chinese New Year at the Library
2010 is the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese Calendar and the
Library is hosting a New Year celebration on Sunday, February 21, 3
p.m., Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, 3030 Poplar. (Elaborate
displays featuring Chinese games, calligraphy and even an abacus should
be up as early as 2:30 p.m. for perusal.)
Chinese New Year started Sunday, February 14 and is one of the most
important festivals in Eastern culture. Appropriately, the Library has
organized an afternoon immersion. Slated for the event include dance,
vocal and musical performances including a flute solo by Dr. Xiapoing
He. Local restaurants provide delicious food samples and the Bei
Shaolin Kung Fu Institute presents a Wushu and Kung Fu showcase.
The program is part of the Library’s Sundays @ Three
live performance series. Admission is free. Sponsors for the event are
Beijing Modern Acupuncture, Bei Shaolin Kung Fu Institute, Belz Museum,
China Inn, Eat Well, Families with Children from China (FCC), Palozola
Produce and the University of Memphis Confucius Institute.
To learn more, call 415-2709.
About Sundays @ Three
Sundays @ Three is a free performance series of the Memphis
Public Library & Information Center organized by the humanities
department to showcase local and regional artists. The series provides
customers an opportunity to experience and tangibly connect with the
arts. Started in 2001, when the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library first
opened, Sundays @ Three highlights the talents of storytellers,
dancers, musicians and poets.
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Book Sales 2010
Friends of the Library Book Sales 2010
- March 5-6
- June 10-12
- Oct. 1-2
Second Edition Bookstore Sale Dates 2010
- Jan. 16-22 Mystery
- Jan. 23-29 Media
- Feb. 6-12 Romance
- Feb 13-20 Biography
- March 6-19 Anniversary sale
- March 20-26 Children/Parenting
- Apr. 3-9 Sci-FI
- Apr. 17-30 Religion
- May 1-14 Fiction
- May 15-21 Mystery
- June 19-25 Overstock Book Clearance
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President’s Day
The Library will be closed Monday, February 15 to observe
President’s Day.
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Black History Month
Students: Our Librarians have developed a page to assist with researching your Black History Projects. In addition, during the month of February, the Gale Corporation has provided the Biography Resource Center: African Americans database.
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Wider Angle Film Series
Sick of all the superhero sequels? Try something new. The Wider
Angle Film Series offers a variety of critically-acclaimed foreign
films for your viewing pleasure.
Admission is free; however, due to mature themes, you must be at
least 18 to enter. Held on select Wednesdays at the Benjamin L. Hooks
Central Library, 3030 Poplar. The next screening is Somers
Town, Wednesday, February 10 at 7 pm.
- Sypnosis:
- Two teenagers, both newcomers to London, forge an unlikely
friendship over the course of a hot summer. Tomo (Thomas Turgoose) is a
runaway from Nottingham; Marek (Piotr Jagiello), a Polish immigrant,
lives in the district of Somers Town, between King's Cross and
Euston stations, where his dad is working on a new rail link. When
Marek agrees to let homeless Tomo move into his room, unbeknownst to
his father, the pair forms a strong bond, as they work odd jobs for an
eccentric neighbor and compete for the attention of Maria, a beautiful
young French waitress whom they are both infatuated with. But it's
only a matter of time before Marek's dad discovers what's going
on...
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Poster describing the "Celebrating the Adventure,
Continuing the Journey" program. Click for larger image.
100th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts
Celebrating the Adventure. Continuing the Journey. Benjamin
L. Hooks Central Library, 3030 Poplar, 9 am. Chickasaw Council director
of marketing Ken Kimble and library historian Wayne Dowdy give a
retrospective of scouting in Memphis. Discover how a 17 year-old scout
thwarted a spy-plot right here in Memphis. Reception following
program.
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Tea Time Program scheduled at the East Shelby Branch
Mary Beth Bryce, owner of My Cup of Tea an online specialty
store, brews a tea etiquette and history lesson at the East Shelby
Branch, 7200 E. Shelby Drive, on Saturday, January 23 at 3 p.m. Bryce
extols the leaf-elixir’s virtues to moms and girls 10 years and
older. Boys are not excluded though. Bryce insists the program
isn’t “frilly”; so, interested boys can attend,
too.
Expect to learn the protocol of tea parties: how to host, guest
responsibilities, what to wear etc. Bryce also delves into the virtues
and folklore surrounding the different varieties. “South African
Roobios tea is touted as a cure-all,” Bryce laughs. She says
she’s heard claims of Roobios, also called Red Tea, being used as
a remedy for skin ailments and as an anti-aging potion.
There’s one claim Bryce defends assuredly, “A tea
experience is very different from coffee.” Bryce alludes to the
calming and soothing qualities of tea.
There’s no charge to attend. But, you do have to register and
space is limited. Call 751-7360 to register.
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MLK Day
The Library will be closed Monday, January 18 in observance of the
Martin Luther King, Jr Holiday. Volunteer Mid-South is sponsoring a
MLK Serve-a-thon (A Day On, Not a Day Off.)
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Real Men Read Storytime
Sometimes it takes an investment. Not money—time. Prominent
African American men are taking the time to make a difference by
reading to youth at the Cornelia
Crenshaw and North Branch
Libraries. Call 525-1643 (Cornelia Crenshaw) or North (276-6631)
for the next scheduled program or to find out how you can become a
mentor.
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Resolution Helpers
Suze Orman to Billy Banks. Resources are
available to help you reach your 2010 goals.
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Sundays@Three
Live entertainment at its best on select Sundays at the Benjamin L.
Central Library. ‘Round three o’clock the quiet of the
Library is replaced with the sounds of music, dance and theatre.
Project Motion presents eclectic choreography with River Dreams on
January 24. Feb 21 Celebrate Chinese New Year with an elaborate costume
and pageantry showcase tribute to the “Year of the Tiger.”
Feb 28 Fantastic melodies and inspired symphonies are brought to you by
the members of Rhodes College Chamber Orchestra. Admission is free. To
learn more, call 415-2726.
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Swine-flu Information
The recent headlines about Swine-flu have caused concern and alarm. Get the
facts.
- Swine-flu
- - information from the National Library of Medicine and the National
Institute of Health
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JobLab @ the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
The Commercial Appeal recently reported that unemployment in the
Memphis area hit 8.8% in March. To help jobseekers, the library is offering
resume and online application assistance. The service is first-come,
first-served. Unlike computers on the public floors, computers are available
for the entire three-hour period.
JobLab is an open-door lab providing in-depth assistance to jobseekers,
particularly with:
- Job-Related Searches
- Resume Writing & Formatting
- Online Applications
JobLab is held twice a month on the following days:
- 2nd Monday
- 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- 4th Thursday
- 5:30 p.m. -8:30 p.m.
Participants should be prepared and bring all pertinent information, such as
job history, dates of employment, contact information, etc.
Participants are required to provide their own storage
media.
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Go Green: Recycle your books today!
Donate your books to the Friends of the Library.
Bring your gently used books to the nearest Memphis Public Library &
Information Center location. (No outdated textbooks or manuals please.)::
Your donation is tax-deductible AND
environmentally-friendly.
For information on sites and donation acceptance times, call
415-2700.
Proceeds from Friends of the Library book sales benefit the
Memphis Public Library & Information Center.
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Second Editions, located next to Java
Coast, off the Central Library's vestibule, is the place to find
library post cards or gently used books for sale at great bargain prices.
- Second Editions Hours
- Tuesday through Friday - Noon to 6:00 pm
- Saturday - Noon to 5:00 pm
- Closed Sunday and Monday
For more information about Second Editions, or to volunteer,
call 415-2836.
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Computer classes
The current Computer Classes schedule is available
here as an Adobe PDF file. The Adobe Acrobat Reader is available here for free. More
information about the classes can be found on the Computer Classes page.
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