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November 24, 2021

How Memphis Created the Nation’s Most Innovative Public Library

You can play the ukulele, learn photography or record a song in a top-flight studio. You can also check out a book

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June 21, 2022

Memphis teens get crash course in diversity

Over the five-day camp, guest speakers will discuss topics like religion, politics, sexual identity, and how to navigate and find common ground with people who share different beliefs.

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October 25, 2022

My Cup of Tea, Black Clergy Collaborative and Memphis Library Foundation receive $25,000 Gannett grants

A $25,000 grant from the Gannett Foundation’s A Community Thrives initiative is the final piece of funding My Cup of Tea needed to build four affordable single-family houses in Orange Mound.

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November 30, 2022

A look at the innovation behind Memphis Public Libraries

Did you know the Memphis Public Library is one of the most innovative in the country? ABC24 Visual Storyteller Patrick Niedzwiedz took a look.

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November 30, 2022

“Evicted” Exhibition

For the months of December and January, the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library will host “Evicted,” a multimedia exhibition that explores the causes and consequences of housing insecurity.

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