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JANUARY NEWS | 2023
A NEW YEAR IS HERE
Trunk-or-Treat at East Shelby Library October 8 at 2pm
Welcome to 2023! It is a new year; for many, it is time to learn a new skill, hobby, or craft. Memphis Public Libraries can assist you in taking on your new challenge. From programs to teach you how to open a new business to computer classes. Memphis Public Libraries is a great place to start if you want to learn something new. Check out this month's programs that will expand your computer skills and improve your power points or Canva designs. 
FEATURED EVENTS
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It's tax time, and MPL is where you can find the help you need to get your taxes filed. The AARP will offer free tax preparation to those over 60 years old at Central, Cordova, and Bartlett. The United Way will provide free tax preparation to those that make less than $60,000. The United Way supersite will be at Raleigh, with a satellite local at South. Almost all branches will have mobile locations. 
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Need help figuring out that new phone or tablet you just got as a holiday gift? No problem. Please bring it to our Gadget Lab at the Benjamin L Hooks Central Library. Gadget Lab sets up in the main lobby twice a month, and you can receive one-on-one assistance from the library's digital services. Make sure your device is charged and have your account usernames and passwords with you.
EVICTED
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EVICTED continues throughout most of January at the Benjamin L Hooks Central Library. The free traveling museum exhibit from the National Building Museum is an immersive experience bringing visitors into the world of low-income renter evictions and the impact eviction has on families and the community. The exhibit is inspired by Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, a 2016 book by Matthew Desmond. In addition to the nationwide eviction problem, it will look into the housing crisis in Memphis, which includes local programming and resources for those in need of assistance. The Evicted exhibit runs during regular library hours until January 22, 2023. There are several events this month connected to the exhibit. On January 17, at 6 pm, there will be a program on "Navigating Memphis' Broken Rental System." There will also be a closing reception on Saturday, January 21. For more information about additional events, programs, and panels that will accompany the exhibition, go to http://www.housingmatters901.com/calendar.html
FEATURED EVENTS
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Do you want to learn how to eat healthier? Improve your fitness level? We've got you covered, from exercise class classes to cooking classes.  
 Beginning on Wednesday, January 11, we will have a series of 6 classes that will teach adults 18 and up healthier ways to cook, shop smarter at the grocery store, and even exercise more effectively. Whether it is a six-week class or just a one-day event, we have options for improving your health.
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Do you want to help improve someone's life? There are two opportunities at Memphis Public Libraries in January for you to inspire seniors and veterans. First, Valentines for Vets will create Valentine cards for deployed soldiers. Second, We will send letters and crafts to local seniors to help them combat loneliness.
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Memphis Public Libraries will remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr in January.  The 2nd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration will take place at the Hollywood Library on January 14. And there will be a MLK special edition of Let's Rap about it on February 18 at the North Library. 
Natinal hispanic Heritage Month
Celebrate National Popcorn Day at the Cordova Library. 
We will have popcorn stories,  make popcorn art, and of course, have popcorn snacks. If you like popcorn, we have a treat for you on January 14.
CUSTOMER SURVEY
Trunk-or-Treat at East Shelby Library October 8 at 2pm
It is a new year, and we want to hear from you! What do you want to see more of in 2023? Are you looking for more computer classes? More crafts? Do you want single-night programs, or would you like to see more series or weeks-long programming? Is there something we still need to include, or do you have a programming suggestion? We are collecting the information in a customer survey. Please click on the link, and tell us what you think!
MORE TO EXPLORE
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CodeCrew and The Memphis Public Libraries, are hosting Designers & Data: Wearable Art Program powered by Infosys Foundation USA to introduce high school students in grades 9th - 12th to computer science through fashion. This program aims to help students depict how technology merges with fashion and provides students with the hands-on skills required to succeed in this field. This event will run once a week for 15 weeks and be offered at five different branches. For more information or to register, click here.
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Head to Storytime at Memphis Public Libraries to keep the little ones entertained this January. From Babies and Books to Toddler Storytime to Bilingual Storytime at the Crosstown Concourse,  if you are looking for a place to keep your child engaged this winter, storytime may be it. Click here to find a storytime near you.
MEMPHIS LIBRARY FOUNDATION
Trunk-or-Treat at East Shelby Library October 8 at 2pm
Thanks to donors like you, this was the Memphis Library Foundations best year ever, with over 65 programs funded! We still need your help opening the world to Memphis - can you give today?
START HERE WITH US
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WAYS TO SUPPORT THE LIBRARY
Blues Class at the Whitehaven Library.
The Memphis Library Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, was established in 1994, chartered as the Foundation for the Library. Its mission is to enhance the 18 Memphis Public Libraries by securing funding through grants and private support. Join with our libraries and make a contribution today to continue their life-changing work. Donate here today
Computer Class at Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library.
Did you know the Friends of the Library supports Memphis Public Libraries by volunteering their time, raising money, advocating for the library, and sponsoring programs? We coordinate two book sales a year, operate an online Amazon bookstore, and the Second Editions used bookstore at the Central Library. For more information about joining the Friends of the Library click here.
TURN THE PAGE TO FEBRUARY
Love is in the air and we are celebrating at MPL. This month you can learn to make chocolate-covered strawberries and so much more!
From weekly spotlights on African Americans in the Aviation Industry to a musical tribute to the 1968 Sanitation Workers, join Memphis Public Libraries as we celebrate Black History Month.

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