Thursday April 19th marks 65 years since the Cossitt Library sit-in that led to integration of the Memphis Public Library system. In the 1960s Memphis was not open for business to ...

Memphis libraries and museums issued public appeals for support in response to Trump's plan to eliminate the Institute of ...

“This two-year grant will specifically enable the Foundation to expand upon successful Memphis Public Libraries programs and ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — At the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, ink was flowing for a good cause.

Memphis Public Library director Keenon McCloy and Mayor Jim Strickland. He credits McCloy with making the city’s branches the talk of Libraryland. Ariel Cobbert Members of the Cossitt Library staff.

MBJ’s Building Memphis Awards program highlights new construction and renovation construction projects moving the region forward. The 2025 Building Memphis finalists were profiled and winners ...

Memphis Public Libraries is a finalist for a $100,000 federal grant to introduce teens in the criminal justice system to art ...

"The ripple effects of losing IMLS funding would be felt across every corner of our community," said Christine Weinreich, executive director of the Memphis Library Foundation, in a public letter ...

President Trump issued an executive order to eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), a key source of funding for museums and libraries. The potential elimination of the IMLS ...