Memphis Public Library
Library Info
Since its inception in 1893, the Memphis Public Library & Information Center has dedicated itself to supplying the public with informational services, comprehensive collections of books and other materials and the latest technology. Our methods are varied and our mission simple: To satisfy the customer’s need to know. Annually, more than 3 million people visit the Memphis Public Library & Information Center’s 19 locations.
There are many reasons to visit. Chief among them is the 330,000 square foot Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library that houses WYPL FM 89.3 and TV Channel 18. These unique broadcast services provide news, public service and community information programs, as well as special programs for the visually impaired. Mobile services include InFobus, an outreach vehicle for immigrant communities, Joblinc, a mobile job and career center and Training Wheels, a resource for child care centers. Ready reference and information and referral (I &R) services are offered through LINC/2-1-1, the Library Information Center, with more in-depth reference available from the various subject departments at the Central Library. In addition to such innovative services, the library offers educational and informational programs and community meeting rooms. Internet access is available on 517 public computers.
Recognized nationally as a leader in library service, the Memphis Public Library & Information Center received the National Medal for Museum & Library Service in 2007 and was identified by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as a benchmark for library best practices.
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Program Scholar
Kenneth Morrell, Chair and Associate Professor of Greek and Roman Studies
Rhodes College
Kenneth Morrell’s areas of interest include Greek and Latin languages and literature and information technology. He is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Greek and Roman Studies at Rhodes College. He received his B.A. from Stanford University, and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University.
Previous Events
Reading Group
Homer's Iliad, Translated by Stanley Lombardo
"Unforgiven"
Join Program Scholar Kenneth Morrell for a reading group at the Memphis Public Library
3030 Poplar Ave
Memphis, TN 38111
Contact Curt Kittrell at 901-415-2871 to RSVP or to gain more information
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May 03 2009 at 02:00 PM
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Iliad Performance
Join us for a performance of Homer's Iliad at the Memphis Public Library
3030 Poplar Ave, Memphis, TN 38111
Contact Curt Kittrell at 901-415-2871 to RSVP or to gain more information Click here for directions
April 30 2009 at 04:00 PM
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Acting Workshop
Join us for an Acting Workshop at the Memphis Public Library
3030 Poplar Ave, Memphis, TN 38111
Contact Curt Kittrell at 901-415-2871 to RSVP or to gain more information Click here for directions
April 30 2009 at 02:00 PM
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Public Lecture
"From Homer to Hip Hop: Before Jay Z and Lil Wayne, There was Homer"
Join Program Scholar Kenneth Morrell for a public lecture at the Memphis Public Library, Whitehaven Branch Library
4120 Mill Branch Rd
Memphis, TN 38116
Contact Curt Kittrell at 901-415-2871 to RSVP or to gain more information
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April 27 2009 at 04:00 PM
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This library is focusing on the thematic unit “Homer to Hip-Hop: Reinventing the Classics”
