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Memphis Public Libraries (MPL) is a public library system serving Shelby County, Tennessee. Memphis Public Libraries has a yearly circulation of 250,000 items and serves 400,000 patrons a year. [ 1 ] The library has 18 branches located throughout the city of Memphis and surrounding areas, offering up to 3,400 programs to the public each year.
The South Main district has been featured in many films, sometimes as just background scenery in Memphis, sometimes masquerading as an older version of Beale Street. [3] Some of the films featuring scenes from the South Main district are: The Firm — Tom Cruise and the FBI meet at The Arcade Restaurant. 21 Grams; Hustle & Flow
Chickasaw Gardens is located on land that was originally part of the estate of Clarence Saunders, the Memphis inventor of the first self-service grocery store named 'Piggly Wiggly'. The Chickasaw Gardens lake was originally constructed as part of an elaborate garden with rustic bridges and a playhouse for Saunders' children.
A look inside Bartlett Public Library on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. The library, at 5884 Stage Road in Bartlett, will exit the Memphis Public Libraries system this summer.
McWherter Library—the main University of Memphis library and its departmental branches; Shelby County Law Library, located on the third floor of the Shelby County Courthouse, two blocks away from the law school. [28] Memphis Public Library, Cossitt Branch Library, located adjacent to the law school. As of 2019 this branch is no longer in service.
In case you need to make a last-minute run to the store, here are the Thanksgiving hours for several Memphis-area grocery stores. ... (hours vary by store): 1977 S. Third St. 7 a.m.-3 p.m.; 4049 ...
The Riverfront Loop is a line of the Memphis Area Transit Authority trolley system.It began operation in 1997, as the second line in the system. It runs for 4.1 mi (6.6 km) through downtown Memphis and along the Mississippi riverfront, with 18 stops along the way.
A skate park on site is also open to the public. The Raleigh Library features an observation deck overlooking the 11-acre pond. It is designed by OT Marshall Architects. [2] The road "Morrison Drive" leading into the civic center is named for Bill Morrison, a member of the Memphis City Council, representing District 1, from 2008 to 2018 and who ...