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Municipal library system in Tennessee, USA
Memphis Public Libraries (MPL) is a public library system serving Shelby County, Tennessee. It has 18 branches located throughout the city of Memphis
Memphis_Public_Libraries
City in Tennessee, United States
Desegregation,"". University of Memphis Digital Commons. "This Day in History: First full day of integration at Memphis Public Libraries". Action News 5. October
Memphis,_Tennessee
Subgenre of hip hop that originated from Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis rap (also known as Memphis hip-hop, or Memphis horrorcore) is a regional subgenre of hip hop music that originated in Memphis, Tennessee, during
Memphis_rap
Neighborhood in Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Elementary School are located in Klondike. The North Branch of Memphis Public Libraries is located in Klondike, adjacent to the Northside campus. Juicy
Klondike,_Memphis
Park in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Desegregation,"". University of Memphis Digital Commons. "This Day in History: First full day of integration at Memphis Public Libraries". Action News 5. October
Jesse_H_Turner_Park
The Memphis and Charleston Railroad was the first railroad in the United States to link the Atlantic Ocean with the Mississippi River. Chartered in 1846
Memphis and Charleston Railroad
Memphis_and_Charleston_Railroad
School in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Christian Brothers High School (CBHS) is located in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, at 5900 Walnut Grove Road. It is a Catholic, all-boys, college-preparatory
Christian Brothers High School (Memphis, Tennessee)
Christian_Brothers_High_School_(Memphis,_Tennessee)
2026 Tennessee elections "Informed Voter – Shelby County Mayor". Memphis Public Libraries. Retrieved September 3, 2025. Muckerman, Brooke. "Here is who is
2026 Shelby County, Tennessee mayoral election
2026_Shelby_County,_Tennessee_mayoral_election
Carnival". Memphis Daily Appeal. February 14, 1872. p. 4. The remains of Memphis Mardi Gras can be found on the Memphis Public Libraries DIG Memphis page.
Carnival_Memphis
United States local elections
Retrieved 2025-12-22. "Informed Voter – Shelby County Mayor". Memphis Public Libraries. Retrieved 2025-09-03. Muckerman, Brooke. "Here is who is running
2026 Tennessee county mayoral elections
2026_Tennessee_county_mayoral_elections
Service that reads printed material aloud for the blind and vision-impaired
Radio Home Visitor, since 1974. WYPL in Memphis, Tennessee, run by volunteers of the Memphis Public Library, devotes nearly its entire broadcast day
Radio_reading_service
American judge, banker and political leader
HathiTrust. 1880. p. 74. Retrieved 2025-05-11. "Memphis History and Facts". Memphis Public Library. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved
John_Overton_(judge)
Tennessee politician
Johnson Publishing Company. April 1965. "Miriam DeCosta-Willis (1934-2021)". Memphis Public Libraries. January 7, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2021. v t e
Archie_Walter_Willis_Jr.
Neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee
Historic Places in Tennessee. From 1955 until 2001, the main library of the Memphis Public Library System was located in Central Gardens at the corner of Peabody
Central_Gardens,_Memphis
Neighborhood within Memphis, Tennessee
is a predominantly African-American community[not verified in body] in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. It was first organized in the late 19th century
Whitehaven,_Memphis
Neighborhood in Memphis, Tennessee, US
Library of the Memphis Public Library System, and the University of Memphis are nearby. Chickasaw Gardens features a lake, sometimes called Memphis Lake
Chickasaw_Gardens
The history of Memphis, Tennessee and its area began many thousands of years ago with succeeding cultures of indigenous peoples. In the first millennium
History_of_Memphis,_Tennessee
American politician in Memphis, Tennessee
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Shared TN Gov. 24 June 2003. Gwen R. Awsumb Collection at the Memphis Public Libraries Gwen Robinson Awsumb at Find a Grave
Gwen_Robinson_Awsumb
American writer (1859–1920)
Collection with Papers of Walker Kennedy". Dig Memphis: The Digital Archive of Memphis Public Libraries. Retrieved 2021-09-16. "Charming Poems by Sara
Sara_Beaumont_Kennedy
Topics referred to by the same term
Markham Public Library, Ontario, Canada Memphis Public Library, Memphis, US Minneapolis Public Library, Minnesota, US Milwaukee Public Library, Wisconsin
MPL
Public university in Memphis, Tennessee, US
The University of Memphis (UofM or Memphis) is a public research university in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1912, the university has an
University_of_Memphis
Radio station in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
station that serves the area of Memphis, Tennessee, in the United States. The station is licensed to the Memphis Public Library & Information Center and provides
WYPL
First person to record Elvis Presley
the Memphis chapter of the National Organization for Women. She was chapter president. Her correspondence is archived at the Memphis Public Library. She
Marion_Keisker
United States historic place
Memorial Hall, Colorado Springs, Colorado, also NRHP-listed Memphis Public Library, Memphis, Tennessee, construction also originally funded by Frederick
Frederick_H._Cossitt_Library
Canadian actor (1924–2012)
ISBN 0-517-56828-4. Memphis Theater, Front Street Theatre. "Midsummer Night's Dream". Dig Memphis. The Digital Collection of the Memphis Public Library. Retrieved
Jonathan_Frid
Civil center in Memphis, Tennessee, US
walking trail and skatepark that is open to the public. The Raleigh Springs Civic Center houses the Memphis Police Department Old Allen Precinct, Union Avenue
Raleigh_Springs_Civic_Center
Archaeological site in Arkansas, United States
The Memphis to Little Rock Road (also known as the Military Road) was a settlement road constructed between 1819 and Reconstruction in Arkansas. The project
Memphis_to_Little_Rock_Road
Community in Tennessee, United States
community in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States. Cordova lies east of Memphis, north of Germantown, south of Bartlett, and northwest of Collierville
Cordova,_Tennessee
used by the public served as early versions of libraries in New England around the 18th century. One such example is the King's Chapel Library in Boston
History of public library advocacy
History_of_public_library_advocacy
Award given to American libraries and museums
libraries and museums: Cabell County Public Library, Huntington, West Virginia Highwood Public Library, Highwood, Illinois Memphis Public Libraries,
National Medal for Museum and Library Service
National_Medal_for_Museum_and_Library_Service
New York City government agency
Strike Ends! – State Takes Control of Sanitation Department". Memphis Public Libraries. Retrieved December 5, 2022. "Sanitation Men's Strike". WNYC. Retrieved
New York City Department of Sanitation
New_York_City_Department_of_Sanitation
Norwegian-American architect
located at Memphis and Shelby County Room of the Memphis Public Libraries. Its significance to Memphis is noted: This multi generational collection captures
George_Awsumb
American civil rights leader and minister
Historic Site on January 12, 2008 The Memphis Public Library's main branch is named in his honor. The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
Benjamin_Hooks
Public law school in Memphis, Tennessee, US
the following libraries: McWherter Library—the main University of Memphis library and its departmental branches; Shelby County Law Library, located on the
Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
Cecil_C._Humphreys_School_of_Law
Professional association for librarians in Tennessee
quarterly journal called Tennessee Libraries (ISSN:1935-7052). List of libraries in the United States "TENNESSEE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION RECORDS, 1897-2009"
Tennessee_Library_Association
American female activist and politician
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment. Memphis Public Libraries. Retrieved 16 March 2021. Bucy, Carole Stanford (2000). Lindenmeyer
Catherine_Talty_Kenny
Neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee
2010, at the Wayback Machine "Libraries of the Memphis Public Library & Information Center | Memphis Public Library and Information Center". Memphislibrary
Hyde_Park,_Memphis
Bronze sculpture by Charles Henry Niehaus
and display them in public somewhere outside of Shelby County, Tennessee. The following month, The Daily News revealed that Memphis Greenspace had received
Nathan Bedford Forrest Monument (Memphis, Tennessee)
Nathan_Bedford_Forrest_Monument_(Memphis,_Tennessee)
American slave-trading business
slave-trading business of the antebellum United States, headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. Several principals of the firm eventually shot and killed one
Bolton,_Dickens_&_Co.
Men convicted of 1993 murders in Arkansas, United States
The West Memphis Three are three freed men convicted as teenagers of the 1993 murders of three boys in West Memphis, Arkansas, United States. Damien Echols
West_Memphis_Three
Labor strikes in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
In mid-1978, unionized firefighters and police officers in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, engaged in several strike actions against the city government
1978 Memphis fire and police strikes
1978_Memphis_fire_and_police_strikes
Central business district of Memphis, Tennessee
Downtown Memphis is the central business district of Memphis, Tennessee, and is located along the Mississippi River between Interstate 40 to the north
Downtown_Memphis,_Tennessee
Person who is responsible for the cleaning and maintaining of a sanitation technology
16 (3–4): 453–474. doi:10.2190/WR.16.3-4.l. "Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike!". Memphis Public Library. February 12, 1968. Retrieved March 18, 2020
Sanitation_worker
American politician (born 1995)
Representatives representing the 86th district, covering parts of the city of Memphis. He was elected in a January 2023 special election to succeed Barbara Cooper
Justin_J._Pearson
Public secondary school in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
a public high school located in Downtown Memphis, on the southside of Memphis, Tennessee, United States. The school was administered by the Memphis City
Booker T. Washington High School (Tennessee)
Booker_T._Washington_High_School_(Tennessee)
Carnegie libraries in Tennessee provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Tennessee, where 12 free public libraries were built
List of Carnegie libraries in Tennessee
List_of_Carnegie_libraries_in_Tennessee
list of Carnegie libraries in Texas provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Texas, where 32 public libraries were built from
List of Carnegie libraries in Texas
List_of_Carnegie_libraries_in_Texas
US Army Air Force officer and Tuskegee Airman (1920–2011)
la/item/225ee40441d147c0f21535a2c5b54b28 Dig Memphis: The Digital Archive of Memphis Public Libraries. "Unveiling of plaque at Memphis International Airport." https://memphislibrary
Luke_J._Weathers
Historic public park in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
public park in Midtown, Memphis, Tennessee. The park grounds contain the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis Zoo, a 9-hole golf course, the Memphis
Overton_Park
University also have university libraries. There is one Japanese-language library in Houston, the Sansui-Kai Center Library (三水会センター・図書館). The Italian Cultural
Education_in_Houston
Intentional damage or defacement of library materials
American public libraries reported having at least one incident of book vandalism. A later study in Great Britain found that, on average, libraries experienced
Library-book_vandalism
American garage rock band
Joe Frank & Reynolds". Songfacts. The Digital Archive of Memphis Public Libraries - The Memphis and Shelby County Room Music Listening Station Guide Page
Joe_Frank_and_the_Knights
American educator and civil rights leader (1934–2021)
the following month, at her home in Memphis, aged 86. "Miriam DeCosta-Willis (1934–2021)". Memphis Public Libraries. January 7, 2021. Archived from the
Miriam_DeCosta-Willis
History of Memphis, Tennessee. "Memphis History: A Chronology". Memphis Public Library. Archived from the original on September 18, 2013. "Memphis Chronology"
Timeline of Memphis, Tennessee
Timeline_of_Memphis,_Tennessee
1929 murder trial
2009. Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tennessee, November 25, 1929 – December 21, 1929 (microfilm located in Memphis Public Library) Court records of the arrest
Murder_of_Connie_Franklin
American World War I flying ace
print by Professor Joseph Riggs, Memphis State University, and Margaret Lawrence, Archivist of the Memphis Public Library. Memphis Public Library, 1971.
Everett_Richard_Cook
licensees, and programming formats. W4XA WCLC WEMG, Knoxville WFWL WHER, Memphis WKN WLYY WMRO WNTT WOCV WPO WSM-FM (1941–1951) WTAZ-LP WTNW WUTS WUTZ WXOQ
List of radio stations in Tennessee
List_of_radio_stations_in_Tennessee
1968 American strike
breaking point for more than 1,300 African American men from the Memphis Department of Public Works as they demanded higher wages, time and a half overtime
Memphis_sanitation_strike
American politician
64th mayor of Memphis, Tennessee between 2016 and 2024. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a member of the Memphis City Council
Jim_Strickland_(politician)
American politician and judge (1929–2019)
Memphis Public Libraries. 2021-01-07. Retrieved 2021-05-11. Dries, Bill (24 March 2014). "Sugarmon Opens Campaign for Juvenile Court Judge". Memphis Daily
Russell_Sugarmon
American academic and civil rights activist (1929–2013)
Maxine (Atkins) Smith (October 31, 1929 — April 26, 2013) born in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, was an academic, civil rights activist, and school
Maxine_Smith
County in Tennessee, United States
Tennessee in terms of geographic area. The county seat and the largest city is Memphis, a port on the Mississippi River and the second-most populous city in Tennessee
Shelby_County,_Tennessee
2002 true crime book by Mara Leveritt
Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three is a 2002 true crime book by Mara Leveritt, about the 1993 murders of three eight-year-old children
Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three
Devil's_Knot:_The_True_Story_of_the_West_Memphis_Three
appeared on the 50th anniversary in the journal, Libraries & Culture and the 75th in the journal, Libraries: Culture, History, and Society . References JuliaSkinner
Justin_Winsor_Prize_(library)
Art museum in Memphis, Tennessee
Opened to the public in 1916, it is a registered U.S. National Landmark. The cylindrical extension, opened in 1955, was designed by Memphis architect Everett
Memphis_Brooks_Museum_of_Art
2025 political-military campaign
authorizations were issued to expand to Memphis, Tennessee, and Portland, Oregon, in September 2025. Federal forces arrived in Memphis in October 2025. Plans were
Domestic military deployments by the second Trump administration
Domestic_military_deployments_by_the_second_Trump_administration
American child trafficker (1891–1950)
the Tennessee Children's Home Society, an unlicensed adoption agency in Memphis, Tennessee. Tann used the home as a front for her black market baby adoption
Georgia_Tann
American businesswoman and actress (born 1945)
a second visit at Christmas, her parents agreed to let her relocate to Memphis permanently in mid-March 1963, two months before her 18th birthday. As
Priscilla_Presley
City in Missouri, U.S.
Memphis is a city in and the county seat of Scotland County, on the northern border of Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population
Memphis,_Missouri
collection of any public library system in the country, serves Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island. It has several research libraries including the Main
Education_in_New_York_City
Zoo in Memphis, USA
The Memphis Zoo is a zoo in Midtown, Memphis, Tennessee, United States. It is home to more than 3,500 animals representing over 500 different species.
Memphis_Zoo
Memphis, Tennessee-based women's club
Public Library. Buffalo and Erie County Public Library System. Retrieved 2016-01-04. "Rowland J. Darnell and the 19th Century Club". Historic Memphis
The_Nineteenth_Century_Club
American medical doctor, professor and surgeon
his Professional Papers to the Memphis Public Library". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved May 30, 2014. "Renowned Memphis physician dies". bizjournals.com
John_J._Shea_Jr.
Library (MPL) Memphis Metropolitan Land Bank Authority (MMLBA) Municipal Court Judges Parks Planning and Development Police Department (MPD) Public Works
Government of Memphis, Tennessee
Government_of_Memphis,_Tennessee
Community in Tennessee, United States
In 2016 the City of Memphis bought up the mall to build the Raleigh Springs Civic Center. The Civic Center houses a public library, police station, traffic
Raleigh,_Memphis
American musician (1935–2022)
New Orleans, Louisiana, and early recordings in 1956 at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee. He later became known for his chart topping country music recordings
Jerry_Lee_Lewis
American politician (1920–1992)
his military service and through opposition to communism. Loeb was Memphis's Public Works commissioner from 1956 to 1960. In 1959, he called for a "white
Henry_Loeb
American author and dramatist
at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks) Wilbur Daniel Steele at IMDb Wilbur Daniel Steele Papers housed at Stanford University Libraries v t e v t e v
Wilbur_Daniel_Steele
Non-profit community theatre in Memphis, Tennessee
Theatre Memphis whose four actors present a variety of productions that tour to local schools, libraries and other locations. Theatre Memphis presents
Theatre_Memphis
Assassin of Martin Luther King Jr. (1928–1998)
restaurant owner, publicly began claiming that he had been part of a conspiracy to assassinate King and that Ray was a scapegoat. In a Memphis civil trial in
James_Earl_Ray
American journalist and civil rights activist (1862–1931)
later moving with some of her siblings to Memphis, Tennessee. Soon, Wells co-owned and wrote for the Memphis Free Speech and Headlight newspaper, where
Ida_B._Wells
Normal and Theological Institute, and LeMoyne Normal Institute in Memphis. Public primary and secondary education systems are operated by county, city
Education_in_Tennessee
Public school in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
public high school in Memphis, Tennessee, established in 1908 and operated from 1909 to 1981. The main building was demolished in 1982, but Memphis City
Messick_High_School
Main public library of Washington, D.C.
The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (MLKML) is the central facility of the District of Columbia Public Library (DCPL), constructed and named in honor
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
Martin_Luther_King_Jr._Memorial_Library
American photographer (1922 –2007)
boycott; Emmett Till; Memphis sanitation strike; Negro league baseball; and musicians, including those related to Memphis blues and Memphis soul. Withers's
Ernest_Withers
Retrieved November 18, 2022. "C.P.J. Mooney". memphislibrary.contentdm.oclc.org. Digital Archives of the Memphis Public Library page on C.P.J. Mooney v t e
C._P._J._Mooney
Television station in Memphis, Tennessee
WHBQ-TV (channel 13) is a television station in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, affiliated with the Fox network and owned by Rincon Broadcasting Group
WHBQ-TV
Interstate Highway in Tennessee, United States
Interstate is located entirely within the state's second-largest city of Memphis, running 12.28 miles (19.76 km) from the Mississippi state line in the
Interstate_55_in_Tennessee
Historic house museum in Memphis, Tennessee
was in fact a part of the Underground Railroad, Historians from Memphis' public library system proposed a counterargument. The historians suggest that
Burkle_Estate
America". Stanford Libraries. Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2019. Bjelopera, Jerome (March 18, 2013). "Public Mass Shootings
List of mass shootings in the United States in 2026
List_of_mass_shootings_in_the_United_States_in_2026
History and Culture. 2009. Retrieved February 9, 2013. "Memphis History and Facts". Memphis Public Library. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007
History of Randolph, Tennessee
History_of_Randolph,_Tennessee
1970 43rd 0 1 Joe 1970 43rd 0 1 King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis 1970 43rd 0 1 Little Big Man 1970 43rd 0 1 Madron 1970 43rd 0 1 Oisin 1970
List of Academy Award–nominated films
List_of_Academy_Award–nominated_films
Research Guides. University of Memphis Libraries. "Tennessee Newspapers". Historical U.S. Newspapers Online. Library Guides. Ohio: Bowling Green State
List of newspapers in Tennessee
List_of_newspapers_in_Tennessee
Private college in Memphis, Tennessee, US
Rhodes College is a private liberal arts college in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Historically affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA), it
Rhodes_College
American financial services company
Tennessee Bank, is a financial services company, founded in 1864, and based in Memphis, Tennessee. Through its banking subsidiary First Horizon Bank, it provides
First_Horizon_Bank
Reform Jewish congregation in Memphis, Tennessee, US
located at 1376 East Massey Road, in Memphis, Tennessee, in the United States. It is the only Reform synagogue in Memphis, the oldest and largest Jewish congregation
Temple Israel (Memphis, Tennessee)
Temple_Israel_(Memphis,_Tennessee)
American musician (1966–1997)
Verlaine as the producer. In February 1997, he resumed work after moving to Memphis, Tennessee. On May 29, while awaiting the arrival of his band from New
Jeff_Buckley
March 19, 2026. Nguyen, Vivian (March 18, 2026). "President Trump comes to Memphis Monday". WREG-TV. Retrieved March 19, 2026. Witt, Jacob (March 23, 2026)
List of presidential trips made by Donald Trump (2026)
List_of_presidential_trips_made_by_Donald_Trump_(2026)
U.S. presidential administration since 2025
unarmed national guardsmen to Memphis, Tennessee, saying that the city "is deeply troubled". Their presence in Memphis started on October 1. Louisiana
Second presidency of Donald Trump
Second_presidency_of_Donald_Trump
National museum in London, England
archives and libraries covering their various areas of responsibility, which can be consulted by the public on application. The Anthropology Library is especially
British_Museum
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