Parkway Village Branch Library
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Address: 4655 Knight Arnold, Memphis TN 38118
Phone: (901)415-2776
Hours: Monday - Thursday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Friday & Sunday CLOSED, Saturday 10 a.m.
- 5 p.m.
Holiday Closings for all Memphis Public Library & Information Center libraries can be found
here.
Storytime: Call the branch for program information.
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History of the Branch
In prior years to the mid 1950's, the area that is now Parkway Village
was quite farmland with country roads and cotton fields. In 1956, developers
began planning the area for gracious suburban living". Over the next decade
the area grew rapidly and on October 23 1966 the new 6000 sq. ft. Parkway Village
Library was formally dedicated. The Commercial Appeal reported that lines were
so long many people stood in line for over 2 hours to get their cards and check out
books. In 1972, an expansion project added an additional 2,800 sq. ft. to the west
side of the building.
In subsequent years the library staff worked diligently to meet the needs of a
growing, changing, and diverse community. In the 2005 fiscal year, 145,574 customers
checked out 85,513 items and the 130 programs offered were attended by 2,939 people.
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Computers
Computers for browsing the Internet (including email), accessing information online, or for
use with word processing etc. are available for public use. See the Internet Use Policy
and the Computer
Assistance Policy for more information.
The Parkway Village Library has twelve public computers
which can be used for either Internet access or word
processing. The computers are available on a first come, first served basis.
The branch offers frequent free computer and internet basics classes.
Registration is required. Call the branch for dates of computer classes.
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Storytime
To see what’s going on at the Parkway Village
Branch or any other libraries, check out InfoDATES,
News and Events at Your Memphis Public Libraries or call 363-8923.
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Job and Career Center
Parkway Village Branch is one of five locations
in the Memphis Public Library system designated a Job & Career Center. We have a
large collection of materials in areas such as career selection, exam
preparation guides, scholarships, college directories, resume preparation, and
job hunting. For more Jobs and Career information consult the
Job and Career Center.
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Collection
Parkway Village features a large collection of audio books,
both abridged and unabridged, and a rapidly growing
collection of English as a Second Language (ESL)
materials. Other materials include: Popular Library materials,
Large Print Books, Classic literature required for schools, Job and Career Center, DVD's and Videos, and Children and Young Adult materials.
While no public meeting rooms are available, we do offer "The Quite Room",
a comfortable, attractive room for reading, study, or quite comtemplation.
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Area Schools
Elementary: Evans, Goodlett, Knight Road, Newberry,
Sheffield, Oakhaven, Cromwell, Fox Meadows, and Getwell
Middle: Wooddale, American Way
High Schools: Sheffield, Wooddale, Oakhaven
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