Memphis Public Library & Information Center Board of Trustees Orientation

1888

Frederick H. Cossitt

1893

120 years later…

As a City of Memphis agency in the Division of Public Services and Neighborhoods

19 Locations

650,000

We serve lifelong learners…

And encourage young readers.

We serve newcomers wishing to improve their language skills…

And small business owners wanting to grow what they have built.

Our programs bring history to life…

And our computers connect people with the vastness of the World Wide Web.

We are in the business of satisfying the customer’s need to know. ?

Old tools…

New tools!

We help our customers find just the right book.

or the resources to move one step closer to their dreams…

We can make assignments just a little easier…

And, at the end of the day, we can even help them enjoy what they have accomplished.

Our structure looks like…

This.

Our regions look like this…

North Region North Raleigh Crenshaw Cossitt Frayser Hollywood Gaston Park

South Region South Cherokee East Shelby Levi Parkway Village Whitehaven

East Region Bartlett Cordova Highland Poplar-White Station Randolph

Children’s

Humanities

LINC/211

Business/Sciences

History

WYPL TV/Radio

Support Services

Staff Development

of satisfying the customer’s need to know