Events
WriteMemphis Training
Want to bring a writing group to your organization? Literacy Mid-South provides free training sessions for education coordinators at local nonprofits, churches, and schools to implement the program.
WriteMemphis is a program where each writer's life experiences influence their understanding of the reading process, the development of their own individual ... read more »
Reading Flash Mob
We're having a Reading Flash Mob at Overton Park on March 15th as part of our citywide reading campaign. Come hang out at the park with a picnic blanket, some friends, and lunch and enjoy the weather and a good book. We want to fill Overton Park with readers!
Special prizes will be given to those spotted reading our 2014 Books of Choice, Neversink and Life is So Good! ... read more »
Adult Tutor Training
Want to Make a REAL Difference in Someone's Life? Teach Someone to Read!
Literacy Mid-South has adults on our waiting list who are willing and ready to learn but need a special person in their life to help them. They want better lives. They want to understand their personal finances better. They want their driver's license. They want to read to ... read more »
Tutor-A-Thon 2014
Did you know it costs $500 per year per student to teach our adult learners how to read and write? Each year, Literacy Mid-South serves more than 400 adults who desperately want to move forward in their lives. More than 250 volunteers serve every week at Literacy Mid-South to help our students overcome illiteracy.
In the United States alone, the most recent ... read more »
What Are You Reading, Memphis?
WHAT ARE YOU READING, MEMPHIS?
Tweet about it between March 1 and March 31 and you could win a gift basket from the Booksellers at Laurelwood!
#ReadMemphis
Our Twitter Handle: LiteracyMSouth
read more »Adult Tutor Training
Want to Make a REAL Difference in Someone's Life? Teach Someone to Read!
Literacy Mid-South has adults on our waiting list who are willing and ready to learn but need a special person in their life to help them. They want better lives. They want to understand their personal finances better. They want their driver's license. They want to read to ... read more »
Adult Tutor Training
Want to Make a REAL Difference in Someone's Life? Teach Someone to Read!
Literacy Mid-South has adults on our waiting list who are willing and ready to learn but need a special person in their life to help them. They want better lives. They want to understand their personal finances better. They want their driver's license. They want to read to ... read more »
Mid-South Book Festival
The Festival
The 2014 Mid-South Book Festival is scheduled for Saturday, September 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Memphis Botanic Garden. The event will feature celebrity authors, creative writing seminars, speaking panels, an Emerging Authors exhibition, activities for kids, and much more.
More information coming soon! Check out the Book Fest website ... read more »
