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Event List

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This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Babies and Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
This event is in the "Elementary Age" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Children's Festival of Reading 2025

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 10:00am - 3:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Activity & Craft, Books & Authors, Special Event
Age Group:
Children, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary Age, Teens
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Join us for the award-winning Children's Festival of Reading.

Offsite Event
This event is in the "Elementary Age" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Downtown Walking Tour: Knoxville Goes to the Movies!

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
East Tennessee History Center
Program Type:
History & Genealogy, Lecture & Discussion, Special Event
Age Group:
Elementary Age, Teens, Adults
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Knoxville Goes To the Movies: Back by popular demand! Knoxville has always loved the movies, and still does! Join Laura Still for stories of our love affair with moving pictures, featuring a cast of stars both behind and in front of the camera.

Required
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Anxiety Weaving: Mini Baskets

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Karns Branch meeting room at Karns Branch Library
Program Type:
Activity & Craft, Special Event, Workshop, Help Session
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
:

Discover the joy of crafting teeny, tiny things.

Required
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.

Preschool Storytime

Monday, May 19, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Farragut Branch meeting room at Farragut Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Preschool
Preschool Storytime:

Enjoy a storytime geared towards kids ages 3-5.  

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Job Help Mondays

Monday, May 19, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Lawson McGhee Library meeting room at Lawson McGhee Library
Program Type:
Workshop, Help Session
Age Group:
Adults
:

Join us every Monday for job help! Searching for a job can be stressful. Need help with your resume? Not sure where to look for work? Curious about a career change? Meet with a reference librarian for help!

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Elementary Age" group.

Museum Mondays: AMSE presents "Spaced Out"

Monday, May 19, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Halls Branch meeting room at Halls Branch Library
Program Type:
Activity & Craft
Age Group:
Children, Elementary Age
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(Grades 3-8) Kids will discover how the earth, sun, and moon cause day and night, years, tides, and eclipses. They will be astonished by the relative sizes and distances of our planets!

Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Evening Reads

Monday, May 19, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Bearden Branch meeting room at Bearden Branch Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors, Lecture & Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
:

Join Nicole Barajas at our Evening Reads book club. Our book club is perfect for busy adults trying to catch up on the best in literature and unable to attend daytime book discussions.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Monday Night Book club

Monday, May 19, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Fountain City Branch meeting room at Fountain City Branch Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Adults
:

Join other book enthusiasts on the last Monday of each month. This month we will discuss Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled minds and the stories that make us by Rachel Aviv.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.

Preschool Storytime

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 10:15am - 10:45am
Bearden Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Preschool
Preschool Storytime:

Enjoy a storytime geared towards kids ages 3-5.  

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Babies and Toddlers" group.

Baby Bookworms

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Cedar Bluff meeting room at Cedar Bluff Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Babies and Toddlers
Baby Bookworms:

Baby Bookworms is designed for infants to age 2. Babies and their grownups can sing, clap, wiggle, and bounce together in these lapsit programs. Children must be accompanied by a p...

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.

Preschool Storytime

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Burlington Branch meeting room at Burlington Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Preschool
Preschool Storytime:

Enjoy a storytime geared towards kids ages 3-5.  

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.

Ready, Set K!

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Farragut Branch meeting room at Farragut Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Preschool
:

Ages 4-6. Join us for stories, songs, and activities to engage your older preschoolers! This storytime often features a specific theme for several weeks at a time.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Babies and Toddlers" group.

Baby Bookworms

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 11:15am - 11:45am
Cedar Bluff meeting room at Cedar Bluff Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Babies and Toddlers
Baby Bookworms:

Baby Bookworms is designed for infants to age 2. Babies and their grownups can sing, clap, wiggle, and bounce together in these lapsit programs. Children must be accompanied by a p...

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Tech Help Tuesdays

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Lawson McGhee Library meeting room at Lawson McGhee Library
Program Type:
Workshop, Help Session
Age Group:
Adults
:

Join us every Tuesday for one-on-one tech help!

Preschool Storytime

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Carter Branch meeting room at Carter Branch Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Preschool Storytime

Carter Branch Library
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.

Preschool Storytime

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Carter Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Preschool
Preschool Storytime:

Enjoy a storytime geared towards kids ages 3-5.  

This event is in the "Preschool" group.
This event is in the "Elementary Age" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

LEGO CLUB for Kids and Teens

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Powell Branch meeting room at Powell Branch Library
Program Type:
Activity & Craft
Age Group:
Preschool, Elementary Age, Teens
LEGO Club:

Warm up those building fingers and come down for LEGO club, where you'll build alongside other kids who love LEGOs as much as you do! Your creativity + determination + bricks = LEG...

LEGO Club gives participants (children and teens) an opportunity to make interesting creations with Legos and have their designs displayed to the public at Powell Library. 

Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Pop Culture Book Club

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Bearden Branch meeting room at Bearden Branch Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Adults
:

What's hot in the world of books? Look to us for the answer. We invite you to come discuss the latest book trends. Each month we will lead a discussion of a popular fiction title. Participants will ponder what propels certain titles to such fame?

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Elementary Age" group.

STEAM: Help Pollinators & Help Our World

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Carter Branch Library
Program Type:
Activity & Craft
Age Group:
Children, Elementary Age
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Grades K-8: Learn what pollinators are, how important they are to us, and what we can do to help them. Make a pollinator water dish to take home. All materials provided. We encourage you register online.

Required
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Babies and Toddlers" group.

Baby Bookworms

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Norwood Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Babies and Toddlers
Baby Bookworms:

Baby Bookworms is designed for infants to age 2. Babies and their grownups can sing, clap, wiggle, and bounce together in these lapsit programs. Children must be accompanied by a p...

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Babies and Toddlers" group.

Toddler Storytime

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Lawson McGhee Library meeting room at Lawson McGhee Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Babies and Toddlers
Toddler Storytime:

Designed for ages 2 to 3. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Babies and Toddlers" group.

Toddler Storytime

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 10:15am - 10:45am
Bearden Branch Library
Age Group:
Children, Babies and Toddlers
Toddler Storytime:

Designed for ages 2 to 3. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Babies and Toddlers" group.

Toddler Storytime

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 10:30am - 10:45am
Karns Branch meeting room at Karns Branch Library
Program Type:
Activity & Craft, Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Babies and Toddlers
Toddler Storytime:

Designed for ages 2 to 3. Children must be accompanied by an adult.