Event List

Put on your favorite jammies and bring your best stuffed friend to let them spend a night in the library! Stuffies may be dropped off on Thursday night after a fun storytime and th...

Saturday Stories & Songs is a library program for families highlighting a variety of talented storytellers, musicians, and performers. The program is held at a different l...

This week’s program features Jodie Manross.Jodie Manross is a Knoxville and Rugby, TN singer-songwriter (folk, blues). She is also a pediatric acupuncturist at East Tennessee Child...

For Ages 5-13. Kick off National Library Week by exploring the creative process of book illustration with local children's book author and illustrator, Daniel Wiseman. Learn from a...

Join park rangers from Seven Islands State Birding Park for a special presentation. Seed Needs demonstrates how small things can have a big impact. We talk about seeds we migh...

Join the Bearden S.T.E.M. club where we will grow our creativity and reasoning through Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Each meeting will present new...

Saturday Stories & Songs is a library program for families highlighting a variety of talented storytellers, musicians, and performers. The program is held at a different l...

This week’s program features Knox Kindermusik.Kindermusik is an early childhood music and movement program based on the beliefs that every child is musical, every parent is the chi...

Batter Up! We're ushering in new era for baseball in downtown Knoxville! Long before UT went orange, Knoxville’s athletes ran, jumped, and rolled to excellence in all kinds of...

Discover the joy of crafting teeny, tiny things. 

Flex your creativity at Brush Hour, the no skills necessary painting and art class for teens and adults. A new artist or medium is explored monthly, with all supplies and instructi...

Musical Story Time brings stories to life through live music and narration. This program combines children’s books with classical selections, sound effects, and hands-on learning f...

Spring Friends of the Library Sale

Ages 3-5. Book sharing, hands-on experiments and activities, and opportunities for preschoolers to explore and learn STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) pri...

Join the Bearden S.T.E.M. club where we will grow our creativity and reasoning through Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Each meeting will present new...

Join park rangers from Seven Islands State Birding Park for a special presentation. Looking at Leaves focuses on the all the different kinds of leaves we can observe outside and wh...

Participants will play bingo for a chance to win free books provided by Friends of the Library.  Refreshments provided.  All ages welcome.

Join us for the award-winning Children's Festival of Reading. Recently recognized as the Best Children's Event by Southeastern Festival and Events Association, we are pleased to ho...

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, f...

Discover the joy of crafting teeny, tiny things.

Swap new and gently used puzzles, board games, and card games with other enthusiasts. Discuss favorite strategies, learn about different types of games, and plan your summer of fun...

Brush Hour is a no skills required art class for teens (with a parent if under 14) and adults. Each month a new artist or medium will be explored. All supplies provided, paint clot...