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Songs of Earth documentary

Daytime Docs - Songs of Earth

Sunday, April 6, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Lawson McGhee Library meeting room at Lawson McGhee Library
Program Type:
Lecture & Discussion, Movie & Performance
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Daytime Docs is a monthly film series featuring documentaries that bring awareness to diverse perspectives and life experiences through the power of visual storytelling.  ...

woman holding stack of books

Halls Teen Book Club

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Halls Branch meeting room at Halls Branch Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors, Lecture & Discussion
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Gather with other teens to discuss current fave reads at the Halls Teen Book Club!

The History Parlor word mark

The History Parlor: A Book Club for History-Minded Individuals

Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
East Tennessee History Center
Program Type:
Books & Authors, History & Genealogy, Lecture & Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Step into the History Parlor for a conversation about history with East Tennessee History Center team members! The format is simple: read any material that touches on history (fict...

Social Security Disability 101

Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Cedar Bluff meeting room at Cedar Bluff Branch Library
Program Type:
Lecture & Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Participants will learn useful and accurate information about how the Social Security Disability benefit system works.  Jennifer L. Foster is an attorney and registered nurse ...

Library closed for Good Friday

All Day
Bearden Branch Library, Burlington Branch Library, Carter Branch Library, Cedar Bluff Branch Library, Corryton Branch Library, East Tennessee History Center, Farragut Branch Library, Fountain City Branch Library, Halls Branch Library, Howard Pinkston Branch Library, Karns Branch Library, Lawson McGhee Library, Mascot Branch Library, Murphy Branch Library, North Knoxville Branch Library, Norwood Branch Library, Powell Branch Library, Sequoyah Branch Library, South Knoxville Branch Library, Off Site, Online

All library locations are closed for Good Friday.

Closing
Baseball Player (1935)

Downtown Walking Tour: Baseball and other sports

Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Lawson McGhee Library
Program Type:
History & Genealogy, Lecture & Discussion, Special Event
Age Group:
Elementary Age, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

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...

Required

Library closed for Easter

All Day
Bearden Branch Library, Burlington Branch Library, Carter Branch Library, Cedar Bluff Branch Library, Corryton Branch Library, East Tennessee History Center, Farragut Branch Library, Fountain City Branch Library, Halls Branch Library, Howard Pinkston Branch Library, Karns Branch Library, Lawson McGhee Library, Mascot Branch Library, Murphy Branch Library, North Knoxville Branch Library, Norwood Branch Library, Powell Branch Library, Sequoyah Branch Library, South Knoxville Branch Library, Off Site, Online

All library locations are closed for Easter.

Closing

Evening Reads

Monday, April 21, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Bearden Branch meeting room at Bearden Branch Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors, Lecture & Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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 discussi...

Sam Venable, Charlie Daniel, Vince Vawter, and Chris Wohlwend

The Memoir: Four Ways

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
East Tennessee History Center
Program Type:
History & Genealogy, Lecture & Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

A quartet of Knoxville newspaper veterans, Sam Venable, Charlie Daniel, Vince Vawter, and Chris Wohlwend, talk about their recent books, all memoirs, but each done in a unique way....

Halls Literary Social Hour

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Halls Branch meeting room at Halls Branch Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors, Lecture & Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join the Halls Literary Social Hour to discuss books with your fellow patrons. No required reading, bring your fave or current read!

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The History Parlor: A Book Club for History-Minded Individuals

Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
East Tennessee History Center
Program Type:
Books & Authors, History & Genealogy, Lecture & Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Step into the History Parlor for a conversation about history with East Tennessee History Center team members! The format is simple: read any material that touches on history (fict...

woman holding stack of books

Halls Teen Book Club

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Halls Branch meeting room at Halls Branch Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors, Lecture & Discussion
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Gather with other teens to discuss current fave reads at the Halls Teen Book Club!

clarence brown directing a film

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
Event Details:

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...

Required

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
Event Details:

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 discussi...

Library closed for Memorial Day

All Day
Bearden Branch Library, Burlington Branch Library, Carter Branch Library, Cedar Bluff Branch Library, Corryton Branch Library, East Tennessee History Center, Farragut Branch Library, Fountain City Branch Library, Halls Branch Library, Howard Pinkston Branch Library, Karns Branch Library, Lawson McGhee Library, Mascot Branch Library, Murphy Branch Library, North Knoxville Branch Library, Norwood Branch Library, Powell Branch Library, Sequoyah Branch Library, South Knoxville Branch Library, Off Site, Online

All library locations are closed for Memorial Day.

Closing

Social Security Disability 101

Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Cedar Bluff meeting room at Cedar Bluff Branch Library
Program Type:
Lecture & Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Participants will learn useful and accurate information about how the Social Security Disability benefit system works.  Jennifer L. Foster is an attorney and registered nurse ...

The History Parlor word mark

The History Parlor: A Book Club for History-Minded Individuals

Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
East Tennessee History Center
Program Type:
Books & Authors, History & Genealogy, Lecture & Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Step into the History Parlor for a conversation about history with East Tennessee History Center team members! The format is simple: read any material that touches on history (fict...

Evening Reads

Monday, June 16, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Bearden Branch meeting room at Bearden Branch Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors, Lecture & Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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 discussi...

Library closed for Juneteenth

All Day
Bearden Branch Library, Burlington Branch Library, Carter Branch Library, Cedar Bluff Branch Library, Corryton Branch Library, East Tennessee History Center, Farragut Branch Library, Fountain City Branch Library, Halls Branch Library, Howard Pinkston Branch Library, Karns Branch Library, Lawson McGhee Library, Mascot Branch Library, Murphy Branch Library, North Knoxville Branch Library, Norwood Branch Library, Powell Branch Library, Sequoyah Branch Library, South Knoxville Branch Library, Off Site, Online

All library locations are closed for Juneteenth Independence Day.

Closing

Library closed for Independence Day

All Day
Bearden Branch Library, Burlington Branch Library, Carter Branch Library, Cedar Bluff Branch Library, Corryton Branch Library, East Tennessee History Center, Farragut Branch Library, Fountain City Branch Library, Halls Branch Library, Howard Pinkston Branch Library, Karns Branch Library, Lawson McGhee Library, Mascot Branch Library, Murphy Branch Library, North Knoxville Branch Library, Norwood Branch Library, Powell Branch Library, Sequoyah Branch Library, South Knoxville Branch Library, Off Site, Online

All library locations are closed for Independence Day.

Closing
The History Parlor word mark

The History Parlor: A Book Club for History-Minded Individuals

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
East Tennessee History Center
Program Type:
Books & Authors, History & Genealogy, Lecture & Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Step into the History Parlor for a conversation about history with East Tennessee History Center team members! The format is simple: read any material that touches on history (fict...

Evening Reads

Monday, July 21, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Bearden Branch meeting room at Bearden Branch Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors, Lecture & Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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 discussi...

The History Parlor word mark

The History Parlor: A Book Club for History-Minded Individuals

Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
East Tennessee History Center
Program Type:
Books & Authors, History & Genealogy, Lecture & Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Step into the History Parlor for a conversation about history with East Tennessee History Center team members! The format is simple: read any material that touches on history (fict...

Evening Reads

Monday, August 18, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Bearden Branch meeting room at Bearden Branch Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors, Lecture & Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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 discussi...