Upcoming Events

Featured Events

Authors, Lin and J.L. Stepp

The Local Chapter: Lin and J.L. Stepp

Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Burlington Branch Library

Event Details:

Whether you're discovering a new favorite author or deepening your connection to Tennessee’s literary landscape, The Local Chapter is your place to turn the page together...

"Some Kind of Heaven"

Daytime Docs - Some Kind of Heaven

Sunday, September 21, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Lawson McGhee Library meeting room at Lawson McGhee Library

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. ...

Toddler Storytime

Special Bilingual Storytime

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Bearden Branch meeting room at Bearden Branch Library

Event Details:

This will be a special storytime featuring bilingual stories, songs and activities in English and Spanish. We'll have a special presenter from Centro Hispano de East Tennessee join...

Little Bee by Chris Cleave

Monday Night Book club

Monday, September 29, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Fountain City Branch meeting room at Fountain City Branch Library

Event Details:

Join other book enthusiasts on the last Monday of the month. This month, we discuss Little Bee by Chris Cleave.

two children reading together

Imagination Library Photo Contest

All Day 10/1 - 10/17
Online

Event Details:

We're looking for your cutest photos of your little ones enjoying Imagination Library books. Reading, chewing, laughing, snuggling—we want to see all the ways families love their b...

The Truffle Hunters

Daytime Docs - The Truffle Hunters

Sunday, October 12, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Lawson McGhee Library meeting room at Lawson McGhee Library

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. ...

Romantic Comedy

All Over the Page - Romantic Comedy

Monday, October 13, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Lawson McGhee Library meeting room at Lawson McGhee Library

All Over the Page:

All Over the Page is a monthly evening book discussion group for adults, with a guest facilitator.

Event Details:

This month we will be discussing, Curtis Sittenfeld's Romantic Comedy. The discussion will be lead by Christi Wampler. "Sally Milz is a sketch writer for The Night Owls, the l...

Storytime Saturdays Charlotte Gunnufson

Storytime Saturdays with the Author: Charlotte Gunnufson

Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Lawson McGhee Library meeting room at Lawson McGhee Library

Event Details:

Union Ave Books and Knox County Public Library are proud to present this special event together. One Saturday a month, we have invited an author and/or illustrator t...

100 Things to Do in Knoxville Before You Die

The Local Chapter: Kristen Combs

Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Burlington Branch meeting room at Burlington Branch Library

Event Details:

Whether you're discovering a new favorite author or deepening your connection to Tennessee’s literary landscape, The Local Chapter is your place to turn the page together...

"The Women of Oak Ridge" by Michelle Shocklee

The Local Chapter: Michelle Shocklee

Friday, October 24, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Burlington Branch meeting room at Burlington Branch Library

Event Details:

Whether you're discovering a new favorite author or deepening your connection to Tennessee’s literary landscape, The Local Chapter is your place to turn the page together...

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Evening Reads

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults
Bearden Branch Library

Book Stack Craft

6:00pm–7:30pm
Teens, Adults
Cedar Bluff Branch Library

Curiosity Club: Adventures in Astronomy

6:00pm–8:00pm
Children, Elementary Age, Teens
Burlington Branch Library

Preschool Storytime

10:15am–10:45am
Children, Preschool
Bearden Branch Library

Baby Bookworms

10:30am–11:00am
Children, Babies and Toddlers
Cedar Bluff Branch Library

Preschool Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Children, Preschool
Burlington Branch Library

Ready, Set, K Storytime

10:30am–11:15am
Children, Preschool
Farragut Branch Library

Baby Bookworms

11:15am–11:45am
Children, Babies and Toddlers
Cedar Bluff Branch Library

Tech Help Tuesdays

12:00pm–1:00pm
Adults
Lawson McGhee Library

Preschool Storytime

1:30pm–2:00pm
Children, Preschool
Carter Branch Library

After School Storytime

3:30pm–4:00pm
Children, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary Age
South Knoxville Branch Library

Family Game Night

5:00pm–7:00pm
Children, Elementary Age, Teens, Adults
Powell Branch Library
Registration Required

Pop Culture Book Club

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults
Bearden Branch Library

Spooky Tealight Villages

6:00pm–7:00pm
Children, Elementary Age, Teens
Howard Pinkston Branch Library

Baby Bookworms

10:00am–10:30am
Children, Babies and Toddlers
Norwood Branch Library

Toddler Storytime

10:00am–10:30am
Children, Babies and Toddlers
Lawson McGhee Library

Toddler Storytime

10:15am–10:45am
Children, Babies and Toddlers
Bearden Branch Library

Baby Bookworms

10:30am–11:00am
Children, Babies and Toddlers
Powell Branch Library

Baby Bookworms

10:30am–11:00am
Children, Babies and Toddlers
Farragut Branch Library

Preschool Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Children, Preschool
Howard Pinkston Branch Library

Preschool Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Children, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool
South Knoxville Branch Library

Toddler Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Children, Babies and Toddlers
Cedar Bluff Branch Library