![Imagination Library with photo of Dolly Parton - "You can never get enough books in the hands of enough children."](/sites/default/files/2022-08/seeds-header-980x200_0.jpg)
Seeds of Imagination Luncheon
Join us on Wednesday, September 18th, 2024 from 11:30 to 1:00 at Cherokee Country Club for the 6th Annual Seeds of Imagination Luncheon to benefit Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Knox County.
Sponsorship
If you have questions about sponsorship, would like to donate to our Silent Auction, or want to suggest a nominee for our Seeds of Literacy Award, please contact Kay Hurst, khurst@knoxlib.org, (865) 215-8784.
You can get all of the information on this year's event, including tickets, sponsorships, and directions, here: 2024 Seeds of Imagination Luncheon
Entertainment
![A photo of Kelle smiling and holding her ukulele on a wooden deck](/sites/default/files/2024-07/thumbnail_Kelle%20Jolly%20Photo%203%20%282%29.jpg)
This year's entertainment will feature the musical and storytelling talents of Kelle Jolly, The "Tennessee Uklele Lady". Kelle is a prominent figure on the Knoxville music scene and a 2023 Black Appalachian Storytellers Fellow with the National Association of Black Storytellers and South Arts.
Location
This year's Seeds of Imagination Luncheon will be held at Knoxville's beautiful Cherokee Country Club. Enjoy complimentary prosecco, a silent auction, live entertainment, the presentation of our Seeds of Imagination Literacy Award, and making new friends while championing for a great cause.
![A front-facing photo of Denise Dean in a multicolored floral tank top and gold hoop earrings](/sites/default/files/2024-07/Denise-Dean.png)
About our 2024 Honoree
21 years ago, Denise Dean left an executive position at IBM to teach fifth grade, and her passion has been education since then. Now, as the Executive Director of East Tennessee Freedom Schools (two in Knox County and one in Blount County), she aims to help children fall in love with reading and social and civil justice.
Along with her tireless work at ETFS, Ms. Dean is on the boards of Muse Knoxville, the East Tennessee Foundation, the Community Building Institute, and Harmony Family Center.