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Clay Garden Fairy Doors

Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Howard Pinkston Branch meeting room at Howard Pinkston Branch Library
Program Type:
Activity & Craft
Age Group:
Children, Elementary Age, Teens
Event Details:

Ages 8+. Use your imagination and create a clay fairy door to spruce up your home garden!

Preschool Storytimes

Preschool Storytime

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Howard Pinkston Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Preschool
Preschool Storytime:

Enjoy a storytime geared towards kids ages 3-5.  

LEGO Club

Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Howard Pinkston Branch meeting room at Howard Pinkston Branch Library
Program Type:
Activity & Craft
Age Group:
Children, Elementary Age
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...

Event Details:

Ages 5-11.

To the Moon and Beyond: Adventures in Astronomy

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Howard Pinkston Branch meeting room at Howard Pinkston Branch Library
Program Type:
Activity & Craft
Age Group:
Children, Elementary Age, Teens
Event Details:

Presented by the Smoky Mountain Astronomical Society. This program will discuss various astronomy topics, and observation time outdoors will be included if weather condition allow....

Preschool Storytimes

Preschool Storytime

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Howard Pinkston Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Preschool
Preschool Storytime:

Enjoy a storytime geared towards kids ages 3-5.  

Preschool Storytimes

Preschool Storytime

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Howard Pinkston Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Preschool
Preschool Storytime:

Enjoy a storytime geared towards kids ages 3-5.  

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

Cardboard Weaving Looms

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Howard Pinkston Branch meeting room at Howard Pinkston Branch Library
Program Type:
Activity & Craft
Age Group:
Children, Elementary Age, Teens
Event Details:

Ages 10+. Learn a simple weaving activity with cardboard, looms, and yarn.

Preschool Storytimes

Preschool Storytime

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Howard Pinkston Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Preschool
Preschool Storytime:

Enjoy a storytime geared towards kids ages 3-5.  

Hominy Mamas

The Hominy Mamas

Monday, June 3, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Howard Pinkston Branch Library
Program Type:
Movie & Performance, Special Event
Age Group:
Children, Elementary Age
Summer Library Club:

This event is part Summer Library Club. This summer, adventure begins at the library! When you attend this or another summer program, log another mission in the Read City USA&...

Event Details:

The Hominy Mamas use stories and songs to weave together interactive performances featuring traditional folk songs played on everything from guitar and banjo to washboard and kazoo...

Clay Flower Impressions

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Howard Pinkston Branch meeting room at Howard Pinkston Branch Library
Program Type:
Activity & Craft
Age Group:
Children, Elementary Age, Teens
Event Details:

Ages 7+. Celebrate summer by making beautiful painted flower impressions in air-dry clay.

Preschool Storytimes

Preschool Storytime

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Howard Pinkston Branch meeting room at Howard Pinkston Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Preschool
Preschool Storytime:

Enjoy a storytime geared towards kids ages 3-5.  

Preschool Storytimes

Preschool Storytime

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Howard Pinkston Branch meeting room at Howard Pinkston Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Preschool
Preschool Storytime:

Enjoy a storytime geared towards kids ages 3-5.  

LEGO Club

Thursday, June 13, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Howard Pinkston Branch meeting room at Howard Pinkston Branch Library
Program Type:
Activity & Craft
Age Group:
Children, Elementary Age
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...

Event Details:

Ages 5-11.

Zoo Knoxville Zoomobile

Monday, June 17, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Howard Pinkston Branch Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Children, Preschool, Elementary Age
Summer Library Club:

This event is part Summer Library Club. This summer, adventure begins at the library! When you attend this or another summer program, log another mission in the Read City USA&...

Event Details:

Come enjoy a conservation-themed story time led by an experienced Zoo Knoxville educator with special guest animals (may include turtles).   

Emancipation Day (Juneteenth 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 Emancipation Day.

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Kids Dance Party

Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Howard Pinkston Branch meeting room at Howard Pinkston Branch Library
Program Type:
Activity & Craft
Age Group:
Children, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary Age
Event Details:

Celebrate the fun reading you're doing this summer with an epic dance adventure! Jump your jiggles out to kid-friendly tunes and enjoy a snack. Ages 2-10 with their caregivers.

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Making Suncatchers

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Howard Pinkston Branch meeting room at Howard Pinkston Branch Library
Program Type:
Activity & Craft
Age Group:
Children, Elementary Age, Teens
Event Details:

Ages 5+. Make sparkly suncatchers to brighten the summer view from your window!

Preschool Storytimes

Preschool Storytime

Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Howard Pinkston Branch meeting room at Howard Pinkston Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Preschool
Preschool Storytime:

Enjoy a storytime geared towards kids ages 3-5.  

Preschool Storytimes

Preschool Storytime

Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Howard Pinkston Branch meeting room at Howard Pinkston Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Preschool
Preschool Storytime:

Enjoy a storytime geared towards kids ages 3-5.  

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 in observance of Independence Day.

Closing
Preschool Storytimes

Preschool Storytime

Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Howard Pinkston Branch meeting room at Howard Pinkston Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Preschool
Preschool Storytime:

Enjoy a storytime geared towards kids ages 3-5.  

Friends Book Sale friendly face with stack of books

Friends of the Library Book Sale

Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 10:00am - 5:00pm
Howard Pinkston Branch meeting room at Howard Pinkston Branch Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Children, Elementary Age, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Friends of the Library used book sales take place at branch libraries throughout the year. These sales raise money for improvements at branches and other Friend...

Beaded Wind Chimes

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Howard Pinkston Branch meeting room at Howard Pinkston Branch Library
Program Type:
Activity & Craft
Age Group:
Children, Elementary Age, Teens
Event Details:

Ages 7+. Create your own easy, breezy wind chime using sticks, paint, and beads!