Carter Branch Library to Begin Temporary Hours

Beginning Monday, May 13, Carter Branch Library will be open Monday–Friday, 10:00–6:00 (closed Saturday and Sunday). These hours will be in effect until the building maintenance renovation is complete. 

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Cover art for Wicked by Gregory Maguire.

Pop Culture Book Club

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Bearden Branch meeting room at Bearden Branch Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors, Lecture & Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

What's hot in the world of books? Look to Jenna for the answer. Jenna invites you to come discuss the latest book trends. Each month she'll lead a discussion of a popular fiction t...

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.

Closing

Baby Bookworms

Friday, June 21, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Bearden Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Babies and Toddlers
Baby Bookworms:

Baby Bookworms is designed for infants to age 2. Babies and their grownups can sing, clap, wiggle, and bounce together in these lapsit programs. Children must be accompanied by a p...

Preschool Storytime

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Bearden Branch meeting room at Bearden Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Babies and Toddlers
Preschool Storytime:

Enjoy a storytime geared towards kids ages 3-5.  

Toddler Storytime

Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 10:15am - 10:45am
Bearden Branch meeting room at Bearden Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Babies and Toddlers
Toddler Storytime:

Designed for ages 2 to 3. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Baby Bookworms

Friday, June 28, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Bearden Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Babies and Toddlers
Baby Bookworms:

Baby Bookworms is designed for infants to age 2. Babies and their grownups can sing, clap, wiggle, and bounce together in these lapsit programs. Children must be accompanied by a p...

Preschool Storytime

Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Bearden Branch meeting room at Bearden Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Babies and Toddlers
Preschool Storytime:

Enjoy a storytime geared towards kids ages 3-5.  

Toddler Storytime

Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 10:15am - 10:45am
Bearden Branch meeting room at Bearden Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Babies and Toddlers
Toddler Storytime:

Designed for ages 2 to 3. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

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

Baby Bookworms

Friday, July 5, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Bearden Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Babies and Toddlers
Baby Bookworms:

Baby Bookworms is designed for infants to age 2. Babies and their grownups can sing, clap, wiggle, and bounce together in these lapsit programs. Children must be accompanied by a p...

Preschool Storytime

Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Bearden Branch meeting room at Bearden Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Babies and Toddlers
Preschool Storytime:

Enjoy a storytime geared towards kids ages 3-5.  

Lego Club

Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Bearden Branch meeting room at Bearden 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...

Required

Toddler Storytime

Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at 10:15am - 10:45am
Bearden Branch meeting room at Bearden Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Babies and Toddlers
Toddler Storytime:

Designed for ages 2 to 3. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Baby Bookworms

Friday, July 12, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Bearden Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Babies and Toddlers
Baby Bookworms:

Baby Bookworms is designed for infants to age 2. Babies and their grownups can sing, clap, wiggle, and bounce together in these lapsit programs. Children must be accompanied by a p...

Cover art for A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum.

Evening Reads

Monday, July 15, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Bearden Branch Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors, Lecture & Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Evening Reads book club is perfect for busy adults trying to catch up on the best in literature and unable to attend daytime book discussions. Join us as we wind down our day and c...

Preschool Storytime

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Bearden Branch meeting room at Bearden Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Babies and Toddlers
Preschool Storytime:

Enjoy a storytime geared towards kids ages 3-5.  

Cover art for The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid.

Pop Culture Book Club

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Bearden Branch meeting room at Bearden Branch Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors, Lecture & Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

What's hot in the world of books? Look to Jenna for the answer. Jenna invites you to come discuss the latest book trends. Each month she'll lead a discussion of a popular fiction t...

Toddler Storytime

Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 10:15am - 10:45am
Bearden Branch meeting room at Bearden Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Babies and Toddlers
Toddler Storytime:

Designed for ages 2 to 3. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Tennessee Stage Company’s Shakespeare for Kids

Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Bearden Branch Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors, 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:

These child-focused, interactive sessions highlight the Stage Company’s summer performances of A Midsummer Night's Dream and Romeo and Juliet with introductions to Shakespeare and ...

Crafternoons for Teens and Adults

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Bearden Branch meeting room at Bearden Branch Library
Program Type:
Activity & Craft
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

A fun relaxed, afternoon of crafting at the library. Participants are encouraged to bring their own crafts to work on. The library will also provide easy crafts for beginners needi...

Baby Bookworms

Friday, July 19, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Bearden Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Babies and Toddlers
Baby Bookworms:

Baby Bookworms is designed for infants to age 2. Babies and their grownups can sing, clap, wiggle, and bounce together in these lapsit programs. Children must be accompanied by a p...

On the Road with Ask a Librarian

Friday, July 19, 2024 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Bearden Branch Library
Program Type:
Workshop, Help Session
Age Group:
Adults
On the Road with Ask a Librarian:

On the Road is a one-on-one help session with Reference Librarians at new library locations each month! Ask our experts about any service, program, or collection. New to us...

Preschool Storytime

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Bearden Branch meeting room at Bearden Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Babies and Toddlers
Preschool Storytime:

Enjoy a storytime geared towards kids ages 3-5.  

Toddler Storytime

Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 10:15am - 10:45am
Bearden Branch meeting room at Bearden Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Babies and Toddlers
Toddler Storytime:

Designed for ages 2 to 3. Children must be accompanied by an adult.