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Preschool Storytime

Friday, July 10, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Powell Branch meeting room at Powell Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Preschool
Preschool Storytime:

Preschool storytimes are designed for ages 3 to 5 and feature stories and other activities specifically designed to develop early literacy skills.Children must be accompanied by a ...

Cancelled

Zoo Knoxville Zoomobile

Friday, July 10, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Powell Branch Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Children, Preschool, Elementary Age
Summer Library Challenge:

This event is part of our Summer Library Challenge. Have a T-rex-cellent summer! When you attend this or another summer program, log another activity in the Read City USA 'Roa...

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

Baby Bookworms

Friday, July 10, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Fountain City Branch meeting room at Fountain City Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Babies and Toddlers
Baby Bookworms:

Baby Bookworms is a program designed for infants to age 2. Littles and their grownups can sing, clap, and bounce together in these lapsit programs. Don't worry—babies are not expec...

Music Time with The Hominy Mamas

Friday, July 10, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Fountain City Branch Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Children, Preschool, Elementary Age
Summer Library Challenge:

This event is part of our Summer Library Challenge. Have a T-rex-cellent summer! When you attend this or another summer program, log another activity in the Read City USA 'Roa...

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.    

Crafternoon

Friday, July 10, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Halls Branch meeting room at Halls Branch Library
Program Type:
Activity & Craft
Age Group:
Children, Preschool, Elementary Age

Come make a craft chosen by library staff.

Cookbook Club

Saturday, July 11, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Norwood Branch Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Adults

Come and share favorite recipes with others! We will have a different theme each month. *PLEASE CALL BRANCH TO REGISTER AHEAD OF TIME*

Summer Craft Series at Fountain City: Noodle-Dye T-Shirts

Saturday, July 11, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Fountain City Branch meeting room at Fountain City Branch Library
Program Type:
Activity & Craft
Age Group:
Children, Elementary Age, Teens

Use your noodle to create wearable art. Bring a plain white T-shirt from home and transform it with spray dye and...... noodles! The creative pasta-bilities are endless. Please note: Participants will be using Rit dye outdoors. BYO shirt.

Sew and Share

Saturday, July 11, 2026 at 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Fountain City Branch meeting room at Fountain City Branch Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Bring your machines and set up to sew on large tables, sharing your tips and ideas with other enthusiasts. All skill levels are welcome.

Fountain City Branch Library
Historic Disasters of East Tennessee

The Local Chapter: Dewaine Speaks

Saturday, July 11, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Burlington Branch Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors, Special Event
Age Group:
Adults

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.

Dino-Mummies

Saturday, July 11, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Cedar Bluff meeting room at Cedar Bluff Branch Library
Program Type:
Lecture & Discussion
Age Group:
Children, Teens, Adults

Local paleontologist, Stephanie Drumheller-Horton, discusses and displays dinosaur mummies.  All ages welcome.

A cup of steaming tea near some board game pieces.

Tea Time & Table Games

Saturday, July 11, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Bearden Branch meeting room at Bearden Branch Library
Program Type:
Activity & Craft
Age Group:
Adults

Come have a cozy afternoon of tea and tabletop gaming. Bring your friends and make new friends. Games and refreshments provided by the library. 

Preschool Storytime

Monday, July 13, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Farragut Branch meeting room at Farragut Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Preschool
Preschool Storytime:

Preschool storytimes are designed for ages 3 to 5 and feature stories and other activities specifically designed to develop early literacy skills.Children must be accompanied by a ...

Preschool Storytime

Monday, July 13, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
South Knoxville Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool
Preschool Storytime:

Preschool storytimes are designed for ages 3 to 5 and feature stories and other activities specifically designed to develop early literacy skills.Children must be accompanied by a ...

Summer of Science!

Monday, July 13, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Howard Pinkston Branch Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Children, Elementary Age
Summer Library Challenge:

This event is part of our Summer Library Challenge. Have a T-rex-cellent summer! When you attend this or another summer program, log another activity in the Read City USA 'Roa...

Be inspired by the wonders of science in a fun, action-packed program. Join Mr. Alex Edwards in an investigative science experiment featuring physics, chemistry and biology. 

Marvelous Magnets

Monday, July 13, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Cedar Bluff meeting room at Cedar Bluff Branch Library
Program Type:
Activity & Craft, Lecture & Discussion
Age Group:
Children

Discover the magnetic properties of breakfast cereal, design your very own magnet maze, and play with some magnetic gadgets!  Space limited so call 865-470-7033 to register.

Tennessee Stage Company’s Shakespeare for Kids

Monday, July 13, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Corryton Branch Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors, Special Event
Age Group:
Children, Elementary Age
Summer Library Challenge:

This event is part of our Summer Library Challenge. Have a T-rex-cellent summer! When you attend this or another summer program, log another activity in the Read City USA 'Roa...

This child-focused, interactive session highlights the Stage Company’s summer performances of Henry V and The Merry Wives of Windsor. 

Summer Scares: Create a Cryptid

Monday, July 13, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Halls Branch meeting room at Halls Branch Library
Program Type:
Activity & Craft
Age Group:
Children, Elementary Age

Cook up your own paper cryptid- complete with backstory- based on local legends!

Registration Required
Illustrations of Lego blocks with the words Lego Club

LEGO Club

Monday, July 13, 2026 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Burlington Branch Library
Program Type:
Activity & Craft
Age Group:
Children
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...

Grades K-5 welcome! Registration encouraged.

Weyward

All Over the Page - Weyward: a novel

Monday, July 13, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Lawson McGhee Library meeting room at Lawson McGhee Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Adults
All Over the Page:

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

This month we will discuss the book Weyward by Emilia Hart.

Preschool Storytime

Preschool Storytime

Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at 10:15am - 10:45am
Bearden Branch meeting room at Bearden Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Preschool
Preschool Storytime:

Preschool storytimes are designed for ages 3 to 5 and feature stories and other activities specifically designed to develop early literacy skills.Children must be accompanied by a ...

baby bookworms storytimes

Baby Bookworms

Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Cedar Bluff meeting room at Cedar Bluff Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Babies and Toddlers
Baby Bookworms:

Baby Bookworms is a program designed for infants to age 2. Littles and their grownups can sing, clap, and bounce together in these lapsit programs. Don't worry—babies are not expec...

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Preschool Storytime

Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Burlington Branch meeting room at Burlington Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Preschool
Preschool Storytime:

Preschool storytimes are designed for ages 3 to 5 and feature stories and other activities specifically designed to develop early literacy skills.Children must be accompanied by a ...

Cancelled

Ready, Set, K Storytime

Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Farragut Branch meeting room at Farragut Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Preschool
Ready, Set, K Storytime:

Ages 4-6. Join us for stories, songs, and activities to engage your older preschoolers! This storytime often features a specific theme for several weeks at a time. Children must be...

Hominy Mamas

Music Time with The Hominy Mamas

Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Burlington Branch meeting room at Burlington Branch Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Children, Preschool, Elementary Age
Summer Library Challenge:

This event is part of our Summer Library Challenge. Have a T-rex-cellent summer! When you attend this or another summer program, log another activity in the Read City USA 'Roa...

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.