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Children's Festival of Reading 2025

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 10:00am - 3:00pm
Off Site

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Join us for the award-winning Children's Festival of Reading. Recently recognized as the Best Children's Event by Southeastern Festival and Events Association, we are pleased to ho...

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"Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger" movie poster

Daytime Docs - Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

Sunday, May 18, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Lawson McGhee Library meeting room at Lawson McGhee Library

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Daytime Docs is a monthly film series featuring documentaries that bring awareness to diverse perspectives and life experiences through the power of visual storytelling. ...

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Wandering Stars

All Over the Page - Wandering Stars

Monday, June 9, 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.

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This month we will be discussing Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange. The discussion will be led by Paige Travis. Colorado, 1864. Star, a young survivor of the Sand Creek Massacre...

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Monrovia, Indiana poster

Daytime Docs - Monrovia, Indiana

Sunday, June 15, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Lawson McGhee Library meeting room at Lawson McGhee Library

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Daytime Docs is a monthly film series featuring documentaries that bring awareness to diverse perspectives and life experiences through the power of visual storytelling. ...

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The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I

All Over the Page - The mysterious case of Rudolf Diesel: genius, power, and deception on the eve of World War I

Monday, July 14, 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.

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This month we will be reading The mysterious case of Rudolf Diesel: genius, power, and deception on the eve of World War I by Douglas Brunt. The discussion will be facilitated by E...

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The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder

All Over the Page - The Wager: a tale of shipwreck, mutiny, and murder

Monday, August 11, 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 The Wager: a tale of shipwreck, mutiny, and murder by David Grann. The discussion will be facilitated by Caroline Lamar.Grann delivers a concise an...

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Ask a Master Gardener

10:00am - 12:00pm
Adults
Norwood Branch Library

Children's Festival of Reading 2025

10:00am - 3:00pm
Children, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary Age, Teens
Off Site
Offsite Event

Friends of the Library - Used Book Sale

10:00am - 3:00pm
Children, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary Age, Teens, Adults
Off Site
Offsite Event

Downtown Walking Tour: Knoxville Goes to the Movies!

10:30am - 12:00pm
Elementary Age, Teens, Adults
East Tennessee History Center
Registration Required

Anxiety Weaving: Mini Baskets

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Teens, Adults
Karns Branch Library
Registration Required

Preschool Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Children, Preschool
Farragut Branch Library

Job Help Mondays

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

Museum Mondays: AMSE presents "Spaced Out"

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Children, Elementary Age
Halls Branch Library
Registration Required

Evening Reads

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

Monday Night Book club

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Fountain City 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!

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

LEGO CLUB for Kids and Teens

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Preschool, Elementary Age, Teens
Powell Branch Library
Registration Required

Pop Culture Book Club

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

STEAM: Help Pollinators & Help Our World

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Children, Elementary Age
Carter Branch Library
Registration Required

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