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Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road

Daytime Docs - Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road

Sunday, December 21, 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.  ...

Writers Workshop: Crafting Comedy

Writers Workshop Crafting Comedy

Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Lawson McGhee Library meeting room at Lawson McGhee Library

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Join writer, actor, and teaching artist Steve Sherman for a focused two-week workshop designed for emerging and early-career playwrights. This Saturday series zeroes in on the craf...

real americans: a novel

All Over the Page - Real Americans: a novel

Monday, January 12, 2026 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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In immersive, moving prose, Rachel Khong weaves a profound tale of class and striving, race and visibility, and family and inheritance—a story of trust, forgiveness, and finally co...

An inviting bilingual storytime logo with an open book.

Special Bilingual Storytime

Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Bearden Branch meeting room at Bearden Branch Library

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This will be a special storytime featuring bilingual stories, songs and activities in English and Spanish. We'll have a special presenter from Centro Hispano de East Tennessee join...

Writers Workshop: Crafting Comedy

Writers Workshop Crafting Comedy

Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Lawson McGhee Library meeting room at Lawson McGhee Library

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Join writer, actor, and teaching artist Steve Sherman for a focused two-week workshop designed for emerging and early-career playwrights. This Saturday series zeroes in on the craf...

Stanford Johnson

The Local Chapter: Stanford Johnson

Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Burlington Branch Library

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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...

Pink glitter words that read "Happy 80th Birthday, Dolly" with butterflies

Toddler Storytime (Happy Birthday, Dolly!)

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Lawson McGhee Library meeting room at Lawson McGhee Library

Toddler Storytime:

Toddler storytime is an engaging program designed for ages 2 to 3. Short, age-appropriate stories are typically accompanied by lively rhymes, music, and movement to capture little ...

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This week's storytime is a special "Happy Birthday, Dolly!" program. Enjoy cupcakes, crafts, songs, and stories for Dolly Parton's 80th birthday.Can't make it at Lawson McGhee? No ...

Stomp, Roar, Dinosaur! January 24

Stomp, Roar, Dinosaur!

Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 10:00am - 2:00pm
Off Site

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Calling all dino enthusiasts! Examine fossils, exhibits, and dino skeleton replicas, like two-year-old T. Rex, Junior, in the Traveling Dinos Museum. Meet Vela the velociraptor ; c...

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Workshop: Beginning Genealogy

1:00pm–4:00pm
Adults
East Tennessee History Center
Registration Required