
Rare Screening of The Signal Tower (1924) with live score by Roger Miller of Anvil Orchestra
When the Clarence Brown Film Festival takes place this fall, audiences will have the rare chance to see one of Brown's most renowned silent films, which had ostensibly gone missing for over 50 years.

Teen Advisory Board to host its first College Fair
Knox County Public Library will host its first college fair organized by teens on Thursday, March 2, 2023, 3:30–5:30 at the Powell Branch Library.

Zygmunt J. B. Plater Papers (MSC 1022)
The McClung Historical Collection is happy to make available the newly processed Zygmunt J. B. Plater Papers.

Lights! Camera! East Tennessee! Learn the story of our hometown and its ties to Hollywood

Get to know Knoxville's literary giants

Inaugural Storybook Trail unveiled in West View Park
Over 200 students from West View Elementary School made the trek to their neighborhood park to help cut the ribbon on the Library's inaugural Storybook Trail on Friday, Sept. 16.

New Digital Collection featuring the Appalachian Expositions
An ongoing project at the Calvin M. McClung Collection recently led to the discovery of the Knoxville News Sentinel’s Appalachian Exposition supplements.

Knox County Takes Top Spot as Best-Read Area in Tennessee

Will A. McTeer & A. S. Tilden Family Papers
The McClung Historical Collection’s newly processed McTeer-Tilden Personal Papers sheds light on a prominent early Blount County family, the McTeers.

Midget Family Papers

New website improves access to Library services and resources
Knoxville, Tenn | March 17, 2022 -- Knox County Public Library is pleased to announce the launch of its new website. Featuring a more intuitive design that better integrates online services, library patrons will now be able to manage their books, music, and downloads all in one place.