Read City Dinosaur Encounter postponed

The Read City Stomp, Roar, Dinosaur encounter originally scheduled for January 24 has been postponed until Friday, February 6 due to inclement weather. 

Storybook Trails

Knox County Public Library Storybook Trails

Get together, get outside, and READ

Installed along accessible paths in local parks, each unique story and setting encourages a love of reading, imagination, movement, and the outdoors as readers move from panel to panel (like a page in a book) as they read and talk about a story. 

Where to find Storybook Trails:

With permanent Storybook Trails, storytime is anytime! Families, students, and groups are welcome to visit Storybook Trails during all park hours, rain or shine.

Story panels will rotate seasonally so visitors can continue to have new story experiences. Prompts on some panels encourage readers to think, move, and interact with nature or each other! 

Have you visited a Storybook Trail?

Please tell us about your recent experience visiting a Knox County Public Library Storybook Trail.

Stories include:

Ten Ways to Hear Snow / Diez maneras de escuchar la nieve

NEW! Walking to her grandmother's home, Lina discovers many ways to hear snow, from the scrape of a shovel to the quiet pats of snowman-building.

An Imagination Library book

Find Ten Ways in the catalog

Cover of book Little Owl's Night by Divya Srinivasan

Little Owl wakes up to watch his friends enjoying the night. Could the daytime be nearly as wonderful?

An Imagination Library book

Find Little Owl in the catalog

Cover of book Maple & Willow Apart by Lori Nichols

Sisters Maple and Willow miss each other when Maple starts school, leaving Willow behind at home.

Find Maple & Willow in the catalog

Cover of book Hugo and the Impossible Thing by Renee Felice Smith and Chris Gabriel

With determination and help from his forest friends, a brave little dog learns that what may seem impossible might just be possible!

An Imagination Library book

Find Hugo in the catalog

Out of rotation:

Don't worry! Your favorites will be back. Stories rotate trails about twice a year, in the spring and fall.

cover of Leaves by David Ezra Stein

Bear observes how leaves change throughout the seasons—he is surprised when they begin to fall off the trees!

Find Leaves in the catalog

More by David Ezra Stein

Cover of book Run Wild by David Covell

"Hey, you! Sky's blue!" Run Wild is an exquisite and kid-friendly reminder of how wonderful life can be beyond doors and screens.

Find Run Wild in the catalog

Book cover of Old Rock (is not boring) by Deb Pilutti

A rock explains to its friends that even though it is in one place now, it has had many adventures and seen many things over time. 

An Imagination Library book

Find Old Rock in the catalog

Cover of book My Voice Is a Trumpet by Jimmie Allen

From voices tall as a tree, to voices small as a bee, all it takes is confidence and a belief in the goodness of others to change the world.

My Voice Is a Trumpet in the catalog

Thank you to our Storybook Trail partners

Knox County Public Library Storybook Trails are made possible by a number of generous partners and community supporters.

Special thanks to City of Knoxville Council Members (Fugate, Parker, Roberto, Testerman, Thomas), City of Knoxville Parks and Recreation, City of Knoxville Public Service, Knox County Parks and Recreation.