Knoxville native Dale Dickey is finally getting her due in Hollywood. After nearly six decades of life on the stage and the silver screen, she landed the lead role in …
Tools for school at the Knox County Public Library
It’s back to school time which means getting that end of summer haircut and stocking up on new supplies. One of the most important supplies you can get may just be your …
Community event with ‘Dreamland’ author Sam Quinones
The opioid crisis has been through many phases, each seemingly worse than the one before it. With the introduction of synthetic opioids, overdoses accounted for more than 100,000 deaths, surpassing …
Sign up for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
If you’ve heard it before, you’ve heard it a million times: read to your children. But do you know why? Of course, you know the general reason – it’s good …
Library offers options for teens
Teenagers were born to the digital world, much to the consternation of those of us who remember when VHS was an emerging technology. Rotary dial telephones were more our speed.
But …
Library celebrates 60 years with Willard Laster
This year marked 60 years of employment at the Knox County Public Library for one Fountain City icon. And he just celebrated another birthday on July 2. There’s no better …
Reading: We’re number one!
Join your friends and crack open a good book. All your neighbors are doing it.
Knox County takes the No. 1 spot in Tennessee and ranks high as one of the …
Librarians are there to assist
Need help finding answers? Ask a librarian. Whether it‘s navigating the new website, finding specific information on a database, or some handholding to download any of the library apps for …