With the snowstorm of 2024 almost in the rear-view mirror, we are excited to reopen the library’s doors after 10 days! We’ll open at noon today (1/24/24) to the public with …
Happy Birthday, Dolly!
You know we love Dolly around here. Well really, everywhere. I’m not sure of a person on this globe who isn’t in awe of the extraordinary gifts and talents of …
Banjo duo Willow and Jesse to play at the library
It’s not every day that you hear music wafting through the stacks at the library. But what better combo is there than music and books? Drop by Lawson McGhee Library (500 …
Here’s to a good winter’s read
If reading more is on your list of New Year’s resolutions, you’re not alone. The joy of reading a good book in winter is made all the better when you can …
New Year – New You
We all know that New Year’s Resolutions fizzle out in a few months (or weeks, in my case), but January is still a great time to dig into something new. …
Meet Anna Leah Keene: Coordinator of Books for the Homebound
As the year wraps up, we’re thinking about our homebound neighbors. It’s our pleasure to be able spend a little time delivering library materials every month to their homes or …
Twelve Days of TAMIS and the power of gingerbread!
Glimpse into Christmas past in TAMIS’s presentation of holidays of yore. This Thursday, December 14, at 6:30 p.m. at Central Cinema (1205 N. Central Street), the Tennessee Archive of Moving Image …
Read City is closing the book on the 2023 challenge
Way back in January, Mayor Glenn Jacobs took to the stage at the Bijou Theatre to challenge our community to read one million hours in 2023 as part of his Read …