Friends of KCPL

In the mail: a reminder of what we do as Friends to support @knoxreads and an invitation to renew our commitment to stand together to support KCPL and its incredible staff. Please stand with us again in the coming year or join us for the first time at knoxfriends.org/get-involved/j….

We'll be popping up in a new place on Saturday, October 30: the @knoxreads Fountain City Branch! Join us from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. for a great one-day used book sale. Our team of volunteers will be there with plenty of books for all ages and interests, and they can't wait to see you!

Our amazing volunteers are getting ready for our first-ever pop-up sale at the @knoxreads Fountain City Branch this Saturday, October 30, from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. What will you find? Plenty of books for all ages and interests at incredibly low prices. You're gonna love this sale!

😍The Cat in the Hat (aka @RushaSams) put smiles on over 100 young faces at First UMC's Trunk or Treat last night by giving out books donated by Friends. Thanks, Rusha, for sharing the joy of reading! 📚🎃

😍The Cat in the Hat (aka @RushaSams) put smiles on over 100 young faces at First UMC's Trunk or Treat last night by giving out books donated by Friends. Thanks, Rusha, for sharing the joy of reading! 📚🎃

Thanks, @ChsKnox, for helping us spread the word about our book sale at the @knoxreads Fountain City Branch this Saturday, October 30, from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. We'll have lots of bargains on lots of books for all ages and interests.

Coming Saturday, October 30: a pop-up book sale at the @knoxreads Fountain City Branch. We'll be there from 10 a.m–5 p.m. with plenty of books for everyone. Bonus: bargains for you + $$ of support for our library = everyone wins!

Pop right over to the @knoxreads Fountain City Branch for a one-day pop-up book sale on Saturday, October 30, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. We'll have plenty of books for all ages and interests and a team of volunteers to help you find all those books you can't wait to read.

Gates at @ChilhoweePark Midway off Magnolia Ave and N. Beaman open at 6pm for tonight's Drive-In at the Midway! Enjoy a free, family-friendly screening of "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" starting at 7:30pm. Concessions available on site. Free books from @FriendsofKCPL!

As part of our celebration of #NationalFriendsofLibrariesWeek, we've traveled north, south, east, and west to let members of the amazing @knoxreads staff know how much we appreciate them. Thanks, y'all, for everything you do for our community all year long! You. Are. The. Best.

Friend of @knoxreads J.J. White loves to visit Friends of Libraries. She recently dropped in on the Friends of the Libraries of Towns County, GA, where she met Suzanne Carter, who helps run the FOLTC Bookstore. FOLTC's motto says it all: "Good Libraries Need Good Friends!"

Sessions will be posted on friendstnlibraries.org at 11 a.m. today through Friday and will be archived on our website. All are welcome!

Last month, 54 people signed up to volunteer at the Friends @ Rothrock Used Book Shop inside @knoxreads Lawson McGhee Library. Learn more about our Rockers — a wonderful group of people who help us raise $$ to support our library — in Friends❤️KCPL: bit.ly/3AMbjBr

Starts today, October 15, at the @knoxreads Halls Branch: a Friends used book sale designed with you in mind. Shop today and tomorrow from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. for big bargains for all ages and interests.

Happening Friday, October 15, and Saturday, October 16, at the @knoxreads Halls Branch: a spectacular @FriendsofKCPL used book sale. Shop from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. both days for bargains on books for all ages and interests. Bargains for you + $$ of support for KCPL = everyone wins!

We're so excited about the @knoxreads Read City Explorer Pass that we wrote a poem about it! You'll find it in the latest issue of our monthly e-newsletter, Friends❤️KCPL: bit.ly/3FFv414.

We had so much fun at our used book sale at the @knoxreads Halls Branch in July that we're going back this week! Shop for a cause — your library — on Friday, October 15, and Saturday, October 16, from 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

What happens at our used book sales: kids find new-to-them books and new friends to read them with. Our sale at the @knoxreads Powell Branch continues today, October 9, from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Plenty of new-to-you books and book-loving friends are waiting for you!

It's a great weekend for a Friends used book sale! We'll be at the @knoxreads Powell Branch Friday, October 8, and Saturday, October 9, from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. with lots of bargains on books for all ages, and we can't wait to see you! Sale proceeds benefit our amazing library.

Heather Jennings (center), manager of the @knoxreads Powell Branch, and Friends volunteers Mona Hurt and Gloria Austin are ready for the big used book sale at Powell on Friday, October 8, and Saturday, October 9, from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Make their day by shopping for a cause: KCPL!