Foothills Voices: Echoes of Southern Appalachia (vol. 1), 2017 Edited by Brennan LeQuire, Nancy McEntee, and Jennifer W. Spirko. Twelve East Tennessee writers share stories from their own experiences, their families and their communities. In this collection are true accounts of Revolutionary War-era ancestors, Native Americans, civil rights pioneers, coal miners, mill workers, teachers, soldiers, […]

Important! The April 8, 2020 meeting as been CANCELLED and rescheduled for September 9, 2020. Any further cancellations will be announced here. The book discussion group currently meets the second Wednesday of each month, at 10:15 AM in the Board Room of the Library. Anyone who loves to read and talk about books is welcome […]

For fifteen years a dedicated team of volunteers has been reaching out and entertaining older members of the Blount County community. In February, 2004 the Friends of the Library received a request for a volunteer to “read to residents” at a local health facility. What resulted was a full-fledged outreach program designed to bring the […]