Foothills Voices: Echoes of Southern Appalachia (vol. 1), 2017 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, orphans, feuding mountaineers and even a murderer. These writers reveal […]

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 to join in. When Barbara and Wayne Zurl moved to Maryville in 1994, Barbara looked in vain for a book discussion group. […]

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 […]