Introducing The Library Society of UT Knoxville

After many years of people confusing the UT Libraries’ Friends group with the Friends of the Knox County Public Libraries, we are thrilled to announce that our own Friends group has a new name – The Library Society of UT Knoxville. The Library Society of UT Knoxville will offer our donors more opportunities for engagement … Continued

Ron Rash: A Unique Appalachian Voice

View a recording of this event The Library Society of UT Knoxville and the Friends of the Knox County Library are proud to sponsor Ron Rash on March 4th at 7:30 PM at the East Tennessee History Center. The talk is free and open to the public, but registration is required.  Visit the knoxfriends.org to … Continued

Everybody’s a winner in our READ contest!

On Wednesday, the Libraries announced the winner of our READ poster contest. Sydney McNeill received the most “likes” on Facebook, so she will be featured on the next poster in our series of campus “celebrities” reading from a favorite book. But what about the other 100+ students who turned out to pose for our photographer? … Continued

And the winner is . . .

Congratulations to Sydney McNeill, who will be featured on the Libraries’ next poster. Of more than a hundred students who posed for our photographer, Sydney McNeill got the most “likes” on Facebook. Now she joins that elite group — including Smokey, Smokey Jr., and the Volunteer — who have starred in our “READ” poster series … Continued

Weather Conditions and Library Services

At this time the university remains open and classes are scheduled for tomorrow. The Libraries will continue to monitor university communication channels (email, text, tv, radio, the webpage) for the latest information and encourage all of you to do the same. Travel conditions are challenging and will remain so through at least tomorrow morning. Our … Continued