Clyde W. Roddy Public Library

10/15/2026

10/15/2026

You will not want to miss this 😍

10/14/2026

2 days!!

10/13/2026

📢 Toddler Time Update!

There will be no Toddler Time this Friday, October 16th, as the library will be closed for our Tales Among the Oaks Storytelling Festival.

We apologize for any inconvenience and can’t wait to see all our toddler friends on Friday, October 30th!

10/12/2026

🎉 IT’S FESTIVAL WEEK!!!

We are SO excited for our very first Tales Among the Oaks Storytelling Festival, and we hope you are too! To celebrate, we’re giving away a FAMILY PASS ( 2 adults and 3 kids) to the festival! 🎟️✨

Here’s how to enter:
✅ Make sure you’re following our library’s page!
👍 Like this post!
🔄 Share this post!

🏆 The winner will be announced Thursday!

Good luck, everyone! We can’t wait to share a weekend full of stories, laughter, and a little storytelling magic with our community! 🍂📚

10/12/2026

Festival Itinerary is here!!

THE WAIT IS OVER, DAYTON!!!

THE TALES AMONG THE OAKS FESTIVAL ITINERARY IS FINALLY HERE!!!

We’ve been counting down, getting everything ready, and dreaming of this incredible weekend, and NOW it’s time to make your plans! 🎉🌳 If you’ve been waiting to see when your favorite storytellers will take the stage, THIS IS YOUR SIGN to grab your calendar and get excited!

🎤✨ WORLD-CLASS STORYTELLERS. INCREDIBLE STORIES. ONE UNFORGETTABLE WEEKEND.

For JUST $25, you can experience an entire weekend of storytelling magic featuring some of the biggest names in the business, including Donald Davis, Josh Goforth, and Bil Lepp, along with other amazing tellers! You’ll have MULTIPLE opportunities to hear these incredible performers throughout the weekend. 🤩

And the best part? You get to experience it all right here in our very own DAYTON, TENNESSEE! ❤️

🍁 Imagine the fall colors, the courthouse glowing with beautiful lights, downtown buzzing with excitement, and an entire weekend filled with laughter, music, and stories that stay with you long after the last tale is told. THIS is what fall in a small town is all about!

🎟️ GET YOUR TICKETS — THREE EASY WAYS!
✨ Online at clydewroddy.org
✨ In person at Clyde W. Roddy Public Library
✨ Right at the festival!

📍 TICKET PICKUP STARTS FRIDAY AT 5:00 PM!
Centennial Park
391 2nd Avenue
Dayton, TN 37321

YOUR FESTIVAL CHECKLIST:
🍂 Bring your favorite cushion or folding chair!
🍂 Invite your friends, family, neighbors, and fellow story lovers!
🍂 Come hungry and explore our wonderful downtown businesses!
🍂 Get ready for a weekend you’ll be talking about long after October!

🗓️ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16: The stories begin at 7:00 PM!
🗓️ SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17: A FULL DAY of storytelling from morning until evening!

🔥 ONLY $25 FOR A WEEKEND WITH THESE INCREDIBLE STORYTELLERS?! YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS! 🔥

Whether you’re a longtime storytelling fan or have never experienced it before, come see what makes this art form so captivating. We promise there is something truly special about sitting under the fall sky, surrounded by your community, and getting swept away in a good story. 🍂❤️

DAYTON IS GETTING READY. THE COURTHOUSE LIGHTS ARE COMING ON. THE STORIES ARE WAITING. AND WE CAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOU THERE! 🌳✨

👇 SHARE THIS POST, TAG YOUR STORYTELLING CREW, AND LET’S FILL DOWNTOWN DAYTON!

10/11/2026

🍂✨ IT’S FESTIVAL WEEK! ✨🍂

The wait is almost over… Tales Among the Oaks Storytelling Festival is THIS WEEK! 🎤🌳📖

This Friday & Saturday, downtown Dayton will come alive with incredible stories, big laughs, unforgettable moments, and some of the finest storytellers around—including Donald Davis, Bil Lepp, and Josh Goforth!

🎟️ Have your tickets?
📅 Have your weekend plans?
🍁 Ready for a fun FALL WEEKEND in small-town Dayton, Tennessee?

clydewroddy.org

If not… THIS IS YOUR SIGN! 😉

Grab your friends, make it a date night, bring the family, eat downtown, shop local, and come experience something a little different.

Two days. Incredible storytellers. One unforgettable weekend.

🌳 Tales Among the Oaks
📍 Dayton, Tennessee
🍂 THIS WEEK!

🎟️ Don’t miss it—get your tickets and join us under the oaks! 🍁