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The round 1 winners are in for the Bone Wars Bracket! Even the Tyrant King's terrible reputation couldn't save him from elimination. Same for the three-horned Ornithischian, Triceratops. It goes to show, your vote matters—Spinosaurus overtook Mosasaurus by just 32 votes out of 782! The most notable win belongs to Pterodactyl, who took a pterrific 290-point victory over the infamous Compy!

Voting is open for Round 2 now through June 20. Fill out a ballot at any library location or visit the page at www.knoxcountylibrary.org

Voting in the bracket counts as an activity in the .

ROARRRR into a story with these dino bookends from the South Knoxville Branch Library! These Cretaceous collectables help brighten up your bookshelf at home to make for an even more fun storytime experience with the family. We're having tons of exciting crafts all summer long at the library, so check out our online calendar to see what your imagination can bring to life!

Wow! We were so lucky today to have FIVE amazingly talented authors visit the Lawson McGhee Library Children's Room today while they're in town for the Children's Defense Fund National Child Policy Training Institute. We even had the honor of hosting an impromptu one-on-one storytime between E. B. Lewis, Kelly Starling Lyons, and a local patron. Thank you so much for visiting us today, everyone, it was a true joy to meet some of the creative minds that bring inspiring stories to life for kids and families: E. B. Lewis, Kelly Starling Lyons, Carole Weatherford, Winsome Bingham, & Kelly J. Baptist!
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Join local author, Adam Alfrey, for a book talk on Saturday, June 6 at 2pm at the Burlington Branch Library. Adam Alfrey is the author of "The Great Smoky Mountains National Park", a vintage postcard history that explores one of our nation’s most treasured–and most visited–landscapes. For 20 years, Adam H. Alfrey has served as a manager and curator at the East Tennessee History Center. Come by to hear all about how his knowledge of local history lends itself to deeper knowledge of the land around us. We hope to see you there!

Summer is finally here! Stop by our June book clubs to get to know other bookworms, discuss some of your favorite reads, or meet local authors. Plus, for those participating in the Summer Library Challenge, attending a library program counts toward your progress on the Jurassic Tracker and gets you closer to earning a prize! We hope to see you there.

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Dear occasional reader, let us find you a book! Mary Pom Claiborne shares the details.

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There are some tough choices ahead in the Bone Wars Bracket! Pick your top 8 this week (through May 30) by casting a ballot at any library location or voting online at www.knoxcountylibrary.org/bone-wars-bracket. Your choices will be revealed June 6 for the next round!

It's time to "tri" out our summer library challenge. We kicked off last weekend with a ROAR! Pick up your Jurassic Tracker at any library location and you'll have no "treble" earning dino-mite prizes for reading, listening, attending library programs, and learning about your favorite prehistoric pals—Triceratops, anyone? 🦖🦕📚

Thank you so much to the featured authors that joined us at the Children's Festival of Reading this past weekend! Your creativity and positivity inspired so many kids as we celebrated the start of summer reading and you stomped right in to all of our hearts as you laughed, signed books, took photos, and shook hands with the next generation of creatives. These were memories to last an eon, and we're so grateful you joined us to make it happen.

A Triassic THANK YOU to our featured authors:
Carmen Agra Deedy
Bob Shea
Kwame Mbalia
Erin Falligant, Author - 2026 One Book Author
Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Chris Grabenstein
Allan Wolf

The 20th Children's Festival of Reading is presented by Comcast