In the mail: a reminder of what we do as Friends to support @knoxreads and an invitation to renew our commitment to stand together to support KCPL and its incredible staff. Please stand with us again in the coming year or join us for the first time at knoxfriends.org/get-involved….

We'll be popping up in a new place on Saturday, October 30: the @knoxreads Fountain City Branch! Join us from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. for a great one-day used book sale. Our team of volunteers will be there with plenty of books for all ages and interests, and they can't wait to see you!

Our amazing volunteers are getting ready for our first-ever pop-up sale at the @knoxreads Fountain City Branch this Saturday, October 30, from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. What will you find? Plenty of books for all ages and interests at incredibly low prices. You're gonna love this sale!

😍The Cat in the Hat (aka @RushaSams) put smiles on over 100 young faces at First UMC's Trunk or Treat last night by giving out books donated by Friends. Thanks, Rusha, for sharing the joy of reading! 📚🎃

😍The Cat in the Hat (aka @RushaSams) put smiles on over 100 young faces at First UMC's Trunk or Treat last night by giving out books donated by Friends. Thanks, Rusha, for sharing the joy of reading! 📚🎃

Coming Saturday, October 30: a pop-up book sale at the @knoxreads Fountain City Branch. We'll be there from 10 a.m–5 p.m. with plenty of books for everyone. Bonus: bargains for you + $$ of support for our library = everyone wins!

Pop right over to the @knoxreads Fountain City Branch for a one-day pop-up book sale on Saturday, October 30, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. We'll have plenty of books for all ages and interests and a team of volunteers to help you find all those books you can't wait to read.

As part of our celebration of #NationalFriendsofLibrariesWeek, we've traveled north, south, east, and west to let members of the amazing @knoxreads staff know how much we appreciate them. Thanks, y'all, for everything you do for our community all year long! You. Are. The. Best.

Friend of @knoxreads J.J. White loves to visit Friends of Libraries. She recently dropped in on the Friends of the Libraries of Towns County, GA, where she met Suzanne Carter, who helps run the FOLTC Bookstore. FOLTC's motto says it all: "Good Libraries Need Good Friends!"

Last month, 54 people signed up to volunteer at the Friends @ Rothrock Used Book Shop inside @knoxreads Lawson McGhee Library. Learn more about our Rockers — a wonderful group of people who help us raise $$ to support our library — in Friends❤️KCPL: bit.ly/3AMbjBr

Starts today, October 15, at the @knoxreads Halls Branch: a Friends used book sale designed with you in mind. Shop today and tomorrow from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. for big bargains for all ages and interests.

Happening Friday, October 15, and Saturday, October 16, at the @knoxreads Halls Branch: a spectacular @FriendsofKCPL used book sale. Shop from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. both days for bargains on books for all ages and interests. Bargains for you + $$ of support for KCPL = everyone wins!

We're so excited about the @knoxreads Read City Explorer Pass that we wrote a poem about it! You'll find it in the latest issue of our monthly e-newsletter, Friends❤️KCPL: bit.ly/3FFv414.