We’re excited to bring Miniature Golf on the Library Lawn back again! This fun community event is hosted by our friends at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church and brought to you by the amazing team at Pop Up Games. It’s a free, all‑ages activity filled with laughter, friendly competition, and plenty of summer fun. We [...]

📚 Join us for an engaging discussion about the impactful contributions of the Friends of the Library at Webb Shadle Public Library! Our dynamic group is dedicated to enriching the community through fundraising projects, volunteer support, and advocacy efforts. 💪 🙌 What We Do: As Friends, we advocate for the library, provide extra brainpower and [...]

Bring your pet or favorite stuffed animal and show them off on the catwalk! Whether they bark, purr, or are full of fluff and stuffing, everyone gets a chance to shine—and collect prizes as part of our Summer Reading Program! 🎁 Thanks to Animal Health Center of Knoxville for being our sponsor and donating to [...]

Get ready for a super fun morning at the library! Iowa PBS is teaming up with WGBH to bring Playtime with the Wombats! — an interactive pop‑up inspired by Work It Out Wombats! on PBS KIDS. Kids and their grown‑ups can explore four hands-on activity stations designed to build early computational thinking skills through play: [...]

Jump into the new school year by getting involved with the Fine Arts Boosters! We make a difference in PHS fine arts kids' and teachers' lives and we have a lot of fun while we're at it!

Join us for our Free Seed Program! This multi-session program will follow your tomato plants throughout the growing season. We will kick off with starting four different types of tomato seeds. From there, we meet once a month as your plants grow. From your first sprouts to harvest, we will cover all aspects of growing [...]

It’s Official — This Saturday’s Summer Reading Reward Movie Event! We’re rolling out the red carpet at the Grand Theater in Knoxville for our featured film… Buffalo Kid! Set in 1886, this adventurous story follows Irish siblings Mary and Tom as they sail to New York City, only to find themselves aboard a transcontinental Orphan [...]

Webb Shadle Public Library will be closed September 7th for Labor Day. But your reading doesn’t have to take a break—your library card gives you 24/7 access to thousands of ebooks and audiobooks through our digital platforms. Browse new releases, bestsellers, kids’ books, and more… all from your phone, tablet, or computer. Happy long‑weekend reading!