Norris Community Library

Family Game Night
2025-01-28 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-02-25 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-03-25 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-04-29 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-05-27 16:00 - 18:00 UTC
Family Game Night is scheduled every last Tuesday of the month from 4-6pm. We’ll have games and puzzles for the whole family! Popcorn will be provided, but patrons are welcome to bring their own snacks and beverages!

Swap Swap: Clothing Swap
2025-01-29 11:00 - 17:30
Bring your funky hats and silly sweaters to trade at the clothing swap! This month we’re exchanging clothing and wearable items for people of all ages. Join us January 29th from 11:00am-5:30pm! It’s completely free and no RSVP.

Pokemon Club
2025-02-05 14:30 - 15:30, 2025-02-19 14:30 - 15:30, 2025-03-05 14:30 - 15:30, 2025-03-19 14:30 - 15:30, 2025-04-16 14:30 - 15:30, 2025-04-30 14:30 - 15:30, 2025-05-14 14:30 - 15:30, 2025-05-28 14:30 - 15:30 and 1 more date
Pokémon Trainers can come by the library to battle their Pokémon, trade cards, and nerd out! It’s free, fun, and every other Wednesday, 2:30-3:30pm.

Infection Prevention Program
2025-02-24 15:30 - 16:30
Join UT Knoxville at the Norris Library on February 24th at 3:30 for a free educational program about breaking the chain of infection! We’ll have a cool glow-in-the dark germ activity! All ages are welcome!

Swap Swap: Craft Swap
2025-02-26 11:00 - 17:30
Bring your spare yarn, jars of buttons, markers, and anything else you can think of for this month’s craft swap! We’re exchanging crafting materials for all sorts of hobbies like sewing, knitting/crocheting, painting/drawing, jewelry making, scrapbooking, and more. You can drop in any time from 11 to 5:30! It’s completely free and no RSVP.

Try Virtual Reality!
2025-03-18 15:30 - 16:30, 2025-05-20 15:30 - 17:00
Join us to try out our VR headsets! Play games or explore a virtual world using the library’s two virtual reality headsets. There’s sure to be something fun for you whether you’re a seasoned VR pro or have never touched it before (or just come to watch; that’s fine too!). We have plenty of games for all ages and interests, and it’s completely free with no RSVP.

Swap Swap: Seed Swap
2025-03-26 12:00 - 17:00
As the gardening season comes to a close for the summer, bring in your seeds that you’ve saved and swap them! From 12 to 5, stop in with your extra seeds, cuttings, and plants and grab some new ones from what others have left! It’s completely free, no RSVP, and if you don’t have seeds to give away, feel free to stop by towards the end of the event to grab any extras that are left.

Friends of the Library Annual Meeting
2025-03-29 10:30 - 12:30
The Friends of the Betty Anne Jolly Norris Community Library are having their annual meeting on Saturday, March 29. The public is welcome to attend the meeting.

Swap Swap: Tool Swap
2025-04-23 11:00 - 17:30
Bring in your unused tools or spare screws and swap them! From 11 to 5:30, stop in with your extras and grab some new ones from what others have left! It’s completely free, no RSVP, and if you don’t have tools to give away, feel free to stop by towards the end of the event to peruse what others have left.

3D Pen Workshop
2025-05-13 15:30 - 16:30
The library has recently added 3D pens (Scribl3d pens) to our collection! They work like little handheld 3D printers. Want to try one and learn how they work? Join us May 13th at 3:30 for a lesson and a chance to try making something. Afterwards, you can check one out to take home!
This workshop is ages 10 and up due to the pens heating up to melt the plastic filament.

Swap Swap: Game Swap
2025-05-21 11:00 - 17:30
Bring in your games (of all kinds) and swap them! From 11 to 5:30, stop in with your extras and grab some new ones from what others have left! It’s completely free, no RSVP, and if you don’t have games to give away, feel free to stop by towards the end of the event to peruse what others have left.

Community Gardening: Transplant Flower Seedlings
2025-06-04 16:30 - 17:30
It’s time to plant out our flower starts in our community garden plot! Collaborating with the Norris Community Gardens and the UT Master Gardeners, we’ll have several garden-related programs coming up for all ages. Everyone is welcome on June 4th at 4:30 to join us at the library to walk over to the community garden together and plant our seedlings.

Summer Reading Kickoff! All Ages Art Club
2025-06-05 15:30 - 16:30
Join us to celebrate the start of our 2025 summer reading program: Color Our World! We’ll have arts and crafts activities for all ages (toddlers to teens, and yes, adults too!) as well as the chance to sign up for our Summer Reading Program

LEGO Club
2025-06-06 15:30 - 16:30, 2025-06-13 15:30 - 16:30, 2025-06-20 15:30 - 16:30
LEGO Club is held every Friday from 3:30-4:30pm. We supply the LEGO, you supply the imagination.

Swap Swap: Puzzle Swap
2025-06-18 11:00 - 17:30
Bring in your puzzles and swap them! From 11 to 5:30, stop in with your extras and grab some new ones from what others have left! It’s completely free, no RSVP, and if you don’t have puzzles to give away, feel free to stop by towards the end of the event to peruse what others have left.
