Katie Lamb Public Library

Joe Guy - Local Author Talk
2022-09-18 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | City Hall​, 4910 Swinyar Dr, Collegedale, TN, 37315, United States
Joe Guy is an award-winning author, newspaper columnist, storyteller, and historian from McMinn County in Southeast Tennessee. He is also a third-generation police officer who currently serves as McMinn County Sheriff and county historian. The Friends of Collegedale Public Library invite you to his presentation at Collegedale City Hall on Sunday, Sept. 18, beginning at 2 p.m.
With lost lore of Cherokee natives, forgotten stories of Civil War strife, recollections of cherished regional traditions, and much more, The Hidden History of Southeast Tennessee offers something for everyone. It’s a captivating collection of tales that reflect the mystery of the hills and hollers from which they originate. As a man whose ancestors settled in McMinn County in 1830 and never left, Joe Guy knows the people of Southeast Tennessee. His writing springs from a deep understanding of where they live, how they think, and what challenges they face.
Join the author as he recounts the fascinating history of this one-of-a-kind corner of Appalachia. The Hidden History of Southeast Tennessee presents stories peppered with mountain flavor, all supported by scholarly research and historical inquiry. “If you enjoy little-known historical facts and stories from the area of Southeast Tennessee and the mountains of Western North Carolina,” says Guy, “then you will enjoy my series of books and historical articles.”

Common Thread Book Club
2022-09-20 17:00 - 18:00 | TN
This month’s theme is “A book based on a true story.” Email olivia.forehand@dev.collegedalepubliclibrary.org for your Zoom invitation.

Ancestry Basics
2022-09-27 18:00 - 19:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Join us in the library meeting room to learn the basics of using Ancestry.com Library Edition.

Adult Craft: 3D Paper Pumpkin
2022-10-04 17:00 - 18:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Join us in the library meeting room to make a festive fall pumpkin decoration out of card stock.

One-to-One Financial Advice
2022-10-05 17:00 - 19:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
The Library is offering One-on-One sessions with Anthony Young who is a financial advisor from Thrivent, a nonprofit financial organization. 30 minute sessions are free and private in our meeting room.
Getting your finances in order isn’t always easy or clear. That’s why Anthony is here to provide the expertise and support you need. Whether you’re just starting out or preparing for a meaningful retirement, you deserve personalized financial guidance driven by what’s important to you. Together, we’ll assess your financial picture and explore how you can:
• Help strengthen your financial position.
• Build emergency savings and manage debt.
• Protect your financial future.
• Care for your family after you’re gone.
• Invest with purpose and manage your assets.
• Explore more tax-efficient ways to manage your money.
• Save and prepare for income in retirement.
There are 4 sessions available starting at 5:00 p.m. Sessions are free, but limited, please register for a session (only one session per person); if you need to cancel, please let us know so we can contact someone on the waiting list. If you do not get a session this time, the library will be hosting Anthony again on future dates.​ *No products will be sold*

Local Author Dawn Hogan
2022-10-09 14:00 - 15:00 | City Hall​, 4910 Swinyar Dr, Collegedale, TN, 37315, United States
Join guest author Dawn Hogan on Sunday, October 9, to hear about her debut novel, Unbroken Bonds. This free presentation will begin at 2 p.m. in the West Room of Collegedale City Hall. She is the final presenter in the 2022 Emily McDonald Local Author Series, a gift to the community from the Friends of Collegedale Public Library.Hogan’s novel was inspired by the real-life experiences of four women who met in a Tennessee home for unwed mothers and became friends for life. In 1956, teenage girls are told that getting pregnant before marriage is the worst thing they can do. Joanna, Prissy, Jessie, and Mary are forced by their families into incarceration at the Frances Weston Home for Unwed Mothers in Knoxville. They endure a culture of shame and the soul-crushing tactics of nuns who coerce the teenagers into relinquishing their illegitimate babies. When tragedy strikes years later, these four women must decide whether to keep their past secret or to discover the fates of the children they were forced to give away.Hogan is a full-time author who lives in Huntsville, Ala., with her husband. She’s the mother of four grown children and a grandmother of two. She majored in English at the University of Alabama in Huntsville and has always been drawn to creative endeavors, from Lego collector kits to crafting and remodeling projects. For 15 years, she and her husband owned a creative photography business and chronicled more than 400 weddings.She discovered her interest and talent for researching historical fiction when a friend gave her unsealed State of Tennessee adoption records and asked Hogan to find her birth mother, which she did in a matter of weeks. The stories and statistics she uncovered during that process led her to this book project.

Financial Workshop - Will your taxes affect your retirement?
2022-10-14 10:00 - 11:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
The Library is offering quarterly financial workshops with Anthony Young who is a financial advisor from Thrivent, a nonprofit financial organization. The first two workshops will be held on Friday, October 14.
10:00 Workshop is Will Your Taxes Affect Your Retirement?
It’s critical to have a solid understanding of the tax status of investments to make informed decisions and avoid paying more than the fair share. In this workshop, attendees learn:

How future tax changes may create the potential for higher taxes.
Ways to create tax-free retirement income.
How Social Security is taxed.
How to work efficiently within current tax brackets.

Financial Workshop - Investing for Retirement
2022-10-14 16:00 - 17:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
The Library is offering quarterly financial workshops with Anthony Young who is a financial advisor from Thrivent, a nonprofit financial organization. The first two workshops will be held on Friday, October 14.
4:00 Workshop is Financial Foundations: Investing for Retirement
Attendees will learn four smart retirement planning moves, tactical changes they can make that set up their retirement foundation. Then they will learn how to help future-proof their tax bracket and pick up an answer to that nagging question about Social Security.

CrimeReads Book Club
2022-10-15 15:30 - 16:30 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
This month our book is A Test of Wills, the first title in Charles Todd’s Ian Rutledge series. Come join us for a discussion and a dessert!
In 1919, Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledge remains haunted by World War I, where he was forced to have a soldier executed for refusing to fight. When Rutledge is assigned to investigate a murder involving the military, his emotional war wounds flare. It is a case that strikes dangerously close to home–one that will test Rutledge’s precarious grip on his own sanity.

Computer Basics: Microsoft Excel
2022-10-17 18:00 - 19:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Have you ever wanted to learn the basics of Microsoft Excel but weren’t sure where to start? Join us in the library meeting room on Tuesday July 12 at 6:00 pm to learn the basics of Excel!

Common Thread
2022-10-18 17:00 - 18:00 | TN
This month’s theme is “An Epistolary Novel.” Email olivia.forehand@dev.collegedalepubliclibrary.org for your Zoom invitation.

Escape from Neverland
2022-10-24 18:00 - 20:00, 2022-10-25 18:00 - 20:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Join us for our family-friendly escape-type event at the Library! Due to the demand last year, this annual October event will be held for 2 nights! There will be puzzles to solve as you find your way out of author J.M. Barrie’s Neverland. Costumes encouraged.
Pre-registration Required. Sign-up now for this fun event! One slot per group/family.

Adult Craft: Felt Leaf Wreath
2022-11-01 17:00 - 18:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Join us in the library meeting room to make a festive fall wreath with felt leaves!

One-on-One Financial Advice
2022-11-02 17:00 - 19:00, 2023-01-04 17:00 - 19:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
The Library is offering One-on-One sessions with Anthony Young who is a financial advisor from Thrivent, a nonprofit financial organization. 30 minute sessions are free and private in our meeting room.
Getting your finances in order isn’t always easy or clear. That’s why Anthony is here to provide the expertise and support you need. Whether you’re just starting out or preparing for a meaningful retirement, you deserve personalized financial guidance driven by what’s important to you. Together, we’ll assess your financial picture and explore how you can:
There are 4 sessions available starting at 5:00 p.m. Sessions are free, but limited, please register for a session (only one session per person); if you need to cancel, please let us know so we can contact someone on the waiting list. If you do not get a session this time, the library will be hosting Anthony again on future dates.​ *No products will be sold*

Computer Basics: Microsoft Word
2022-11-08 18:00 - 19:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Have you ever wanted to learn Microsoft Word but weren’t sure where to start? Join us in the library meeting room on Tuesday November 8 at 6:00 pm to learn the basics of Word!

CrimeReads Book Club
2022-11-12 15:30 - 16:30 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
This Saturday Adult book club features dessert and discussion on a genre that includes mystery, true crime and thrillers. This month’s book is The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson.

Common Thread
2022-11-22 17:00 - 18:00 | TN
This month’s theme is “A Book Centered Around Food.” Email olivia.forehand@dev.collegedalepubliclibrary.org for your Zoom invitation.

Medicare Basics
2022-12-02 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-01-13 12:00 - 13:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Coffee, cookies and Medicare questions with Dylan Greenwood from Humana. He will be here to help you navigate your healthcare with Medicare by answering questions and by assisting you in finding the right fit for your health needs.

Adult Craft - Gnome Ornament
2022-12-06 17:00 - 18:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Join us in the library meeting room to make a festive gnome ornament!

CrimeReads Book Club
2022-12-10 15:30 - 16:30 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
CrimeReads Book Club is for the mystery and thriller lovers! Join us for this month’s book The Whisper Man by Alex North.
After the sudden death of his wife, Tom Kennedy believes a fresh start will help him and his young son Jake heal. A new beginning, a new house, a new town. Featherbank.
But the town has a dark past. Twenty years ago, a serial killer abducted and murdered five residents. Until Frank Carter was finally caught, he was nicknamed “The Whisper Man,” for he would lure his victims out by whispering at their windows at night.
And then Jake begins acting strangely. He hears a whispering at his window…

Computer Basics - PowerPoint
2022-12-13 18:00 - 19:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Have you ever wanted to learn Microsoft PowerPoint but weren’t sure where to start? Join us in the library meeting room on Tuesday December 13 at 6:00 pm to learn the basics of PowerPoint!

Zoom Common Thread
2022-12-20 17:00 - 18:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
This month’s theme is “A Book Set in Winter.” Email olivia.forehand@dev.collegedalepubliclibrary.org for your Zoom invitation.

January Reading Challenge- All the Feels!
2023-01-01 - 2023-01-31 | TN
From Jan. 1-31, Collegedale Public Library is participating in “All the Feels,” a winter reading challenge sponsored by Beanstack.
We challenge our community to read and log at least 20,000 minutes during the challenge. Earn fun emoji-themed badges for logging your reading, completing activities, and submitting book reviews.
Top-performing libraries and schools will earn cash prizes from Beanstack. Please help us win!
Follow the link to register for the challenge: https://collegedalepubliclibrary.beanstack.com/reader365

Kelly's Bingo Reading Challenge
2023-01-01 - 2023-12-31 | TN
Kelly designs a challenge each year to help you expand your reading horizons, and this year she has a bingo card! Complete a line in any direction to be entered into a drawing for an Amazon gift card.
Follow the link to register for the challenge on Beanstack: https://collegedalepubliclibrary.beanstack.com/reader365
**This challenge will continue throughout the rest of the year**

CrimeReads Book Club
2023-01-07 15:30 - 16:30 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
CrimeReads Book Club is for the mystery and thriller lovers! Join us this month for Susie Steiner’s suspenseful and keenly observed, Missing, Presumed.
The first in the DS Manon Bradshaw series, Steiner’s book is a brilliantly twisting novel of how we seek connection, grant forgiveness, and reveal the truth about who we are.

Adult Craft - Macrame Bracelet
2023-01-10 17:00 - 18:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Join us in the library meeting room to make macramé bracelets

Computer Basics- Excel
2023-01-17 18:00 - 19:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Have you ever wanted to learn Microsoft Excel but weren’t sure where to start? Join us in the library meeting room on Tuesday January 17 at 6:00 pm to learn the basics of Excel!
