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- EIN 23-7208195
- info@knoxfriends.org
- 8652158775
- 500 W Church Ave. Knoxville TN 37902 USA
- http://www.knoxfriends.org/
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Nonprofit Overview
Mission: To foster a love of libraries, books and reading in the Knox County area through community outreach, advocacy and support of the Knox County Public Library System and staff.
Results: Over 1 Million has been raised for the Knox County Public Library System in our 45 years. We have built our support base up to 1, 200 people. Friends of the Library's support makes possible the Children’s Festival of Reading, the book discussions facilitated by community leaders, the events for teens, the Summer Library Clubs. Friends supports all of the things that make the library an invaluable part of the Knox County community. Friends helps make KCPL a library system that does not wait for patrons to come make use of it. Because of Friends, the Library System has the resources to reach beyond their walls and help cultivate a community that values literacy, knowledge and real engagement.
Target demographics: the Knox County Public Library serve the community
Direct beneficiaries per year: 1,100 people attended the Smoky Mountain Film Film festival in August 2015. 14,000 attend the Children’s Festival of Reading each year, and 10,000 log their reading in the Summer Library Club. Every month, we mail 18,500 free books to children under five years old through the Imagination Library program. Hundreds of people take part in KCPL’s monthly book discussion groups.
Geographic areas served: Knox County Tennessee
Programs: the Children's Festival of Reading, author events such as Elizabeth Gilbert, Steve Inskeep and Erik Larson, Summer Library Club, the Smoky Mountain Film Festival, and the Knoxville Stomp: Festival of Lost Music