BCPL 100 - Celebrating the Past, Creating the Future
Blount County Public Library's inaugural
literary festival kicks off this November
1 - 3. Three days to immerse yourself in authors, books, and the love of literature
and writing.
Foothills Voices Project is a writing and research course for novice or amateur writers. The courses focus on creating
written works of creative nonfiction that
tells true stories of East Tennessee’s
past and people.
Learn about our history, watching how we
grow and change in response to the needs
and desires of Blount County community. Click here to see 100 Years of BCPL.
Thefinal quarter of 2018 saw BCPL ask the community to design our centennial logo. Thirteen entries where received, five selected by staff vote, and the community picked the winner via online voting. Bethany Morris's design captured the fun and excitement of 100 years of library services. Click here for more information about Bethany Morris, our centennial logo design contest winner.
BCPL Staff have mad skills!
Youth Services Jennifer Spirko and Clay
Kriese are at the mic. and ready to share
with you all the mysteries Beyond the Shelves. A new episode will be available
each month.
As part of celebrating our 100 years of library service we are wanting to hear from you. Around the library are stations where you can tell us what your library means to you. Social Media posts, Digital signage, and webpage sliders will be created to share your thoughts.
The Bookmark Café is getting in on the celebrations. Each month we will offer a
dish to represent the decades. Come on
by for a bite and let us know your thoughts
on that decade's delicacy.
We have a lot planned for this year and
hope to see you here and enjoying it.
We will continuously be updating this
page so come on back soon!