Knoxville Rainbow Library & Archive

06/10/2026

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06/09/2026

JOIN US FOR SUMMER READING FUN, ALL SUMMER LONG!

OPEN FOR BROWSING & CHECKOUT:
Summer hours for for browsing and book checkout are Monday - Thursday 10am - 3pm and 5pm - 7:30pm as well as Sundays 9:30am - 12:30pm. When visiting, don’t forget to pick up a summer reading bingo tracker game so you can read diversely and get BINGO at the same time. Then bring your game back for our Summer Reading Party on August 2nd at 1pm. Check back in August for an update on fall hours and for the most up to date information, check the calendar of our hosts, Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, for any building access udpates.

CDJL PRIDE:
We will be bringing our pop-up library to two PRIDE festivals in Knoxville this summer. SouthKnox Pride on June 20, 12n - 6pm, we will be set up in front of Riverside Vet. We will have a small pop-up version of our library to browse, we will be handing out stickers and summer reading bingo trackers, and setting up patron accounts for folks who want to come check out books.

Next up you’ll see us at West Knox Pride on June 27 from 3pm - 8pm at HeyBear Cafe on Middlebrook Pike doing all the same things, plus storytimes!

BINGO!
All summer long in the library and at events you’ll find our summer reading tracker BINGO game. Read 5 books in a row that match the criteria on the bingo game (dimensions of diversity like Refugees & Immigrants, Cultures & Traditions, LatinX, etc., books about people a lot like you, books about people very different than you, books with poetry, books with nature, etc.) and get BINGO! Then bring your game back to our summer reading party on Sunday August 2nd at 1pm at the CDJL (inside Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Room H) and have more fun with prizes, crafts, playground fun and stories! (No, you don’t have to complete your BINGO to partipcate! Just come have fun!)

SUMMER READING PARTY!
Join us in the CDJL Sunday August 2nd at 1pm for stories, crafts, playtime and prizes! Inside the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Room H.

06/09/2026

Look at what one of our patrons send us! It’s one of our shelves with some rainbow library books. I’m so glad that those books have new, loving homes! 📕📙📒📗📘

06/06/2026

Go check out this thebottomknox!

06/06/2026

Delivered the last of the Rainbow Library books to @comb.together.co and today. When you come across one of our books tag us. Hope you're enjoying your books!📕📒📙📗📓💜😍

06/06/2026

Today is Sweetwater Pride, June 6th 12-6pm at The Duck Park❤️‍🔥 201 Duck Park Ln Sweetwater! Since we were not able to staff our booth due to health issues, we gifted our space to Beau for her and Knoxville LGBTQ Friendly Business Directory. Beau does so much to keep our community 'in the know'! I'm so glad we were able to provide a booth for her and her endeavors! 😍

06/05/2026

We're learning some Knoxville and American Q***r History this summer! You missed our first class, but you can sign up at any time! http://bit.ly/4cvEZsq
Knoxville & American Q***r History Summer School
Thursdays in June and July
7pm Zoom
http://bit.ly/4cvEZsq to get the zoom link (or go to linktree in bio)

06/05/2026

June is Rainbow Book Month! 🌈 School librarians play a critical role in ensuring that every student sees themselves reflected in our library collections. As you look to evaluate, diversify, and enrich your school library’s shelves, the American Library Association’s Rainbow Round Table provides incredible, vetted reading lists for readers of all ages.

Check out the RRT Book Lists here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15IxaAPpyfN39Dh7l8uSnP6Ck9zFLUAuY/view

Looking for more ways to celebrate, advocate, and share the value of inclusive school library collections with your school community? Explore the AASL School Library Event Promotion Committee’s curated toolkits and graphics:

06/05/2026