Pssssttt! #Knoxwrites @nanowrimo begins November 1! Join @PLMVKC at Paragraphs Bookstore 12noon-1pm or at the Main Library from 5pm-6pm to claim your NaNo swag bag (while supplies last). HAPPY WRITING NANOWRIMOS!!!

Heyyy young writers! Remember to sign up for tonight's @PLMVKC workshop with Jamie Lyn Smith on MAGIC REALISM. This workshop is open to participants age 13-18, and advance registration is required:

Introducing Grok Imagine.

There's so much @Nanowrimo stuff going on at @PLMVKC, starting Nov. 1! Join us for kickoff events (free swag bag w/lots of goodies), WriteOn! Meetups (door prizes, guest authors, writing prompts) and our closing celebration on November 30. Visit for info!

November is #NaNoWriMo and @PLMVKC has big plans! #Knoxwrites #nanowrimo programs are open to all writers age 13+. Join us for our evening Kickoff event on Tues. Nov. 1 from 5-6pm at the Main Library in Mount Vernon. for more info!

November is #NaNoWriMo and @PLMVKC has big plans! Our #Knoxwrites #nanowrimo programs are open to all writers age 13+. Join us for our Kickoff event on Tuesday, Nov. 1 from 12noon-1pm @Paragraphs Bookstore, 229 S. Main Street, Mount Vernon. for more info!

Hello #NANOWRIMO Young Writers! Knoxwrites at the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County @PLMVKC welcomes writers age 12-18 to join us in Noveling this november-- email knoxwrites1@gmail.com for the code to access our classroom at

Teen Writers! On Monday, October 31 at 7:00pm PLMVKC and and BreakBread Literacy Project present an online fiction workshop on magical realism with Jamie Lyn Smith. Advance registration is required: or visit for more info.

Don't miss this special program with Dr. Ric Sheffield author of "We Got By." Told with tenderness, humor, insight and deep love for community, this is a must-read for local history enthusiasts, and fans of biographical memoir. Tomorrow at 10:30am at the B&O Depot in Mt. Vernon!

Reminder! CHANGE OF VENUE- storyteller and author Lyn Ford at Urton Clockhouse, in Ariel Foundation Park, at 10 Pittsburgh Avenue. Doors open at 6:30pm. This is an all-ages event!

The Library, Paragraphs Bookstore & Kenyon's Office for Community Partnerships presents Dr. Ric Sheffield! October 15, 10:30am at the B&O Depot, 517 W. High Street, Mt. Vernon. His memoir, "We Got By : A Black Family's Journey in the Heartland" is about growing up in Mt. Vernon.

Dear Patrons, The Library's Tuesday, Oct. 11th visit with storyteller/author Lyn Ford has been relocated to Urton Clockhouse in Ariel Foundation Park, at 10 Pittsburgh Avenue. Doors open at 6:30pm. This is an all-ages event! Join us for hot cocoa, pumpkin pie & apple cider.

Tonight's the night! Online creative writing workshop open to ages 13-18, 7:00pm with Dr. Janett Barragan Miranda. Visit to register for this webinar. See ya there!

Join the Library and the Knox Board of Elections for a nonpartisan, informational event about local elections processes at Knox Memorial Building, Veterans Hall (2nd floor). Advance registration is required: through 5pm the day of the event.

On Wednesday, Sept 28th at 7:00pm the Teen Writing Program welcomes Janett Barragán Miranda for a creative writing workshop as part of our partnership with BreakBread Literacy Project! Open to ages 13-18. Advance registration is required. Register at

Library Patrons, Remember to register for tonight's @PENAmerica #BannedBooksWeek panel and community book discussion of FAHRENHEIT 451. The event is free and open to the public, but advance registration is required. Visit to sign up.

Teen MakerSpace fans, tonight is MOVIE NIGHT! We're watching Fahrenheit 451 in honor of #BannedBooksWeek with @PENAmerica. Pizza snacks, and fun- visit for more info!

Have you registered for our @PENAmerica #BannedBooksWeek panel and community book discussion of FAHRENHEIT 451? We have great panelists: John Chidester, Nicole Dutton, Abby Erler, Jeff Gottke, and Julia Warga! Thursday, 7pm at Arielf Foundation Park.

Tonight's the night! Visit to register for our first #BannedBooksWeek event with @PENAmerica.

Hello, Library patrons! Just a reminder that registraiton for our LUNCHTIME CHAT about Fahrenheit 451 closes today (Friday!) at noon. We only have a few seats left, so if you want to join us for lunch please sign up today! .#BannedBooksWeek @PENAmerica.

Hello, Library Patrons! Due to chilly weather, we're relocating today's community book discussion with Ira Sukrungraung and Elizabeth Dark. We'll meet at 6:30pm in Ariel Foundation Park's Urton Clockhouse- 10 Pittsburgh Ave, Mount Vernon. See you there!