Beautiful, big library! I enjoyed wandering the shelves on the first floor. I didn't make it to the…read more2nd & 3rd floors. I love the huge windows that let in all the glorious sun. I wandered into the bookstore, next to the front doors. For $5, you can buy a bag of mystery books! I searched for two books for a friend, but didn't find them. They do have a very nice selection of children and adult books. Husband waited by the welcome sign while I wandered. He used their free internet to read his Apple News stories.

This is amazing I can find great books in there not to mention they sell movies cd and moreread more

I love this place. I come here all the time to read, study, or just think. There is something…read moreinfinitely satisfying about walking through rows upon rows of books, even knowing you will never be able to read them all. My favorite time to come here is mid-semester, when no one is cramming and Hodges is relatively empty. At night is also the best, even into the witching hours of the evening, when you can see the Knoxville skyline from the 5th or 6th floor in complete silence. I've been visiting here for years and will not forget this place possibly ever, as it has been synonymous with my life in Knoxville during my early 20's. The best spot in K-town, in my honest opinion.

Hodges is an amazing place that has so many amenities so help you succeed in all your classes…read more Whenever I need to get work done I go up to the sixth floor because you can get your own cubby and focus. There is also a Starbuck on the second floor along with a Pod Market so if you're here for hours at a time like I am there are always options! There is a tech support station as well which always helps me out because I don't understand my computer sometimes, they're so helpful and never judgmental! When studying with my friends we love to stay on the second floor because we're able to talk more, the higher floor you're one the more quite it gets! Overall, Hodges has really helped me figure out my work ethic and I definitely recommend!

I love this location for straightforward service as well as their children's reading area. The…read morelibraries these days are very little and underutilized but as I have discovered we as taxpayers have been sleeping on a very very good resource. As there are over 10 locations in the Knox County area the Bearden one and the downtown one are my favorite locations. They have adequate space and you are allowed to be on the computer with Internet access for up to three hours per day, which is not bad at all. I've never experienced this one being over capacity or very crowded so there's always a good experience and enough books to check out here. If you want to just sit down with your child and read a few books while checking out some the maximum limits are very high and the service is great! Get back to the simple things in life.

I love that the Knox County Public Library issues special library cards for kids. My son was so…read moreexcited to get his very own library card! There are kids' activities throughout the week, the schedule for which can be found on the website. The children's area at the Bearden branch isn't the greatest compared to others, but there is a good selection of books and plenty of seating.

Friendly and helpful staff are always ready to help. The staff is always available and have gone…read morethe extra mile for me on different occasions. While I'm not involved with the children's programs, I see them to be an emphasis here. On occasion, my research into a local history fact was only successful because a staffer took the time to help.

Who doesn't love FREE? I know we pay through taxes for these glorious book havens, and dang, it is…read moreSO worth it. My family makes the most of our awesome local libraries. Both OR and Knox library systems have beefed up their digital offerings due to COVID and my Kindle has gotten a workout. The Libby app allows you to request putting ebooks on hold and OR Library website allows you to place physical items on hold for easy pickup. There are racks of free books in the entry atrium, too. My kids love the child room, full of learning toys, a fort to climb, rocking chairs, crafts, and of course, books galore. There is a gorgeous view of the courtyard with a fountain and the great playground that lies beyond. The staff is friendly, knowledgable, and helpful. They always have printables with puzzles, coloring pages, book lists, and schedules for events and story time. We love our library!

I generally love libraries. It's quiet, stocked, the employees are so nice, and it really is here…read more However, I came to the library for a specific purpose and that was to use a study room to record a speech for one of my classes. It was clean, had comfortable chairs, an outlet, and a whiteboard. The only thing that ruined this was the fact that it isn't enclosed at the top so the large study group next door would have been able to hear everything I said just like I was very aware that they're using all their smoothie and coffee trips and Kroger runs for their class. I ended up only writing my speech and filming in my car in the parking lot. It wasn't even private enough for me to be able to take a quiz or efficiently study. I thought being that it was so close to a college that it would have been a typical study room and be quiet with privacy.

One lump of coal to this group, closed BOTH days the one before Christmas and before New Year plus…read morethe actually paid holidays, come on man ! To make it even worse employees were working on site interestingly but those who pay their salaries with tax dollars were not.

Knox County has 17 public libraries for our community resource…read more The Norwood Public library is just minutes from my home. They have new and updated computers with free wifi to the public. There is a bin near the front of the Library for free magazines to take home and keep. Norwood Public library has the best story time for kids, through out the week. My son Rain, Loves going to Norwood Public Library the entire staff always makes him feel welcome each week. One day my son wants to see his children's book on the bookshelf in the kid's section at Norwood Public Library.