NAEF Wednesday 🌟 Welcome - Mayor Kincannon 💡 Funding Impact – Mike Taylor & Kathryn Starke shared funding strategies. 🤝 Partnerships – Windy Clayton, @FORDNGL & Knox County Schools shared how Business-Education Partnerships impact students. #NAEFImpactED

Thursday at #NAEFImpactED 🌟 Welcome - Mayor Glenn Jacobs 🎓 Investing in Principals – Jill Akin & Amy Galloway on leadership impact. 💰 Funding What Matters – Maria Panizo & Katie Mixon on aligning grants. As ImpactED ‘25 wraps up—thank you for the sessions & connections!

📚 Just ONE WEEK away! We can’t wait to reveal the 2025 book title and kick off One Book Read City! 🎉

🎉 Presenting Sponsor Spotlight 🎉 We're excited to recognize our Presenting Sponsor: Governor's Early Literacy Foundation! Thank you for your incredible support of One Book Read City!

🎉 Platinum & Gold Sponsor Spotlight 🎉 Shoutout to our Platinum and Gold Sponsors, for their generous support and commitment to literacy!

🎉 Silver & Bronze Sponsor Spotlight 🎉 A heartfelt thank-you to our Silver and Bronze Sponsors, for helping bring awareness to Literacy for One Book Read City!

🎉 In-Kind Sponsor Spotlight 🎉 A huge thank you to our amazing in-kind sponsors for their generous support of One Book Read City! 👏

📚 The 2025 One Book Read City title is Baseball Blowup! ⚾ Thanks to Adrian Burnett Elementary School for hosting our fourth annual kickoff! Thank you to all of our sponsors and community partners this year! Join us for two weeks of community reading fun! 🔗 knoxcountylibrary.org/one-book-read-…

Yesterday, The 865 Academies CEO Champions visited Halls High School to hear students' inspiring post-secondary plans—a powerful reminder of the initiative’s impact. Their stories reinforce the need to invest in real-world learning that prepares every student for life after high school.

✨🍎 This Teacher Appreciation Week, we honor the difference-makers. 📚✨ Teachers spark curiosity, build confidence, and shape futures. From literacy to career dreams, their impact drives real progress every day. Thank you for turning potential into progress. 🎓📈

Community organizations across the city are sponsoring events to celebrate One Book Read City 2025! The fun lasts all throughout MAY! 📍 Check out all the event details on the flyer below. ✨ Many events are free and family-friendly — some may require tickets or registration.

Huge thanks to Governor's Early Literacy Foundation (GELF) for making One Book Read City even more special! Thanks to GELF, every Pre-K student got Hey, Coach!—a perfect pair with Baseball Blow-Up. Their generous support helped bring Pre-K learners into the community-wide literacy fun!

2 days left to collect stamps for the 2025 One Book Read City Scavenger Hunt! Thanks to our 65 partners and 116 locations for supporting citywide literacy! Don’t forget to stop by Cruze Farm Ice Cream in Downtown Knoxville for the "Grand Slam Sundae", inspired by Baseball Blowup!

📚 Meet Jake Maddox ghostwriter Elliot Smith — author of Baseball Blowup, this year’s One Book Read City pick! He visited Knox County Schools all week and will be at the Children’s Festival of Reading this Saturday at the Knox County Public Library. 👉 Details: knoxcountylibrary.org/childrens-fest…

🎓 Congrats, Class of 2025! 🎓 This milestone marks both achievement and the exciting opportunities ahead. Whether continuing your education, serving the country, or starting a career, you're ready for success. Good luck in all your future endeavors!

The 4th year of One Book Read City wraps up! 🎉 Thanks to Zoo Knoxville, Weigel’s, and Cruze Farm for celebrating our Scavenger Hunt winners with pizza and ice cream! 🍕🍦

Honoring the courage and sacrifice today and always. Happy Memorial Day!