The Knox County Public Library brings world-class authors, illustrators, and musicians to World’s Fair Park each May during the Children’s Festival of Reading. The annual event kicks off the Summer Library Club.
The 2025 Stay Home and Read a Book Ball raised over $7,800 for the Children’s Festival of Reading. Union Ave Books was the sponsor for the 2025 Book Ball.
The 2024 Stay Home and Read a Book Ball raised over $6,500 for the Children’s Festival of Reading. Union Ave Books was the sponsor for the 2024 book ball.
The 2023 Stay Home and Read a Book Ball raised over $5,800 for Knox County Public Library’s Storybook Trails, enough to outfit an entire trail with new story panels. Union Ave Books was the sponsor for the 2023 book ball.
The 2022 book ball raised more than $8,900 for Author Events, and the 2021 book ball raised over $17,000 for the library to purchase more e-books and audiobooks. Sponsors for both the 2022 and 2021 book balls were the Knox County Public Library, the Knox County Public Library Foundation, Union Ave Books, and Libacious.