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Library Director:
Patrisha Austin-Halsey
Clinch-Powell Regional Library Director:
Susan Simmons
Norris Library Commission:
Ellen Bean
Roger Bollinger, Chairman
Mary Ann Donaldson
Diane Farmer
Samantha Sheehy
Anderson County Library Board:
Linda Fields, Secretary
Hazel Guyton, Treasurer
Marty Harber
Doug Haun, County Commissioner
Stephanie Hill, Chairman
Katherine Smith
Lance Vowell
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Welcome to Our Library! HOURS
Monday: 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday: 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday: CLOSED
Thursday: 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Friday: 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Patrisha Austin-Halsey
Library Director
Telephone: (865) 494-6800
Fax: (865) 494-2600
Email address: norrispl@comcast.net
THE NORRIS COMMUNITY LIBRARY
The Norris Community Library is located in the old McNeeley Family Clinic building which is located across the street from the Norris Middle School. The Norris Museum is located to the left of the library entrance.
Before Norris was officially a town, on April 10, 1934, TVA opened a library which was located in the Old Community Building. The new library boasted a collection of 4,500 books.
In 1936, the library was moved to the Norris High School (now the Norris Middle School). The Norris High School had a library so our community was blessed with one library for the community and one school library for the students. Mrs. James Goulden became the first librarian for the Community Library and held that position until 1954. The library remained in the Norris High School until 1954.
In 1954, the library was moved back to the Community Building. 57 members of the community volunteered their time and services to facilitate this move and on September 15, 1954, the library was reopened to the public.
Mrs. Betty Anne Jolly served as librarian from 1960 until 1982. In 1978, the Community Building burned to the ground. The Library lost 3,500 books due to the fire. After the fire, the library was housed in a trailer until 1983 while a new Community Building was being erected.
In December of 1994, Misty Yeager assumed the role of Library Director for the library. Mrs. Yeager relocated the library to its current location. By making this move, the library was greatly expanded in size. The improvements to the library would not have have been possible without the foresight of the City Council or the generosity of the residents of Norris and the surrounding communities. The newly relocated library was officially christened the Betty Anne Jolly Norris Community Library in 1999.
The Anderson County Library Board meets on the third Thursday of each month. The meetings are open to the public. The location and time of the meetings are announced in the Norris Bulletin and the Clinton Courier News. For more information, please contact your local library.
The Norris Library Commission meets at
10:00 a.m. on the first Monday of each
month at the Norris Community Library.
The meetings are open to the public.
We invite you to attend!
