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located at: 1401 Oak Ridge Turnpike Oak Ridge, TN  37830 Hours
interim library director: Julie P. Forkner (865) 425-3455
The Oak Ridge Public Library serves a community of 29,330.  Oak Ridge is located 17 miles northwest of Knoxville, in East Tennessee, between the Cumberland and the Great Smoky Mountains.  Founded as a secret federal government project during World War II, our city continues to preserve and define a tradition rich with scientific and educational excellence.