Category: Rutherford County Library System

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The RCLS Board will meet on Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 2:30 p.m. to announce the top two candidates for the library director position in-person and via Zoom In-person:  1127 B Dow St., Murfreesboro, TN  Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85987864417?pwd=eeaiU2DHj8NqaEuTJ7NNNZAppfzmxf.1 Meeting ID: 859 8786 4417Passcode: 881145 Please email ebritt@rclstn.org for any further detail.

Smyrna Public Library and the J.J. McWilliams Old Rock School Park will unveil a new Storybook Trail on May 14, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at 400 Enon Springs Rd, West Smyrna, TN 37167. The Storybook Trail presents a children’s storybook on child-height panels along a short trail to promote adult-child interaction around books and nature. This trail was made possible by the United Way of South Central Tennessee, the Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation, and Ingram Content Group to promote early literacy, physical activity, and community.

National Library Week (April 6 – 12) is upon us, and this year’s theme is Drawn to the Library! To celebrate, RCLS is excited to announce a new monthly drawing contest for our patrons. Every month, starting April 1st, we’ll put out a new prompt for local artists to submit their drawings to the library. Winners will be featured in a special 2026 RCLS Calendar. April’s theme is “Favorite Book Character”. To participate, simply submit a drawing matching the monthly theme to ANY of our RCLS branches before the deadline. Please include your name and age (and a way to contact you if you want to know you’ve been selected). OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Most of all, remember to have fun! Keep an eye on our social media at Facebook and Instagram for future themes (or just ask your local librarian)!

We are pleased to announce that the Katherine Haynes Walkup Collection will now be housed at the Historical Research Center (HRC) after being moved from the Smyrna Public Library. The Walkup Collection consists of Smyrna history files, genealogy files, family histories and photographs. The collection was originally donated by the family to the Smyrna Public Library in 2013 after the passing of their mother Katherine Walkup, a prominent figure in Smyrna and Rutherford County’s historical and literary organizations. She served on the Linebaugh Library Board, the Board of Directors for the Sam Davis Memorial Association, the Rutherford County Nursing Home, and was a founding member of the Rutherford County Historical Society. The collection will serve as an excellent resource for our patrons and community members that visit the HRC and Rutherford County Archives every day! Thank you to the family of Katherine Walkup for allowing us to move the collection where it will better the serve the community. The Historical Research Center (HRC) is located inside the Rutherford County Archives at 435 Rice Street in Murfreesboro. Linebaugh Public Library is located at 105 W. Vine St. in Murfreesboro. Smyrna Public Library is located at 400 Enon Springs Rd. West in Smyrna. Eagleville Bicentennial Public Library is located at 317 Old Hwy 99 in Eagleville. MGL Library is located at 521 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Murfreesboro. The Technology Engagement Center is located at 306 Minerva Drive in Murfreesboro.