Contact Us

Library Staff and Board Members

Email Us

To help us serve you as best as possible, please select the email contact from the list below that best fits your question or comment. If you have questions about your account (fines, renewals, etc.), please phone the appropriate library.

    Linebaugh Reference Questions

    Smyrna Reference Questions

    Genealogy/Historical Research

    Problems with the LPLS Web Site

Book Requests

    Interlibrary Loans - If you're looking for a book that LPLS does not own, you can request to borrow it for free from another library via Interlibrary Loan. Please search the library catalog before placing an Interlibrary Loan request to be certain we do not already own the book. Complete our Interlibrary Loan Request form (PDF) and return to Linebaugh Library (Reference Desk, 2nd floor) or Smyrna Library. Forms may be sent via email to Linebaugh Library or Smyrna Library.

    Suggest the Library Purchase a Book - Please search the library catalog before placing a request to be certain we do not already own the book. You may also suggest which library you would like to purchase the book. Finally, please offer as much information about the book as possible: author, title, date of publication, ISBN, publisher, etc.

Library Administration

Rita Shacklett, Director

615-893-4131, ext. 112

Patty Metcalf, Reference Librarian

615-893-4131, ext. 119

Heather Lanier, Head of Circulation

615-893-4131, ext. 116

Joan Hemphill, Youth Services

615-893-4131, ext. 114

Jerianne Thompson, Collection Development Coordinator

615-893-4131, ext. 121

Donna Jordon, Eagleville Library Supervisor

615-274-2626

Howard Rhodes, MGL Library Supervisor
615-907-3429

Carol Kersey, Smyrna Branch Director

615-459-4884, ext. 14

Sandy Kaiser, Smyrna Youth Services

615-459-4884, ext. 13

Library Board

The Library Board meets on the third Monday of each month at 5 p.m. Meetings are held at the Linebaugh Library, except during April and October, when the Board meets at the Smyrna Library.

County Board

(Terms expire in June.)

Melissa Batey (2013) 
Nell Blankenship (2011)

Sherry Carpenter (2012)
Marilyn Castelli, Vice Chair (2013)
Christie Lee, Secretary (2011)
Nina Merritt (2011) 
Richard Garvin, Jr. (2012)

City Board

(Terms expire in November.)

Betty Dixon (2011)
Gary E. Green, Treasurer (2010)

Madelyn Scales Harris (2014)

Dicken Kidwell (2011)

Greg Lyles (2012) 

Bill Patterson, Chair (2012)
Chantho Sourinho (2011)