As Linebaugh Public Library served as a collaborator on this project, we wanted to share with you the press release from MTSU about this wonderful endeavor. We look forward to performances and displays in the coming months related to the project...
Linebaugh Public Library is pleased to host a traveling exhibit provided by the Smithsonian Institute for the month of December. The series of posters will be displayed on the 2nd floor of the library for public viewing.
World War I: Lessons and...
While Linebaugh Library (Main Branch) of the Rutherford County Library System is closed to the public, they will be offering delivery services of some materials to card holders within Murfreesboro city limits, who are otherwise unable to use their...
Linebaugh Public Library will be closed to the public beginning Friday, January 15 and will reopen Monday, February 8. The library will continue to offer curbside service. All other branches of the Rutherford County Library System will be open...
Visit the calendar on the rclstn.org website and sign up today to participate in a four-week series for the month of February at Linebaugh Public Library. It's SHOP. COOK. EAT. Within Your Budget, led by the Rutherford County Extension. The classes...
Lawrence H. Schumaker Honored in New Book that Showcases His Design Influence in Rutherford County
As Larry Schumaker’s health declined, Andrea Loughry, Susan Loyd, Amy Jaramillo and Lisa Sims decided that it was fitting to assemble a memoir book...
On January 27, 1942, Editor Robert Lasseter’s column in the Rutherford Courier began with this sentence: "It is a sad commentary that a city of schools such as Murfreesboro, a city supposedly of education, knowledge, culture and breeding, should have...
Linebaugh Public Library is pleased to partner with the City of Murfreesboro in providing Rover bus tickets to our community. The library's 7-day service and longer working hours enable individuals to find tickets when other locations are not...
Linebaugh Public Library is pleased to host three local authors for book signings in October after a long break due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wendy Hambrock will be signing copies of her children’s fantasy book, Sarah’s Journey, on Saturday...
A huge thanks to Friends of Linebaugh for their provision for our new book scanner in the Historical Research Room! It's easy to use and you can scan to a smartphone, USB or upload it to your Google drive, among other options. This is going to be a...
The Dramatists Legal Defense Fund (“DLDF”) is pleased to present Banned Together: A Censorship Cabaret as a part of Banned Books Week (September 24-30), the annual celebration of the freedom to read. The performance will take place on Saturday...
Humanities Tennessee announces a new online author speaker series in partnership with libraries around the state. The series will launch on Thursday, January 28 at 6:00 pm with a talk by author Rob Simbeck, in partnership with Linebaugh Public...
The driver's license renewal kiosk has now been at Linebaugh for four years! In that time, over 21,000 individuals have used this service.
Skip the line to renew your license today!
The kiosk is located on the 2nd floor at Linebaugh Public...
Linebaugh Public Library is pleased to host Dr. Michael Doubler on Tuesday, October 16, at 7 p.m. for a book talk on his recently released book, Dixie Dewdrop: The Uncle Dave Macon Story, published by University Illinois Press.
One of the earliest...
The Lit Wits book group invites the public to join them for a special guest author event at Linebaugh Public Library on Thursday, March 28, at 6:30 pm. Michael Bishop, author of A Murder in Music City (Prometheus Books, 2017) will be sharing about...
CityTV of Murfreesboro City Government provided great coverage of the December 7th Santa and Mrs. Claus event at Linebaugh Public Library, and photographer Helen Comer of the Daily News Journal posted some sweet photographs of the event on their page...
If it’s been a while since you’ve been to the library, things have changed! Linebaugh Public Library, the main branch of the Rutherford County Library System has been transformed since 2018, and Branch Librarian Carol Ghattas invites everyone to come...
September 11, 2001: The Day That Changed the World
Linebaugh Public Library is excited to announce its participation in September 11, 2001: The Day That Changed the World, a downloadable educational exhibition that presents the history of 9/11...
Linebaugh library is pleased to host Grady Eades on Thursday, June 2, at 7 p.m. for a presentation on his historical research of the Boxwell Reservation. The camp celebrated its Centennial in 2021 and Eades’ work details the evolution of the camp and...
Author Bonnie Tinsley will be at Linebaugh Public Library on Saturday, August 10, from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. She will be signing copies of her recently published memoir Against Every Hope: India, Mother Teresa, and a Baby Girl, published by...
Linebaugh Public Library is making some changes to better serve the community. Carol Ghattas, Linebaugh Branch Librarian, explains the overall purpose of the project: “In our efforts to make the library a more welcoming space and to provide better...
Resolve to read! Linebaugh Public Library will hold the fourth annual Harry Nelson Memorial Adult Winter Reading Program from January 22 through March 4, 2023. Linebaugh Library will celebrate with a kickoff event on Saturday, January 14, 2023. Jake...
Linebaugh Public Library is honored to host acclaimed artist Brian Pinkney on Monday, September 18, at 6:30 p.m. in the Children's Area. Pinkney is this year's Pen Pal guest illustrator sponsored by Friends of Linebaugh.
Pinkney is the...
Author Ken Vanderpool will be the 2023 featured author for the Friends of Linebaugh Library Author Luncheon on Saturday, January 28 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Woman’s Club at 221 E. College Street, Murfreesboro. Vanderpool is the author of...
The Rutherford County Library System is growing, and with that growth, efforts are being made to make sure library materials are getting to the five branches in a timely manner. Linebaugh Library Branch Librarian Carol Ghattas dreams of a time when...
Rutherford County, TN—Founded in July of 1981, the Friends of Linebaugh Library (FOLL) is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The goals set for the organization in 1981 remain the same: to stimulate interest in enrichment of the resources and...
After over 25 years of holding sales in the City parking garage, Friends of Linebaugh Public Library (FOLL) is moving its bookstore to the first floor of Linebaugh Public Library. While the old store possessed a certain cramped charm, the space is no...
The Master Gardeners of Rutherford County are gearing up for their 2021 podcast series.
Do you have gardening questions? Ideas for future podcast topics? Please complete this google form to ask any questions or share your feedback with the Master...
Smyrna native Ellen Meacham will be the 2020 featured author for the Friends of Linebaugh Library Annual Author Luncheon at The Woman's Club on East College Street. Meacham will speak about her book Delta Epiphany: Robert F. Kennedy in Mississippi...
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Linebaugh Branch Librarian Carol Ghattas is always looking for ways to improve services and space usage for the community, and two recent events have enabled her to work on these goals. In May of 2018, the offices of the Rutherford County Library...
Murfreesboro, TN December 14, 2019 – Support the Friends of Linebaugh Library (FOLL) at Barnes & Noble in Murfreesboro, TN. In an effort to raise funds for the library, Friends of Linebaugh Library is working together with Barnes & Noble Booksellers...
Critically acclaimed author Ariel Lawhon will be the speaker for the 2018 Friends of Linebaugh Library Membership Luncheon on Saturday, February 3, 2018, at 11 a.m. at the Woman's Club, 221 E. College Street. The cost is $5 with a Friends of...
The Friends of Linebaugh Library is delighted to host June Hall McCash for a book talk and signing on Sunday, May 22 at 3:00 p.m. in the Linebaugh Library Conference Room. A celebrated author of historical novels, nonfiction, and poetry, McCash will...
Linebaugh Public Library is proud to host The Rutherford County Master Gardeners for a series of monthly classes. In-person classes will take place the first Saturday of each month, beginning April 1, at 9 a.m. in the 2nd floor Conference Room at the...
Resolve to read! Linebaugh Public Library will hold the third annual Harry Nelson Memorial Adult Winter Reading Program from January 23 - March 5, 2022. Linebaugh’s program honors the memory of one of its regular patrons, Harry Nelson.
Patrons are...
Author Jennie Fields will be the 2022 featured author for the Friends of Linebaugh Library virtual Afternoon with an Author on Zoom on Saturday, January 15, at 2:00 p.m. Fields is the author of five novels including her last two, The Age of Desire an...
Linebaugh Public Library is proud to host The Rutherford County Master Gardeners for a series of classes via podcast. The latest podcast will be posted the first Saturday of each month, beginning with March 6, at 9 a.m. on our website calendar and...
The 2018 Pen Pal Author, Shannon Messenger, will be at Linebaugh Public Library on Wednesday, September 26, at 6:30 p.m.
The annual Pen Pal event is sponsored by Friends of Linebaugh Library. Messenger graduated from the USC School of Cinematic...
Linebaugh Public Library Presents ‘To Make Our Voices Heard: Tennessee Women’s Fight for the Vote
Exhibition opening August 18, 2020 showcases events leading up to Tennessee’s ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
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