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Public libraries in Tennessee

185 public libraries in Tennessee, 16th among the states. Public library systems in the IMLS Public Libraries Survey run by a city, county, library district, school district, tribe or other government (nonprofit association libraries are not included).

Public libraryCityCountyLibrarians (FTE)
Memphis Public Library and Information CenterMemphisShelby106
Nashville Public LibraryNashvilleDavidson89
Knox County Public Library SystemKnoxvilleKnox46.3
Chattanooga Public LibraryChattanoogaHamilton23.5
Williamson County Public LibraryFranklinWilliamson20.8
Blount County Public LibraryMaryvilleBlount16.9
Sullivan County Public LibraryBlountvilleSullivan13.95
Johnson City Public LibraryJohnson CityWashington10.8
Kingsport Public LibraryKingsportSullivan10.73
Jackson-Madison County LibraryJacksonMadison10.5
Rutherford County Library SystemMurfreesboroRutherford9.38
Clarksville Montgomery County Public LibraryClarksvilleMontgomery9
Hendersonville Public Library of Sumner CountyHendersonvilleSumner9
Lucius E. and Elsie C. Burch, Jr. LibraryColliervilleShelby9
Morristown-Hamblen Public LibraryMorristownHamblen7.78
Putnam County LibraryCookevillePutnam7.6
The John P. Holt Brentwood LibraryBrentwoodWilliamson7.5
Sevier County Public Library SystemSeviervilleSevier7
White House Public LibraryWhite HouseRobertson7
Art Circle Public LibraryCrossvilleCumberland6.25
Cleveland Bradley County Public LibraryClevelandBradley6
Shelbyville-Bedford County Public LibraryShelbyvilleBedford6
W. G. Rhea Public LibraryParisHenry5.73
Elizabethton Carter County Public LibraryElizabethtonCarter5
Oak Ridge Public LibraryOak RidgeAnderson5
Gallatin Public Library of Sumner CountyGallatinSumner4.4
Germantown Community LibraryGermantownShelby4
Humboldt Public LibraryHumboldtGibson4
La Vergne Public LibraryLa VergneRutherford4
Magness Community House & LibraryMcMinnvilleWarren4
Portland Public Library of Sumner CountyPortlandSumner4
Spring Hill Public LibrarySpring HillMaury4
Stokes Brown Public LibrarySpringfieldRobertson4
Washington County Public LibraryJonesboroughWashington4
Clinton Public LibraryClintonAnderson3.88
Gibson County Memorial LibraryTrentonGibson3.75
E. G. Fisher Public LibraryAthensMcMinn3.61
Stewart County Public LibraryDoverStewart3.61
Millersville Public Library of Sumner CountyMillersvilleSumner3.41
Humphreys County Public LibraryWaverlyHumphreys3
Lauderdale County LibraryRipleyLauderdale3
Martin Public LibraryMartinWeakley3
Maury County Public LibraryColumbiaMaury3
McIver's Grant Public LibraryDyersburgDyer3
Tipton County Public LibraryCovingtonTipton3
Marshall County Memorial LibraryLewisburgMarshall2.88
Westmoreland Public LibraryWestmorelandSumner2.88
Cheatham County Public LibraryAshland CityCheatham2.75
Wayne County Public LibraryWaynesboroWayne2.73
Unicoi County Public LibraryErwinUnicoi2.65
Carroll County LibraryHuntingdonCarroll2.63
Hardin County LibrarySavannahHardin2.63
Justin Potter LibrarySmithvilleDekalb2.63
Lebanon-Wilson County Public LibraryLebanonWilson2.63
Mt. Juliet-Wilson County Public LibraryMt. JulietWilson2.63
Kingston Public LibraryKingstonRoane2.5
Hawkins County Library SystemRogersvilleHawkins2.3
Madisonville Public LibraryMadisonvilleMonroe2.2
East Polk Public LibraryDucktownPolk2.09
Collegedale Public LibraryCollegedaleHamilton2
Dandridge Memorial LibraryDandridgeJefferson2
Dickson County Public LibraryDicksonDickson2
East Ridge City LibraryEast RidgeHamilton2
Giles County Public LibraryPulaskiGiles2
Greeneville-Greene County Public LibraryGreenevilleGreene2
Hancock County Public LibrarySneedvilleHancock2
Harriman Public LibraryHarrimanRoane2
Hickman County Public LibraryCentervilleHickman2
Jefferson City Public LibraryJefferson CityJefferson2
Millard Oakley Public LibraryLivingstonOverton2
Pigeon Forge Public LibraryPigeon ForgeSevier2
Sam T. Wilson Public LibraryArlingtonShelby2
Town of Signal Mountain LibrarySignal MountainHamilton2
Cannon County Library SystemWoodburyCannon1.97
Perry County Public LibraryLindenPerry1.88
West Polk Public LibraryBentonPolk1.88
Beene-Pearson Public LibrarySouth PittsburgMarion1.8
Smith County Public LibraryCarthageSmith1.43
Benton County LibraryCamdenBenton1.3
Clay County Public LibraryCelinaClay1.03
Anna Porter Public LibraryGatlinburgSevier1
Ardmore Public LibraryArdmoreGiles1
Audrey Pack Memorial LibrarySpring CityRhea1
Bean Station Public LibraryBean StationGrainger1
Bolivar Hardeman County LibraryBolivarHardeman1
Caryville Public LibraryCaryvilleCampbell1
Chester County LibraryHendersonChester1
Claiborne County Public LibraryTazewellClaiborne1
Clyde W. Roddy Public LibraryDaytonRhea1
Coffee County Lannom Memorial Public LibraryTullahomaCoffee1
Coffee County-Manchester Public LibraryManchesterCoffee1
Crockett Memorial LibraryAlamoCrockett1
Elma Ross Public LibraryBrownsvilleHaywood1
Etowah Carnegie Public LibraryEtowahMcMinn1
Everett Horn Public LibraryLexingtonHenderson1
Fayetteville-Lincoln County Public LibraryFayettevilleLincoln1
Fentress County Public LibraryJamestownFentress1
Franklin County Public LibraryWinchesterFranklin1
Fred A. Vaught Memorial LibraryHartsvilleTrousdale1
Houston County Public LibraryErinHouston1
Jack McConnico Memorial LibrarySelmerMcNairy1
Jacksboro Public LibraryJacksboroCampbell1
Jellico Public LibraryJellicoCampbell1
Lafollette Public LibraryLafolletteCampbell1
Lawrence County Public LibraryLawrenceburgLawrence1
Lee Ola Roberts LibraryWhitevilleHardeman1
Lenoir City Public LibraryLenoir CityLoudon1
Lewis County Public LibraryHohenwaldLewis1
Loudon Public LibraryLoudonLoudon1
May Justus Memorial LibraryMonteagleGrundy1
Meigs-Decatur Public LibraryDecaturMeigs1
Mildred G. Fields Memorial LibraryMilanGibson1
Millington Public LibraryMillingtonShelby1
Ned R. McWherter Weakley County LibraryDresdenWeakley1
Norris Community LibraryNorrisAnderson1
Obion County Public LibraryUnion CityObion1
Oliver Springs Public LibraryOliver SpringsRoane1
Parrott-Wood Memorial LibraryStrawberry PlainsJefferson1
Pickett County Public LibraryByrdstownPickett1
Public Library at Tellico VillageLoudonLoudon1
Rockwood Public LibraryRockwoodRoane1
Rocky Top Public LibraryRocky TopAnderson1
South Cheatham Public LibraryKingston SpringsCheatham1
Vonore Public LibraryVonoreMonroe1
White County Public LibrarySpartaWhite1
White Pine Public LibraryWhite PineJefferson1
Charles Ralph Holland Memorial LibraryGainesboroJackson0.95
Carolyn Stewart Public LibraryJasperMarion0.9
Sequatchie County Public LibraryDunlapSequatchie0.9
Dr. Nathan Porter LibraryGreenfieldWeakley0.88
Irving Meek Jr., Public LibraryAdamsvilleMcNairy0.88
Macon County Public LibraryLafayetteMacon0.88
Newbern City LibraryNewbernDyer0.88
Somerville-Fayette County LibrarySomervilleFayette0.88
Stokely Memorial LibraryNewportCocke0.88
Sweetwater Public LibrarySweetwaterMonroe0.88
McKenzie Memorial LibraryMcKenzieCarroll0.85
Sharon Public LibrarySharonWeakley0.83
Blaine Public LibraryBlaineGrainger0.8
Bledsoe County Public LibraryPikevilleBledsoe0.8
Burritt Memorial LibrarySpencerVan Buren0.8
Graysville Public LibraryGraysvilleRhea0.8
Greenback Public LibraryGreenbackLoudon0.8
Johnson County Public LibraryMountain CityJohnson0.8
Moore County Public LibraryLynchburgMoore0.8
Munford Tipton County Memorial LibraryMunfordTipton0.8
Orena Humphreys Public LibraryWhitwellMarion0.8
Philadelphia Public LibraryPhiladelphiaLoudon0.8
Rutledge Public LibraryRutledgeGrainger0.8
Washburn Public LibraryWashburnGrainger0.8
Mt. Carmel LibraryMt. CarmelHawkins0.79
Briceville Public LibraryBricevilleAnderson0.75
Englewood Public LibraryEnglewoodMcMinn0.75
Huntsville Public LibraryHuntsvilleScott0.75
Tiptonville Public LibraryTiptonvilleLake0.75
Luttrell Public LibraryLuttrellUnion0.74
Mosheim Public LibraryMosheimGreene0.73
Tellico Plains Public LibraryTellico PlainsMonroe0.7
Wartburg Public LibraryWartburgMorgan0.69
Middleton Community LibraryMiddletonHardeman0.65
Minor Hill Public LibraryMinor HillGiles0.58
Coalfield Public LibraryCoalfieldMorgan0.55
Oneida Public LibraryOneidaScott0.55
Petros Public LibraryPetrosMorgan0.55
Cosby Community LibraryCosbyCocke0.53
Hamilton Parks Public LibraryTrimbleDyer0.53
Marie Ellison Memorial LibraryDel RioCocke0.53
Parrottsville Community LibraryParrottsvilleCocke0.53
Altamont Public LibraryAltamontGrundy0.5
Beersheba Springs Public LibraryBeersheba SpringsGrundy0.5
Coalmont Public LibraryCoalmontGrundy0.5
Gleason Memorial LibraryGleasonWeakley0.5
Grand Junction Public LibraryGrand JunctionHardeman0.5
Halls Public LibraryHallsLauderdale0.5
Palmer Public LibraryPalmerGrundy0.5
Parsons Public LibraryParsonsDecatur0.5
Ridgely Public LibraryRidgelyLake0.5
Sunbright Public LibrarySunbrightMorgan0.5
Tracy City Public LibraryTracy CityGrundy0.5
Winfield Public LibraryWinfieldScott0.5
Calhoun Public LibraryCalhounMcMinn0.4
Deer Lodge Public LibraryDeer LodgeMorgan0.3
Oakdale Public LibraryOakdaleMorgan0.3
Maynardville Public LibraryMaynardvilleUnion0.21
Decatur County Public LibraryDecaturvilleDecatur0

Largest first by librarians (FTE), as each employer reports it to its federal registry.

Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, Fiscal Year 2024. Data captured October 2, 2026.

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