WCPLtn Williamson County Public Library

The Main Library and the College Grove Community Library will be *CLOSED* on Monday, May 28 for Memorial Day. The Bethesda, Fairview, Leiper's Fork and Nolensville branches, and the Special Collections Department will be CLOSED on Saturday, May 26.
E-book survey Have you ever checked out an e-book from WCPLtn? The Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project, a non-profit research organization in Washington, DC, is conducting an online survey of public library patrons who borrow e-books. If you have checked out or downloaded e-books from a public library, please consider taking Pew Internet's survey. All responses will be confidential, although your answers may be quoted anonymously in a future report. The survey should take about 15 minutes. Thanks for helping us!
Summer Reading @ the Library This year WCPLtn will offer summer reading programs for kids, teens, and grown-ups. Sign-ups for kids and teens begin Saturday, May 19. No sign-ups are necessary for grown-ups. More information available soon!
Support WCPLtn @ Chuck E. Cheese's Friday, May 18, 3:00 – 11:00 pm Visit Chuck E. Cheese's® on Mallory Lane and you'll support the Library! Just tell the cashier that you're participating in the WCPLtn fundraiser, and a portion of your purchase will be donated to the Library. And you'll receive 10 free tokens with your food purchase.
Author Talk with Don Curtis Wednesday, May 30, 6:00 – 7:30 pm Donald R. Curtis, author of "and should we die…" The Cane Creek Mormon Massacre will be at the Main Library to discuss and sign his book. On August 10, 1884, in Lewis County, Tennessee, a mob posing as members of the Ku Klux Klan attacked a local Mormon Church meeting, and shot to death two missionaries and three local Church members. This event has been described as the worst massacre in the South in LDS Church history. Curtis covers this tragedy in its entirety, what led up to it, the actual tragedy itself, and how it affected the years that followed and the lives of those left behind. Copies of the book will be available for sale.
Author Afternoon with James Russell Lingerfelt Saturday, June 9, 3:00 pm Local author, screenwriter, and theologian James Russell Lingerfelt will discuss his new novel The Mason Jar, a coming of age love story set in Tennessee. Written in the fresh, romantic tones of Nicholas Sparks, the Mason Jar has generated a grassroots buzz even before its official publication date in the fall of 2012. Best-selling author Diana Bold said she was "blown away" by The Mason Jar, and award-winning author Nicole Weaver stated in a review, "Lingerfelt's book reads like one long beautiful poem." Lingerfelt received consultation during the book's creation from Brad Cummings, the mastermind and co-creator of the international best-selling book, The Shack.
The Williamson County Public Library System is getting a new online look, and will now be referred to as WCPLtn. You can find us on Twitter @wcpltn and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/wcpltn. Watch our website grow as we begin to add features, menu options, and links to create an overall NEW look. We want your help! Look online for patron surveys--coming soon!
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The Williamson County Public Library System seeks to meet the recreational, educational, and information needs of the citizens of Williamson County, Tennessee through a county-wide network of libraries located in the Bethesda, College Grove, Fairview, Leiper's Fork, and Nolensville communities. The Main Library in Franklin houses the Special Collections, genealogy and local history collection.