County Library


Teresa Newton


Contact Information

Teresa Newton
County Library
519 East Gaines Street
Lawrenceburg, TN 38464

Phone: (931) 762-4627
Fax: (931) 766-1597
Web: Library
Email: tnewton@lawcotn.org

Duties of the Department

  • The library provides information as well as books, videos, books on tape, magazines and other items to the citizens of Lawrence County.
  • Computers are available for public access to the Internet as well as for use in word processing, reference, and other tasks.
  • We provide a quick reference service by phone or email.
  • Programs for children are offered weekly during the school year and for a six-week period during the summer.
  • We offer a monthly book discussion program for adults.
  • School groups, from pre-school through college level, are offered tours and orientation to library services.
  • Our genealogy department is used daily by both local citizens and out-of-town visitors who are researching their family histories.
  • We make IRS tax forms available during tax season.

Goals and Objectives

  • To make information and materials available to the people in the community which will fill their educational, informational, and entertainment needs.
  • We use every means available to us in order to make the citizens of Lawrence County aware of what we have and encourage them to make use of them.