News and Updates

The Bartlett Library is now under the Phase 2 guidelines:

  • Hours of Operation (until further notice):   Monday - Friday from 10am-6pm, closed Saturday and Sunday.
  • There will be limited customer use, 40 people in the building at one time. 
  • A limited number of public computers will be available for one hour use per day, without staff assistance. 
  • Printers and copiers are also available without staff assistance.
  • Library books may be checked out.​
  • Book returns have been extended to June 1, 2020. We are still collecting book returns in the book drop.  Returned books will be checked in, but held for 4 days before being returned to the shelves for your safety.
  • Study rooms and meeting rooms remain closed. 
  • ​No book donations are being accepted at this time. Please do not place donated materials in the book drop. 
  • No programming is being conducted inside the library, but we are continuing to use a number of digital mediums in order to still engage customers in relevant programming.  See our online program schedule HERE. 
  • All summer programming for children, teens and adults, as well as the annual Read For Your School contest will be held online.  More information to come soon. ​
If you have any questions you can call (901) 386-8968  
Thank you for your patience as the Library and Friends continue through the approved phases to ensure safe access to as many services as possible. 
April 21, 2020 was National Library Worker Appreciation Day.  Although we were not able to celebrate in person,  our Friends would not miss this opportunity to let our staff know how much we appreciate them. With the help of several volunteers,  each Library Worker was presented a goodie bag containing a new Bartlett Library t-shirt, Walmart gift card,  hand made masks and thank you cards, along with snacks and lotions.  Kia Armstrong, Library Manager, took on the task of contact-free distribution of the gift bags to the staff. 
We have an amazing group of workers at the Bartlett Library and can't wait until we can all be together again.