Your public library · Fayetteville, Tennessee
Fayetteville-Lincoln County Public Library
The library is one of the best free things in Fayetteville. Bring the kids to storytime, borrow a book or an audiobook for the drive, get help with a computer, trace your family tree, or just sit somewhere warm and quiet. A healthy library helps the whole town, and it belongs to everyone in Lincoln County.
Find it
306 Elk Ave. N., Fayetteville, TN 37334
Map & directions (Google Maps)
Call (931) 433-3286 · circulation@flcpl.org
Address and phone: Library site: home page · State library directory · checked Oct. 21, 2026Hours Sources differ: call to confirm
| Mon, Wed, Fri | 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. |
|---|---|
| Tue, Thu | 8:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. |
| Sat | 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. |
| Sun | Closed |
These are the hours on the library's home page. Its Hours/Location page lists different hours (closing at 5 or 7 p.m., Saturday until 5) next to a 2021 holiday list, and the state library directory lists a third set (9-5, 9-7, Sat 9-4). The home page is the most recently kept page, so we show it. Call (931) 433-3286 to confirm, especially on Saturday.
Hours: Library site: home page · checked Oct. 21, 2026Also listed on the Hours/Location page: Mon, Wed, Fri 8:30-5; Tue, Thu 8:30-7; Sat 8:30-5; Sun closed. Source: Library site: Hours/Location page · checked Oct. 21, 2026
Also listed on the State library directory: Mon, Wed, Fri 9-5; Tue, Thu 9-7; Sat 9-4; Sun closed. Source: State library directory · checked Oct. 21, 2026
Free with your card
A card is free for residents, and some of the best things here don’t even need one.
Tennessee R.E.A.D.S. on the Libby app
With your cardFree e-books, audiobooks and magazines on your phone, tablet or computer. Sign in with your home library card. Libby can also send e-books to a Kindle (U.S. only). Libby (Tennessee R.E.A.D.S.) with your library card.
Source: Tennessee R.E.A.D.S. · Library site: Libby / OverDrive · Library site: Online resources · checked Oct. 21, 2026Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL)
No card neededMagazines, journals, newspapers, e-books, test prep (ACT, AP, EMT, civil service), homework help, genealogy records and career tools. Free to the public from any computer with internet access in Tennessee; no library card needed. Research, test prep and homework help. The library points students to Peterson's Test Prep for ACT, SAT, PSAT and AP practice exams.
Source: TEL · Library site: College prep resources · checked Oct. 21, 2026Genealogy Room
No card neededSecond floor: newspaper clippings, birth, death, marriage and cemetery records, census, maps and family files, plus microfilm. Ancestry.com is free on library computers or wifi, and the library is a FamilySearch center.
Source: Library site: Genealogy · checked Oct. 21, 2026Computers, printing and fax
At the libraryNine public computers and laptops to use in the building (you leave a driver's license at the desk). Copies and prints in letter and ledger size, fax help, and scan-to-email for free.
Printing, copying and fax have fees; see the library's price chart.
Source: Library site: Printing, faxing and copying · checked Oct. 21, 2026Wifi
No card neededWireless internet access in the library.
Source: State library directory · checked Oct. 21, 2026Test proctoring
No card neededIncluding the TWRA boating safety exam. Bring your Type 600 exam permit and ID, and call to schedule.
Source: Library site: Test proctoring · checked Oct. 21, 2026Storybook Trail
No card neededA children's book on child-height panels along a short outdoor trail at the library, made possible in part by a Governor's Early Literacy Foundation grant.
Source: Library site: Storybook Trail · checked Oct. 21, 2026Imagination Library
No card neededDolly Parton's Imagination Library mails a free book each month to Lincoln County children from birth to age five, paid for by local donations.
Source: Library site: Imagination Library of Lincoln County · checked Oct. 21, 2026Toniebox
At the libraryScreen-free story and song player for young children, to use inside the library.
Source: Library site: Toniebox · checked Oct. 21, 2026Homework help for kids
At the libraryEducate Station (free PreK-5 activities), TEL4U and World Book, linked from the library's kids page.
Source: Library site: Resources for kids · checked Oct. 21, 2026Little Free Libraries
No card neededTake a book, leave a book: in front of the library, near the visitor center at Stone Bridge Park, and at the Fayetteville Kids Park.
Source: Library site: Little Free Libraries · checked Oct. 21, 2026Meeting room
At the libraryThe library has a meeting room policy; ask at the desk about using the room.
Call to confirmSource: Library site: Policies · checked Oct. 21, 2026
This month at the library
From the library's October 2026 calendar. November's calendar was not posted yet when we checked on Oct. 21; the library posts each month on its events page and on Facebook. Programs are free; check with the library before you go.
October
- Thu22Oct
Tiny Tales Storytime
Oct. 22, 2026 · 10 a.m. · Children
Source: Library site: October 2026 events calendar and program guide · checked Oct. 21, 2026 - Tue27Oct
Tiny Tales Storytime
Oct. 27, 2026 · 10 a.m. · Children
Source: Library site: October 2026 events calendar and program guide · checked Oct. 21, 2026 - Tue27Oct
Emergency preparedness with Lincoln County EMA
Oct. 27, 2026 · 5-6:30 p.m. · Adults
Lincoln County EMA talks about emergency preparedness, disaster response and keeping your family safe.
Source: Library site: October 2026 events calendar and program guide · checked Oct. 21, 2026 - Wed28Oct
STEM Club: spider webs
Oct. 28, 2026 · 4 p.m. · Children and teens
Design a tape spider web and see whose holds the most plastic spiders.
Source: Library site: October 2026 events calendar and program guide · checked Oct. 21, 2026 - Thu29Oct
Tiny Tales Storytime
Oct. 29, 2026 · 10 a.m. · Children
Source: Library site: October 2026 events calendar and program guide · checked Oct. 21, 2026 - Thu29Oct
Last Thursday Book Club
Oct. 29, 2026 · 5-7 p.m. · Genealogy Room, 2nd floor · Adults
Reading The God of the Woods by Liz Moore.
Source: Library site: October 2026 events calendar and program guide · Library site: Last Thursday Book Club · checked Oct. 21, 2026 - Fri30Oct
Trick or treat at the library
Oct. 30, 2026 · All day, while supplies last · Families
Come in costume, or come as you are.
Source: Library site: October 2026 events calendar and program guide · checked Oct. 21, 2026 - Fri30Oct
Loops & Lattes
Oct. 30, 2026 · Noon-2 p.m. · Adults
Relaxed crochet time with coffee; all crafters welcome.
Source: Library site: October 2026 events calendar and program guide · checked Oct. 21, 2026
Kids & families
Tiny Tales Storytime
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 a.m. in October 2026 (same story and craft both days) · All ages welcome
The storytime page still says Wednesdays at 10 a.m. and asks families to sign up by phone or at the library. Call (931) 433-3286 to confirm the day.
Sources differ: call to confirmSource: Library site: October 2026 events calendar and program guide · Library site: Tiny Tales Storytime · checked Oct. 21, 2026STEM Club
Dates on the monthly calendar (Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 4 p.m.) · Grades 3-7
Source: Library site: STEM Club · Library site: October 2026 events calendar and program guide · checked Oct. 21, 2026Homeschool Hangout
On the monthly calendar · Homeschool families, drop in
Source: Library site: October 2026 events calendar and program guide · checked Oct. 21, 2026Summer Reading
Every summer (2026 ran from June 15 with prizes through July 31) · All ages: 0-5, 6-12, 13-17 and adults
Source: Library site: Summer Reading 2026 · checked Oct. 21, 2026School visits and tours
By request, three weeks ahead · Schools and groups
Source: Library site: Outreach and school visits · checked Oct. 21, 2026
Tweens & teens
Dungeons & Dragons club
1st Tuesday and 3rd Thursday of the month · Teens and adults; new players welcome
Call for times.
Source: Library site: Dungeons & Dragons club · checked Oct. 21, 2026Teen crafts
On the monthly calendar · Teens
Source: Library site: October 2026 events calendar and program guide · checked Oct. 21, 2026
For grown-ups
Last Thursday Book Club
Last Thursday of each month, 5 p.m., Genealogy Room (2nd floor) · Adults
October's book: The God of the Woods by Liz Moore.
Source: Library site: Last Thursday Book Club · Library site: October 2026 events calendar and program guide · checked Oct. 21, 2026Loops & Lattes
Twice a month (see calendar) · Crocheters, beginners to experienced
Source: Library site: October 2026 events calendar and program guide · checked Oct. 21, 2026Crochet Class
Monthly, a new skill each month · Those who know the basics
Source: Library site: October 2026 events calendar and program guide · checked Oct. 21, 2026
Get a card
- Who can get one
Free for anyone who lives in Fayetteville or Lincoln County. People who live elsewhere can buy a non-resident card for $20 a year.
Source: Library site: Sign up for a library card · checked Oct. 21, 2026- What to bring
A government-issued photo ID with your correct name and address (driver's license, passport, student ID and so on). If your license shows an address outside the county, also bring a piece of mail such as a lease or utility bill.
Source: Library site: Sign up for a library card · checked Oct. 21, 2026- How
Fill out the online form, then visit the library within 15 business days to show proof of residency and pick up your card. You can choose a physical or digital card.
Source: Library site: Sign up for a library card · checked Oct. 21, 2026
Any Tennessee resident can use the Tennessee Electronic Library without a card.
Volunteer / Friends of the Library
Friends of the Library
Friends of the Library: a volunteer group that supports the library through memberships, its board, used book sales and fundraising. Membership forms are on the Friends page or at the library.
Source: Library site: Friends of the Library · checked Oct. 21, 2026Volunteer
The library takes volunteers age 13 and older. Pick up a volunteer application at the front desk.
Source: Library site: Support your library · checked Oct. 21, 2026Donate books
Drop off gently used books and movies for the collection or the book sale. The Friends' resale shelf takes fiction and nonfiction hardbacks in good condition, published in the last 10 years (no textbooks, encyclopedias, test-prep books, cassettes, or yellowed or water-damaged books). Everything donated is subject to the library's collection policy.
Source: Library site: Support your library · Library site: Friends of the Library · Library site: Memorial / in honor donations · checked Oct. 21, 2026Give money
Give to the Library Fund, or make a memorial or in-honor gift (money or a book) at the circulation desk.
Source: Library site: Support your library · Library site: Memorial / in honor donations · checked Oct. 21, 2026Library board:
The library board meets every other month on the third Monday (or as needed); the public is welcome. The 2025-26 schedule after Feb. 23, 2026 was listed as TBD. Call to confirm
Source: Library site: Board of Directors · checked Oct. 21, 2026Know a library need we should list on the Fayetteville volunteer page? Tell us.
Know before you go
- Holidays: The only holiday list on the library site is for 2021. Call before a holiday. Source: Library site: Hours/Location page · checked Oct. 21, 2026
- Kids' programs fill up: the library asks families to sign up for storytime ahead, by phone or at the desk. Source: Library site: Tiny Tales Storytime · checked Oct. 21, 2026
- Field trips: email the library at least three weeks ahead. Source: Library site: Outreach and school visits · checked Oct. 21, 2026
- Libby's kid-friendly view and Educate Station are linked from the library's kids page. Source: Library site: Resources for kids · checked Oct. 21, 2026
- A single-branch library serving all of Lincoln County. Source: Library site: home page · checked Oct. 21, 2026
A bit of history
It began in 1898, when the Senior Round Dozen Club gathered donated books; the Lincoln County Library Association was chartered on April 24, 1907. The library opened with its first paid librarian on Sept. 23, 1957, and took the name Fayetteville-Lincoln County Public Library in 1959.
Source: Library site: History of the library · checked Oct. 21, 2026Sources
- Fayetteville-Lincoln County Public Library: home page (checked Oct. 21, 2026)
- Tennessee State Library & Archives, Public Library Directory: Lincoln County (checked Oct. 21, 2026)
- FLCPL: Hours/Location page (lists 2021 holidays) (checked Oct. 21, 2026)
- Tennessee R.E.A.D.S. (OverDrive / Libby) (checked Oct. 21, 2026)
- FLCPL: Libby / OverDrive (checked Oct. 21, 2026)
- GCPL: Online resources (TEL, READS/Libby, Kanopy, Librista) (checked Oct. 21, 2026)
- Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL), Tennessee State Library and Archives (checked Oct. 21, 2026)
- FLCPL: College prep resources (checked Oct. 21, 2026)
- FLCPL: Genealogy (checked Oct. 21, 2026)
- FLCPL: Printing, faxing and copying (checked Oct. 21, 2026)
- FLCPL: Test proctoring (checked Oct. 21, 2026)
- FLCPL: Storybook Trail (checked Oct. 21, 2026)
- FLCPL: Imagination Library of Lincoln County (checked Oct. 21, 2026)
- FLCPL: Toniebox (checked Oct. 21, 2026)
- FLCPL: Resources for kids (checked Oct. 21, 2026)
- FLCPL: Little Free Libraries (checked Oct. 21, 2026)
- FLCPL: Policies (meeting room, book donation, volunteer) (checked Oct. 21, 2026)
- FLCPL: October 2026 events calendar and program guide (checked Oct. 21, 2026)
- FLCPL: Last Thursday Book Club (checked Oct. 21, 2026)
- FLCPL: Tiny Tales Storytime (checked Oct. 21, 2026)
- FLCPL: STEM Club (checked Oct. 21, 2026)
- FLCPL: Summer Reading 2026 (checked Oct. 21, 2026)
- FLCPL: Outreach and school visits (checked Oct. 21, 2026)
- FLCPL: Dungeons & Dragons club (checked Oct. 21, 2026)
- FLCPL: Sign up for a library card (checked Oct. 21, 2026)
- FLCPL: Friends of the Library (checked Oct. 21, 2026)
- FLCPL: Support your library (checked Oct. 21, 2026)
- FLCPL: Memorial / in honor donations (checked Oct. 21, 2026)
- FLCPL: Board of Directors (checked Oct. 21, 2026)
- FLCPL: History of the library (checked Oct. 21, 2026)
We point to the library’s own pages and public records; we don’t make up facts. Where sources disagree or we couldn’t confirm something, we say “call to confirm.” Library programs change often, so the library’s own calendar always wins.
Work at the library, or spot something out of date? Tell us and we’ll fix it gladly.
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