Wayne County Public Library

08/31/2026

Today, Tennessee—and the world—says goodbye to a woman whose music brought joy, whose kindness gave hope, and whose generous heart helped countless people feel seen and loved. Rest peacefully, Dolly. Your light will continue to shine. ❤️

08/31/2026

Who's ready for our first book club meeting? 🤩

Calling all Adult readers!! Want to discuss your current read? Want to find your next read? Come and join us! We hope to see you all there!

08/25/2026

Rest in Peace to this Tennessee Legend! An amazing artist, philanthropist, and soul!

In 1995, this incredible woman founded Dolly's Imagination Library, in honor of her illiterate father. It has served children in the U.S. and abroad with a free, age appropriate book each month from birth to age 5! Since its founding, it has distributed over 300 million books, and continues to promote literacy in our youth!
This is just one of the MANY impactful things this woman did to make the world a better place, simply because she loved people! May we all be more like Dolly!

ALA is heartbroken at the passing of country music legend, cultural icon, and champion of literacy Dolly Parton.

Dolly’s award-winning Imagination Library initiative, inspired by her father’s inability to read or write, has put hundreds of millions of free books into the hands of children across America and was considered by her to be one of her greatest achievements.

“We’re giving books to kids who wouldn’t have a chance to get them otherwise,” she told American Libraries in a 2018 interview. “A lot of people think this is just for poor children—it’s for all children. It’s important to get books into the hands of any child that we can.”

ALA was proud to confer Dolly with an honorary lifetime membership, the Association’s highest honor, in 2023 for her lasting impact on librarianship, libraries, and the communities they serve.

Dolly was also part of ALA’s Celebrity READ campaign, in which she holds a copy of 'The Little Engine That Could.'

“I’ve always related to that book because I’m the little engine that did!” she said.

Thank you, Dolly. ❤️

08/23/2026

Calling all Adult readers!! Want to discuss your current read? Want to find your next read? Come and join us! We hope to see you all there!

08/19/2026

I want to personally thank the following businesses and individuals for donating to our 1st annual End of Summer/Back to School Bash:
Billy and Dean Holt Green Buffalo Properties/Jerry Harris
RK Food Mart RK To***co Mart
Wayne Farmers Co-op Wayne County Bank
4 Mac Machining Inc. Steven Luna and family
There are many more that donated who prefer to remain anonymous that I cannot thank enough!
The future of our public library lies in our community coming together to not only read, though that is still the primary goal, but to gather, grow and enjoy fellowship with each other. We are working, going forward, to make our library a welcoming space for children and adults alike. If you have not been to our ‘original’ library, the Wayne County Public Library in Waynesboro, or to our branches, the Clifton Branch Library in Clifton and the Collinwood Depot Library in Collinwood please stop by and see all our changes and remodels that, hopefully and with your help, are just the beginning of a new vision for the library system and we look forward to seeing you!
A special thank you to the new face of the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce who also graciously accepted the role of chairperson of the Wayne County Library Board, Martha Skelton Kelly. The bounce house was provided by CABO Party and Event Rentals owned and operated by Bryan and Andrea Butler and sponsored by the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce.
Nina Shilodon, Wayne County Library Board member, donated her time and talent with balloon art. We appreciate your dedication!
Brooke Duncan helped with the library décor. We love you Brookie!
The City of Waynesboro, especially city manager, John Hickman and Jeremy Staggs, made the ‘bash’ possible with assistance both blocking the city street and much needed grounds work. Thank you!
Tom Mathis, Wayne County Commissioner, came out personally to cut back hedges and help tidy the entrance. Scott Jones also worked on the grounds. Thank you both!
Elisabeth Harris, manager of Sonic Drive-In, personally cooked 100 corn dogs that were personally delivered to the event by Jerry Harris and that saved the day! Thank you!
We sincerely thank each and every person who contributed to this event, and showed up in support of it! We hope to make this a long standing Wayne County tradition, and with patron and community support like we have had this year, it doesn’t seem like that will be hard to do!
FYI If you have a library card it works at all three locations and on the Libby app. If you would like to get a library card please come see us and bring a current, valid picture ID with a Wayne County address and one of our staff will assist you.
Be sure to get your copy of the Wayne County News for pictures of the event.
Thanks Again from the WCPL team,
Holli, Stetson, & Alora

08/02/2026

🎉🎉🎉We had SO MUCH FUN on Saturday! Thank you to all who were able to come out and celebrate WCPL's first annual End of Summer/ Back to School Bash!! The heat didn't stop the kids from enjoying every second! Thank you to all who donated, volunteered, spread the word, and of course everyone who showed up to celebrate! From the bounce house and balloon animals to the movie, we had THE BEST time! We hope to make this a yearly event that just gets bigger and better for our community and all the awesome kids who live here! We were missing a few of our regulars, but we hope they can make it next year! 🎉🎉🎉

07/31/2026

Don't forget to join us today, to learn about the importance of dental hygiene!!! We hope to see you all there at 11!

🚨🚨📣 UPDATE📣🚨🚨

Due to unforeseen circumstances within the library system, our Friday festivities will have to be cancelled. We hate to let y'all down, but we take the health of our staff and their families very seriously. We're rescheduling for next Friday, 7-17-26, we hope to see you all there!

We hope to see all our summer readers this Friday! Come unearth a story with us!

04/24/2026

📣 EXCITING NEWS📣

After 41 years in our building, WCPL is getting a little makeover! We'll be closing on Monday April 27, 2026 for a few days while they install our new flooring! We can't wait for you all to see it, so stay tuned for a re-opening announcement!