McKenzie Memorial Library

10/16/2026

Who wants to participate in a LIBRARY CRAWL!??! Come visit Library Neighborhood #5 - W. G. RHEA PUBLIC LIBRARY in Paris, Carroll County Library in Huntingdon, Benton County Public Library System in Camden and McKenzie Memorial Library in McKenzie! Visit your home library to get a passport - each library you visit you will get a stamp! When you visit ALL the libraries in the neighborhood, each child will collect a prize!

You can also visit libraries in other neighborhoods and collect stamps on your passport. Children will receive a prize at the last library visited in each neighborhood. If you visit ALL 19 libraries in the Obion River Regional Library system - contact your library to let them know and bring your completed passport back to your home library. Collect a GRAND PRIZE for each child in your family!

10/09/2026

Something wicked this way comes... We're hosting a week-long celebration of Halloween with programs open to everyone!

Best of all, the library will be open during Boo Bash. We'll be open from 10am-7pm on Thursday, October 22. Perhaps you'll meet some of our mysterious board members at our fill-a-bag book sale. $5 will get you as many books as you can safely pack into a bag.

Join us for Creepy Creases on Monday, October 19, to fold paper into spooky origami. Decorate masks and miniature foam skulls at Monster Masquerade on Tuesday, October 20. Stop by on Thursday during Boo Bash for Potion Brewing where you'll concoct hypnotic sensory bottles with Head Potions Mistress Adora. Get ready to paint a ghoulish scene on a miniature canvas for A Brush with Death on Friday, October 23.

09/28/2026

Beginning October 15, Libby will require users to enter a password in addition to a library card. Your library card number can be found on the back of your library card, and the default password is userpass.

If you wish to change your password, log into VERSO at https://tenv.agverso.com/home?cid=TENV&lid=MCKENZIE . For first time users, our cataloging software will prompt you to create a new password.

09/14/2026

Join us on September 24th at 4:00pm for a Bad Art Contest! Participants will get a mini canvas to paint and take home, and the librarians will post the worst of the worst on our page.

09/03/2026

The library will be closed next Monday, September 7th, in observance of Labor Day.

08/25/2026

Global icon and humanitarian, Dolly Parton, known to the world as a beloved singer, songwriter, philanthropist, actress, playwright, and author died peacefully today in Nashville, Tennessee. She was 80 years old.

Dolly is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years Carl Thomas Dean (1942 – 2025), her mother Avie Lee Caroline Owens (1923 – 2003), and father, Robert Lee Parton, Sr. (1921 – 2000).

A rhinestone life that shone bright enough for the world to see, Dolly will forever stand as an inspiration not only through her timeless music and prolific songwriting, but also her wit, warmth, and kindness that made us all feel like family. Dolly Parton’s legacy is one of love, compassion, and resilience. With a seven-decade career, she inspired multiple generations of artists and fans with her music and an unwavering commitment to making the world a better place. Her songs will continue to resonate with people of all ages, and her philanthropic work will have a lasting impact.

At Dolly’s request, a small, private service will be held for immediate family. Dolly’s fans and friends from around the world are encouraged to pay tribute to Dolly on social media by tagging or by leaving a message at www.dollyparton.com

In lieu of flowers the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com

08/25/2026

The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, not only a talented musician, but also a true titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library has received multiple Library of Congress Literacy Awards and, in 2018, Dolly visited us to donate the program’s 100 millionth book to our collection. She even hosted story time. 🦋❤️

Watch the video of her story time reading at the Library. ⬇️ https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2020/12/dolly-parton-the-library-that-dolly-built/

Image: Dolly Parton reads to children in the Library’s Great Hall in 2018. Photo by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress.

08/25/2026

This is news we have dreaded for a long time, but we also know we must continue to honor Dolly's work and legacy. She will be missed dearly.

08/24/2026