Our Mission:

The Library strives to be a vibrant and engaging community center for lifelong learning and the arts.

Values:

Illumination - We value resources, programs, and tools for fostering imagination and lifelong learning.

Heartbeat - We value the people who work with and for us, and we celebrate compassion, vision, and humor.

Connection - We value the opportunity to enrich, empower, and engage our community by strengthening positive contributions to each other and our city.

Synergy - We value a diverse and welcoming environment that inspires wisdom, growth, creativity, and adventure.

Curator - We value our role as guardians of history and tradition, while seeking a future rich in quality, integrity, and innovation

The John P Holt Brentwood Library is known as the Crown Jewel of our city. We hope you will become a member and take advantage of all the library's services. The library is situated in a beautiful park setting and bordered by a walking trail and arboretum.

Upon your arrival at the library, sign up for a library card. Every Brentwood, TN, resident or property-owner has free borrowing privileges. This library card is your key to enjoying all the library has to offer.

Your library card gives you access to over 165,000 books and other materials, including audiobooks, DVDs, music CDs and online resources. A large collection of newspapers and magazines is also available.

The Library also offers study rooms for small group sessions, a mid-size conference room, wireless internet service, and a large meeting facility for rent to clubs, businesses and community events hosted by Brentwood residents. Our staff of professionals stands ready to assist you with research questions. We can help at all levels -- students working on school assignments, business people gathering data, or home-mechanics finding repair manuals.