The Main Library and Downtown Branch will be closed on Monday, September 2nd for Labor Day 

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Library Mobile App

Everything you love about the library is now right in your pocket. With our new app you can:

  • Check holds status and view your library account
  • Download eBooks and Audiobooks right to your phone or tablet
  • Learn more about upcoming events and programs

Available now in the App Store and Google Play

Paper Shredding

Declutter your files and piles--the Friends of the Lynchburg Public Library‘s fall Paper Shredding Fundraiser.

Join us on Tuesday, October 15 from 4 to 7 p.m. in the side parking lot of the Main Library. Bring your confidential papers and shreddables for secure disposal by 1st Choice Shredding. You can support the Library while recycling safely! Shredding: $10 per large bag or box (“large bag” = standard trash bag; “box” = standard size paper box, approx. 15 x 12 x 10 inches)

Paper Shredding Fundraiser. Oct. 15 from 4 to 7 pm 2025
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Come to our Book Sale

Come and browse among hundreds of used books and other items! Most items are priced at $1 or less. Cash and checks are accepted. All proceeds benefit the Lynchburg Public Library.

  • Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • First Saturday of each month, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Click here for details