An educational and cultural resource for the residents, the library offers a wide variety of services to the community.

They raise money for library activities and sponsor monthly adult speaker programs, a book discussion group, art exhibits, an annual dinner theatre, and the Murder Goes South Mystery Festival.

A part-time librarian administered the collection, and ongoing funding was a joint venture of local citizens' support, the city of Smyrna, and the U.S. federal government.

At that time the city of Smyrna, with help from the state and county boards of education, continued to finance the library.

The library was governed by a seven-member board of directors, and it continued to grow and have a prominent role in the community.

It features an open floor plan with large windows that provides a warm, inviting atmosphere to 250,000 annual visitors.