MGL at Patterson Park
Myrtle Glanton Lord Library (MGL) at Patterson Park
Patterson Park Community Center, 521 Mercury Blvd., Murfreesboro TN 37130
Phone: 615-907-3429
Find out more about Myrtle Glanton Lord, for whom the library is named.
The normal operating hours for the library are:
Monday – Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m
Friday – Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m
MGL Events
The library will be closed for the following holidays in 2013:
| Tuesday, January 1 | New Year’s Day |
| Monday, January 21 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
| Monday, February 18 | President’s Day |
| Monday, May 27 | Memorial Day |
| Thursday, July 4 | Independence Day |
| Monday, September 2 | Labor Day |
| Monday, October 14 | Columbus Day |
| Monday, November 11 | Veteran’s Day |
| Thursday, November 28 Friday, November 29 |
Thanksgiving |
| Tuesday, December 24 Wednesday, Dec. 25 | Christmas Day |
*Please note: MGL will also be closed from the 24-30 March, 2013, for the annual shutdown of Patterson Park*
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Myrtle G. Lord
Mrytle G. Lord inspired the children of Murfreesboro to read and learn for many years. Because of the instrumental role she played in the Patterson Park Community Center, and the library/learning center contained within, the Myrtle Glanton Lord Library is named in her honor.
Ms. Lord worked for 42 years as an educator in Murfreesboro and Rutherford County Schools, mostly teaching first and second grade. She also worked within the community to restore the former Bradley Academy, which is now a historical and cultural center, and was involved in the planning for the Patterson Park Community Center.
She retired from teaching in 1972, then worked as librarian and event coordinator for the Patterson Center. Even after she retired, she continued to read stories to children regularly at MGL Library.
In November 2005, the Murfreesboro Firefighting Association donated a rocking chair to the MGL Library to honor her service as an educator.
Ms. Lord died on April 16, 2007. She was 99 years old.
