general information

Address and Phone:
112 Jerry Jones Rd.
Coalfield, TN 37719

Phone: (865) 435-4275

Back Valley Public Library: The Smallest Library in the USA

, TN

This 1956 building measures just six feet by five feet, and served as the town’s library for many years. Founder Dot Byrd used the $200 courtesy check she received as a guest on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson to start a bank account for the construction of the library, opened in 1994. Today, it sits in the shadow of a newer facility. Stop in to learn the entire story of the famous little library here.