Jennifer Pearson is the Director of the Marshall County Memorial Library System. Jennifer is passionate about community building and how the public library can be central to a thriving community.
Jennifer’s background includes over 10 years working for OCLC where she honed her skills in library advocacy, marketing and public relations. While at OCLC Jennifer helped to develop and then manage the Geek the Library advocacy program. Jennifer also worked with public libraries to extend access to e-books via the Big Shift project, create vibrant outdoor spaces and events via the Redbox funded Outside the Box program and taught libraries how to use community based advocacy to extend their reach to their communities and stakeholders. Jennifer also worked with many library consortia to develop and implement OCLC products and services.
Jennifer has also worked for Ingram Library Services as manager of their cataloging division, was a publicist at Rutledge Hill Press in Nashville and worked at the greatest independent bookstore in the entire world—Square Books in Oxford, MS.
Jennifer currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Association for Rural and Small Libraries as the Vice President/President Elect of the Association. She is also active in her community as a member of the Lewisburg Rotary Club, the Lewisburg Community Development Board, the Marshall County Imagination Library Board, the Marshall County Health Council and the Lewisburg Downtown Alliance.
Jennifer is married to Scott Pearson, the Associate Editor for the Marshall County Tribune, and together they have 3 children.

Jennifer can be reached at:
931-359-3335
614-296-2433 (Mobile)
mcmlib@bellsouth.net

Laura started working for the Marshall County Memorial Library in 2014 after moving to Tennessee from South Florida. Prior to moving here, Laura worked for the Palm Beach County Library System for 13 1/2 years.
Her path to the library was by no means direct. Laura has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.  She has worked as an engineer, a zookeeper, a veterinary technician, and veterinary receptionist before her love of reading led her back to the library.
Her goal is to spread her love of libraries to others through great customer service and innovative programming for adults. She has started programs in adult coloring and upcyled book crafts, and hosts a weekly crochet club.
If you have any programming ideas, Laura would love to hear them.

Laura can be reached at:
931-359-3335
lauramcmlib@gmail.com
 

Jennifer joined the staff at Marshall County Memorial Library in December of 2015. Jennifer spends a great deal of time giving amazing customer service at our front desk. Jennifer is also working with Darlene on Story Time and children's programming. Jennifer has a passion for non-fiction and that helps her in her job of weeding and doing collection development in our non-fiction area.
Jennifer grew up in Nashville, TN and moved to Lewisburg recently from North Carolina.
Jennifer is a graduate of the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, where she majored in Physical Anthropology & graduated Summa Cum Laude.
Jennifer's professional work experience includes everything from small business owner to professional pet sitter to equine therapy with special needs individuals, to criminal justice, to soup kitchen and library staff.
Jennifer is very passionate about the library and everything that we have to offer to the community.

Jennifer can be reached at:
931-359-3335
jpwyattmcmlib@gmail.com

Jessica Faill started working at Marshall County Memorial Library in January of 2015. She was born and raised in Lewisburg. Jessica's love of reading let her to pursue a bachelor’s degree in English with a minor in Dramatic Arts from Martin Methodist College where she graduated from in 2014.
Jessica loves working with teens and is the library's teen program coordinator. She also loves all things nerdy, so please ask her about video games!
She’s only worked at the library for a year, but she is confident that she is pretty much an expert at this point. Ask her a question and she’ll probably say “…uhhhh… let me ask someone else.”
She loves Lewisburg and the library and hopes that it shows in her work.
Jessica is married to Joseph Faill and they are proud owners of a fat pug named Archie.
If you have ideas for teen programming, events and materials-- hit up Jessica. She would love to know what more the library can do to serve the teen crowd in Marshall County.

Jessica can be reached at:
931-359-3335
615-997-4469 (mobile)
jessicahaywood124@gmail.com
 

Dean started working at Marshall County Memorial Library in June 2021. He was born and raised in Lewisburg and was partially raised in the MCM Library as his mother Faye Harrison was a dedicated employee here for eleven years.

Dean earned his bachelor's in English with an emphasis in literature and a minor in theater. He spent six years working in the tech world, traveling and teaching software the subtle nuances of the English language. Now, Dean is following his passion for writing, books, and all things stories. A big part of that is returning "home" to our town's library.

At the end of the day, Dean's biggest goal is to help do his part in making this world a better, more accepting place with genuine love and kindness he has for the community. If he can throw in some humor while he's doing it, all's the better.

Dean can be reached at
deanjharrison.library@gmail.com
(931) 359-3335