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615 Church Street
Nashville, TN 37219

Phone: (615) 862-5800

Nashville Public Library - Main

City: Nashville, TN
Region: Middle Tennessee

The Nashville Room, Special Collections Division, which is located on the main library's second floor, serves as a repository and research center for historic Nashville materials. The Division currently consists of the Nashville Room, the Civil Rights Room, the Nashville Banner Archives, and four Writer's Rooms.

The Nashville Room provides access to over 28,000 books relating to Nashville, Davidson County, and Middle Tennessee history and culture.

The Civil Rights Room is housed in the Nashville Room's west wing. This space, which was opened to the public in 2003, features a permanent display of civil rights photographs from The Tennessean and Nashville Banner newspapers and a symbolic replica of the lunch counters from the sit-in movement.



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Things to do

Looking for a day of fun and frolic? Here’s a quick list of nearby attractions that you may enjoy.

Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center

Ernest Tubb Midnite Jamboree - Music Valley Village

Opry Mills

Build-A-Bear Workshop

Places to stay

Looking for a place to rest between adventures? Here’s a quick list of nearby places to stay.

Hampton Inn Bellevue

Nashville's Yogi Bear Jellystone Park

Hilton Suites - Brentwood

Howard Johnson Inn

Upcoming events

Date: Nov 21, 2009 - Nov 22, 2009
Centennial Holiday Show
Location: Franklin, TN

Date: Nov 20, 2009 - Nov 22, 2009
32nd Annual Santa's Workshop
Location: Cookeville, TN

Date: Nov 20, 2009 - Nov 22, 2009
7th Annual Stoddart Open House
Location: Crawford, TN

Date: Nov 10, 2009 - Nov 22, 2009
6th Annual Trees of Christmas
Location: Lawrenceburg, TN

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