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Address and Phone:
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.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Visitor Center

Country Hills Golf Course

Johnny Walker Tours

Scarritt-Bennett Center Series

Places to stay

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

Holiday Inn Express - Airport/Opryland Area

Sheraton Nashville Downtown Hotel

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites

Super 8 Motel

Upcoming events

Date: Nov 6, 2009 - Nov 8, 2009
Tennessee Numismatic Society Fall Coin & Currency Show
Location: Chattanooga, TN

Date: Nov 7, 2009 - Nov 8, 2009
Dickson's Christmas in the Country
Location: Dickson, TN

Date: Nov 7, 2009 - Nov 8, 2009
Christmas in the Country
Location: Dickson, TN

Date: Nov 7, 2009 - Nov 8, 2009
Holiday Bazaar
Location: Greeneville, TN

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