Main Library Digital Signage

The digital signage in the Main Library is made possible through the generous contributions of Anita and Bill Cochran and the support of Firesign Digital Signage from Anode. Beautifully designed to maintain the architectural integrity of the Main LIbrary, these display pieces help library patrons access important information about events and resources at Nashville Public Library.  Now it's so much easier to know what's going on at the library!

Martin~Turner Oral History and Special Collections Center

The SCC is made possible through the generous contributions of Judy and Steve Turner and the Martin Foundation. It serves as an access point for the library’s extensive, historic collection of non-book materials, from newspaper photographs and recordings made by Civil Rights era leaders and a map of Nashville drawn by bookseller William A. Eichbaum in 1857, to hand-blocked posters promoting Helen Hayes' appearance at the Ryman Auditorium in the 1930s.

The center features a large plasma screen displaying a digital slideshow of items from its holdings, which patrons can request to view in the center. A copy of Nashville StoryCorps interviews will also be archived in the SCC, accessible to the whole community.

StoryCorps

The Nashville StoryBooth was made possible through the generous contributions of Irene and Ridley Wills, Bridgestone/Firestone, and Ann Patchett.  Nashville Public Library became only the second institution in the nation to host a “StoryBooth,” an outpost of StoryCorps, the award-winning national project that encourages Americans to listen to each other by sharing the stories of their lives in sound. Almost 1000 people interview in the StoryBooth. The oldest participant wsa 102; the youngest was 4.

Select interviews gathered at StoryBooths are broadcast on National Public Radio. The interviews also added to the StoryCorps archive at American Folklife Center (AFC) at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., building an oral history of America.

Memorial Foundation Gallatin Road Corridor Revitalization

Through the generosity of the Memorial Foundation, the Nashville Public Library Foundation has facilitated the revitalization of teen areas and programming at the East, Inglewood and Madison branches of the Library.

Academic assistance, computer additions, space enhancements  and support staff are part of the provisions of the Memorial Foundation grant to the Nashville Public Library Foundation.