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Yahoo
20-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Nashville Public Library's East branch temporarily closing for repairs
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Repairs are about to begin for one Nashville library, causing a temporary closure. The Nashville Public Library's East branch location will be closed starting Friday, May 23 and stay closed through Sunday, June 8. Any holds ready for pickup will be available through 8 p.m. Thursday, May 22. Neighborhood News: Stories impacting your community | Read More Any other holds will be available for pickup at the Inglewood branch starting Tuesday, May 27. Anyone who would prefer an alternative pickup location can contact the East Branch library for assistance or request a different site in their library account. Though the library will be closed, Wednesday Lapsit Storytimes will be held at the Martha O'Bryan Center at 711 S. 7th Street on May 28 and June 4, according to a post on the Nashville Public Library's Facebook page. However, the Monday Toddler Storytime for June 2 has been canceled and will resume when the branch opens Monday, June 9. Do you have news happening in your neighborhood? Let us know by sending an email to neighborhoodnews@ Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Metro Nashville looking to buy land for new library branch
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Metro Council leaders are looking to replace one branch of the Nashville Public Library. At its upcoming Tuesday night meeting, the Metro Council will consider whether or not to purchase a half-acre of property in Hadley Park for the purpose of a new public library, according to the latest agenda. Neighborhood News: Stories impacting your community | Read More Nashville Public Library (NPL) currently has 22 locations, including one already in Hadley Park. A spokesperson for the library confirmed to News 2 they are planning on building a new branch to replace the current one in Hadley Park. According to the library, the Hadley Park branch of NPL opened in 1952. At the time it was opened, it was the first new branch of the library system since 1919. NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS | East Nashville bar celebrates 8 years in the community this month 'Like Hadley Park Community Center, the Hadley Park Branch Library was built to serve the African-American community,' the library website states. For many years, the library added, it was the only branch in Nashville-Davidson County that African-Americans were allowed to use during the Jim Crow era. The Hadley Park branch was fully renovated in 1995, doubling in size from the original 1952 construction. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Axios
25-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Nashville Library unveils oral history of Music Row
The Nashville Public Library has unveiled an oral history of Music Row featuring the executives and industry insiders who know the iconic thoroughfare best. Why it matters: Music Row may be the most commercially and culturally significant stretch of music industry history in the entire country. Driving the news: The stories behind Music Row's recording studios, publishing houses and record label offices are in danger of being lost over time. Music Row is a shadow of its former self in part because some of its anchor tenants, including large record labels, have set up shop in other parts of town. The Row still has character and plenty of major music companies headquartered there, though it's not always immediately apparent to passersby. Case in point: From the sidewalk, RCA Studio A has the architectural charisma of an old mop. The building is a sort of brownish-tan color with bland doors that look like the side entrance to your high school. Yes, but: The magic of Studio A isn't in its bricks and mortar. It's a marvel because Dolly Parton recorded there. Country music icons like Willie Nelson, George Jones and Waylon Jennings also recorded at Studio A. Studio A was the subject of Nashville's most prominent recent preservation fight when philanthropist Aubrey Preston dramatically saved it from the wrecking ball at the last minute in 2014. Zoom in: The oral history tells the tale of Music Row going back to the 1940s. The project was created in 2015 by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and features interviews with 35 insiders. If you go: Excerpts from the oral history are available online, or you can go in-person to the downtown library for a deeper dive inside the special collections area. Zoom out: The library has been leaning into oral history projects to tell the broader story of Nashville. Previous oral histories include the 2010 flood, the Civil Rights Movement and military veterans. 💭 Nate's thought bubble: When I was a music business reporter for The Tennessean, I loved learning fantastical tales of Music Row. One of my favorites is the night in 1970 when Joan Baez was recording at Quad Studios and needed singers to fill out the choral part of her legendary song "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down." Quad had become the most popular non-country studio in Nashville, and a sort of unlicensed bar/hangout for musicians. Baez's producer Norbert Putnam had the idea to create a makeshift choir of the people hanging around the studio to sing the backing vocals. As he told me in 2015, "We said, 'Let's get all the drunks in here and see what it sounds like,'" Putnam said. It ended up being the most legendary drunken choir in music history including Dave Loggins, Guy Clark and Jimmy Buffett.
Axios
10-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Iconic Black musicians and their Nashville ties celebrated in library series
The Fisk Jubilee Singers saved their university from financial ruin with a historic international tour in the 1870s. Etta James recorded one of the most famous live R&B albums ever released at the downtown New Era Club in 1961. Young activists sang protest music anthems during their meetings while strategizing the Nashville Civil Rights movement. Charley Pride altered the course of country music by becoming the largely white genre's first Black superstar. Why it matters: Music City's ties to trailblazing Black musicians like those are on vivid display in a video series by the Nashville Public Library called "A Journey Through Black Music History." The library is bringing the series, as well as its extensive Civil Rights collection, back to the forefront as part of its Black History Month programming. Driving the news: Our Music Monday playlist this week is composed of the songs highlighted by the library's program specialist Elliott Robinson for the video series. Listen here. In addition to sharing the history of legends like James and the Fisk Jubilee Singers, Robinson performs excerpts of their songs. The intrigue: James' live recording of "Etta James Rock the House" is an unheralded piece of Nashville music history. The album's 11 tracks were recorded at the New Era, a club located at the corner of Charlotte Avenue and 12th Avenue North, roughly where the HCA office tower is today. James frequently toured through Nashville, playing the New Era and clubs on Jefferson Street, which is considered Nashville's original Music Row. If you go: In addition to the video series, the downtown library's Civil Rights collection includes a mock segregated lunch counter and historic photos of Nashville's movement. Nashville Public Library branches are holding events throughout February to celebrate Black History Month including story time sessions for children and an abstract painting session in the style of artist Alma Thomas.
