Tennessee State Library & Archives Press Kit

Library & Archives Courtyard

The Tennessee State Library & Archives courtyard faces the Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park.

New Building Photos

Northwest side of the Tennessee State Library & Archives across from the intersection of 6th Ave. N. and Jefferson St.

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Northeast side of the Tennessee State Library & Archives at the intersection of Rep. John Lewis Way N. and Jefferson St.

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Tennessee State Library & Archives courtyard facing the Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park.

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Tennessee State Library & Archives westside courtyard at dusk.

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Tennessee State Library & Archives Reading Room.

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In the Tennessee State Library & Archives Lobby, guests can learn about Tennessee’s history through interactive displays and rotating exhibits.

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The Tennessee State Library & Archives is home to Tennessee’s three Constitutions. Facsimiles are on display in the Lobby.

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The Tennessee State Library & Archives Grand Staircase up to the second floor.

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The Rare Books Room in the Tennessee State Library & Archives Lobby.

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The State Library & Archives Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS). The climate-controlled chamber stores books and archival materials retrieved by robots, reducing the building’s footprint by 100,000 square feet and saving $54 million.

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The Tennessee State Library & Archives Conference Rooms with seating for up to 300 guests.

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The Tennessee State Library & Archives Conservation Lab.

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2021 Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening Ceremony

The Tennessee State Library & Archives hosted a ribbon cutting and grand opening ceremony on April 12, 2021, to celebrate the opening of its new state-of-the-art building.

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Dignitaries, elected officials and Library & Archives staff attended the ribbon cutting and grand opening ceremony on April 12, 2021.

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Former Library & Archives staff member and former president of the Friends of the Tennessee State Library & Archives, Mrs. Virginia Gooch Watson, cut the ribbon during the grand opening ceremony on April 12, 2021.

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Tennessee Army National Guard Color Guard presented the colors, and five-time Grammy Award winner Steven Curtis Chapman sings the national anthem during the ribbon cutting and grand opening ceremony.

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Former U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander spoke at the Tennessee State Library & Archives ribbon cutting and grand opening ceremony on April 12, 2021.

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Former Location Photos

The first Tennessee State Library quarters in the Tennessee State Capitol.

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Tennessee State Library & Archives Building in 1952 under construction in Nashville, Tenn.

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Tennessee State Library & Archives building under construction in 1953 in Nashville, Tenn. Shows records being moved into building. Clinton Parrent, architect, and Dr. Dan Robison, State Librarian & Archivist are pictured in the foreground.

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