Custom Solution: Tennessee Code Research Tool. Tennessee Electronic Library. Secretary Hargett presents grant checks in Claiborne and Grainger Counties. NASHVILLE, Tenn.
(WATE) – Secretary of State Tre Hargett along with Rep. Jerry Sexton (R-Bean Station) presented grant checks in Claiborne and Grainger Counties on Friday. Lincoln Memorial University library was given $3,000 to address cleanup efforts for a mold outbreak The Claiborne County Archives received $2,500 for archival folders and supplies while the Grainger County Archives received $1,250 for computer and software upgrades. “I’m thankful this $6,750 in grants will benefit precious resources for the citizens of my district,” said Sen. “Preserving our libraries and archives are crucial for future generations to know the incredible impact Claiborne and Grainger Counties have had on Tennessee history,” said Sexton. Friday morning’s events were part of a two-day trip where the Hargett presented more than $13,000 in grants to upgrade museums, archives and libraries across Tennessee. Like this: Like Loading... Advertisement. Tennessee Department of State: Tennessee State Library and Archives.
Tennessee Public Libraries at a Glance The State of Tennessee has 289 local public libraries legally established in accordance with the Tennessee Code Annotated 10-3-101.
All of these public libraries are funded by city and/or county local tax resources. Of the 289 existing public libraries, 100 are branch libraries, including several archives/history branches and 3 bookmobiles. 09-10.pdf. Tennessee Department of State: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Tennessee - Libraries and museums. Libraries and library associations were formed soon after Tennessee became a state.
The Dickson Library at Charlotte was founded in 1811, and the Nashville Library Company in 1813. Not until 1854, however, was the first state-maintained library established. Andrew Johnson, the governor, requested a library appropriation of $5,000, telling legislators that he wanted other Tennesseans to have the opportunities that had been denied him. Today, the institution he founded, the State Library at Nashville, with more than 637,371 volumes, has a renowned collection of state materials and is the repository for state records. Knox County Public Library. Dispute over Hendersonville Library close to an end. Sumner County commissioners hope to end a years-long dispute over the ownership of the Hendersonville Library by approving a resolution at their meeting this month clarifying that the city of Hendersonville owns the building.
The dispute has caused the city and the county to both get pinged in their annual audits by the State Comptroller's Office because both continue to claim the Hendersonville Library as an asset on their books. The county commission discussed the resolution at its March 16 meeting, but it was deferred for one month by a vote of 16-7. It would have clarified that the Hendersonville Library shall remain in the name of the city of Hendersonville and the city and county shall continue to work jointly to operate the library. County Commissioner Larry Hinton urged commissioners to take no action until they had a written agreement with Hendersonville to get a clear understanding on what each was going to do. State Programs. What is the Grants to States program?
The Grants to States program is the largest source of federal funding support for library services in the U.S. Using a population based formula, more than $150 million is distributed among the State Library Administrative Agencies (SLAAs) every year. Department of State: Tennessee State Library and Archives. (Published: April 8, 2015) More than 300 Tennessee students will be in Nashville this weekend competing for a chance to showcase their knowledge at a national history competition to be held this summer.
Students in grades 6-12 from around the state will participate in Saturday's Tennessee History Day, a daylong event that will be held at various locations in downtown Nashville. The students, split into middle school and high school divisions, will present history-related projects in five different categories: documentaries, exhibits, performances, papers and websites. Read More... Due to road closures associated with the Country Music Marathon, the Tennessee State Library and Archives (TSLA) will be opening late on Saturday, April 25.
Read More... (Published: April 6, 2015) They have served in war zones across the globe, including the Boer War in Africa at the turn of the 20th Century to World War I in the 1910s. Read More... (Published: April 1, 2015) Read More... (Published: March 19, 2015) Department of State: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Through its Planning and Development Section,TSLA provides assistance to local public libraries throughout the state.
Regional Library System Since 1999, the Division has included the Tennessee Regional Library System which has twelve multi-county regional libraries with approximately 95 regional employees. Tennessee Department of State: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Tennessee’s Regional Library System has been in existence since 1939.
Its mission is: to assist local governments and public libraries in the development and improvement of public library services, to assist libraries in the selection, maintenance and use of library technologies, to provide supplementary library materials and digital content to member public libraries and to facilitate the preparation of materials for public use (cataloging & processing), to facilitate the sharing of resources between and among libraries through a delivery system and opportunities to participate in shared automation systems and, to provide continuing education to local library staff and trustees. Tennessee Department of State: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Public Library Directory. Tennessee Department of State: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Tennessee Department of State: Tennessee State Library and Archives.
Tennessee Department of State: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Tennessee Standards for Non-Metropolitan Libraries Overview Public library standards provide specific criteria by which libraries can be measured and evaluated.
TN.gov. Tennessee History for Kids. A jigsaw puzzle of Tennessee's counties Imagine that Tennessee is a jigsaw puzzle with 95 pieces.
Only instead of pieces, let's call the 95 parts "counties. " Tennessee is divided into 95 parts known as counties. Each has its own name and its own story. On this 1818 map, note the size of Smith, Jackson and Overton counties... So what's a county? Counties are the basic building blocks of local government. ...By 1900, look how many other counties had been formed in the same part of the state When there were few people in Tennessee there were few counties, because it took a lot of work to form a county.
In Tennessee's earlier days, some counties were tiny, while others, in parts of the state with less people, were quite large. To be formed, each county had to have a "seat" of government, or county seat, with all county government-related functions housed in a building called a courthouse. And why are counties so small? TN Libraries Presentation Outline.