I don’t have live access to the latest news right now. Here’s a concise overview of recent context around the Tennessee State Library and Archives (TSLA) from reputable sources up to 2021, which is the latest widely covered milestone I can verify without current browsing:
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The TSLA relocated to a new, state-of-the-art facility in Nashville that opened to the public in April 2021, located near Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park. The building featured advanced climate controls, robotic retrieval for items, expanded public spaces, classrooms, and rotating exhibits. This marked a major upgrade from the prior facility and aimed to improve access to Tennessee’s historic records and materials.[2][3][6]
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Groundbreaking for the new TSLA facility occurred in December 2017, with officials including the Governor and Secretary of State participating. The project was described as a 165,000-square-foot facility designed to centralize state government archives, books, photographs, and records, and to provide enhanced public access, educational spaces, and conservation capabilities.[5][8]
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Prior reporting emphasized the need for modernization due to space, climate control, and public access limitations at the existing archives, prompting the construction of a more expansive and accessible building and accompanying exhibits.[4][5]
If you’d like, I can perform a fresh search to pull the absolute latest updates and provide direct citations. I can also summarize any specific areas you care about (opening date, current exhibitions, access policies, or digital collections) and present them with citations.
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Tennessee's new State Library and Archives building is officially opening to the public on Tuesday. The new building is located just outside downtown on the Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park. "Our new state-of-the-art facility will allow more Tennesseans to access and interact with the historical resources in the Library and Archives' collections and will better equip us to preserve these items for future generations," said Secretary of State Tre Hargett. It was a $123.
foxchattanooga.comThe Tennessee State Library and Archives Blog
tslablog.blogspot.comCharles Sherrill, Tennessee State Librarian and Archivist takes us on a tour of the state-of-the-art facility in downtown Nashville, TN.
www.kcbx.orgRecords Projects Highlander Research and Education Center, New Market, TN $25,000 to support a planning grant to develop—in partnership with Solidarity History Initiative, Georgia Dusk, and other community archives—a Southern memory workers’ collaborative program implementation plan that will support the growth of community archive efforts across the south. Highlander Center and five partners will serve as a committee of community archives and memory practitioners representing various parts of...
www.archives.govThe State of Tennessee officially broke ground on the Tennessee State Library and Archives building during a ceremony held Monday, December 11, 2017. State officials, including Governor Bill Haslam, Lt. Governor Randy McNally, Speaker Beth Harwell, and Secretary of State Tre Hargett, were on hand f
anecdotexp.comTennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett, along with Gov. Bill Haslam, Lt. Gov. Randy McNally (R-Oak Ridge), Speaker Beth Harwell (R-Nashvil...
tslablog.blogspot.comChas Sisk over at WPLN-FM is reporting that Gov. Bill Haslam is asking for $50 million for a new Tennessee State Library and Archives building. This is good, because their
www.nashvillescene.comTennessee's new State Library and Archives building is officially opening to the public on Tuesday. The new building is located just outside downtown on the Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park. "Our new state-of-the-art facility will allow more Tennesseans to access and interact with the historical resources in the Library and Archives' collections and will better equip us to preserve these items for future generations," said Secretary of State Tre Hargett. It was a $123.
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