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Nashville Public Library is the public library serving Nashville, Tennessee and the metropolitan area of Davidson County. The library's mission is to ″inspire reading, advance learning and connect our community."〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.library.nashville.org/about/abt_about.asp )〕 In 2010, the Nashville Public Library was the recipient of the National Medal for Museum and Library Service.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.imls.gov/assets/1/AssetManager/Medals10.pdf )〕 ==History== A succession of public libraries, known by a variety of names, served the people of Nashville. The early libraries were generally small, offered a narrow range of services, and operated on a fee schedule. In 1897, the Tennessee General Assembly authorized cities of a certain size to establish and maintain free public libraries and reading rooms. With this authority, in 1901 the Howard Library became Nashville’s first free circulating library. Also in 1901, Andrew Carnegie offered to donate $100,000 for a new library building if the city would take care of its maintenance. The city accepted those terms, and in 1904, the Carnegie Library Building was completed on Polk Avenue. Andrew Carnegie enabled the building and opening of an additional three branches between 1912 and 1919. Two of those buildings are still in use today, the North Branch and the East Branch. The Carnegie Library Building was razed and replaced with the Ben West Public Library in 1963. The Main Library was housed in the Ben West building for 38 years.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.library.nashville.org/about/abt_libhistory.asp )〕 In 2001 the new Main Library Building, designed by Robert A. M. Stern was opened.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.library.nashville.org/artgallery/art_libraryartarchitecture.asp )〕 Previously on the site for the Main Library was a downtown shopping mall called Church Street Center. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nashville Public Library」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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