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Pruitt Branch Library will close beginning July 1 for maintenance. Hold items will be rerouted to the Main Library. We anticipate reopening in early fall.
Nashville has a rich history of Civil Rights activism with roots in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Our collections continue to tell the story of Civil Rights activism through collections that span the last 50 years including oral histories, newspapers, and images.