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Photograph of the Young Moderns Den of the Nashville Public Library, circa 1960

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Title	Photograph of the Young Moderns Den of the Nashville Public Library, circa 1960
Corporate name	Public Library of Nashville and Davidson County--History
Topical entry	Architecture Buildings Libraries Capital City City Government Downtown Nashville Popular Culture Entertainment Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Architecture--Tennessee--Nashville Lost architecture-Tennessee--Nashville Libraries and society--Tennessee--Nashville Material culture--Tennessee--Nashville Public libraries--Tennessee--Nashville Carnegie libraries--Tennessee--Nashville Books Reading rooms--Tennessee--Nashville Historic buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Social & civic facilities--Tennessee--Nashville Interiors--Tennessee--Nashville Reading--Tennessee--Nashville Young adults--Tennessee--Nashville Teenagers--Tennessee--Nashville Manners & customs--Tennessee--Nashville Cultural facilities--Tennessee--Nashville Social life & customs--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Manners and customs
Description	A photograph of the Young Moderns Den of the Nashville Public Library, circa 1960. The young adults are making use of the educational and entertainment resources, while one couple dances to the sounds of a phonograph. The Young Moderns Den was located in the basement of the library. The public library building was constructed with a $100,000 grant from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, and the cornerstone was laid on April 27, 1903. Officially opened to the public on September 19, 1904, the building was located at 8th Avenue North and Union Street. The Carnegie Library of Nashville was renamed the Nashville Public Library in 1934, being active at this location until 1963, when the new Metropolitan Government began construction on a new main library upon the site. Photographed by Wiles-Hood. Forms part of the Nashville Room Historic Photographs Collection. 1 photograph : b & w ; 8 x 10 in.
Creator	Wiles-Hood (Photographer)
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219.
Date	ca. 1960
Type	Still Image; Photographs
Format	image/jpeg (123 KB)
Identifier	P-2195
Relation	Nashville Room Historic Photographs Collection
Coverage	1960-1969
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782.
Location	Closed Stacks-P-2195