Tennessee Electronic Library in 2011
In 2010, there were 29,331,338 searches in the various TEL databases. In 2011, there were 33,862,736 searches in TEL. That’s a 15% increase! Learning Express Library usage increased the most, with a 26% gain from last year. The Gale databases are by far the most-used part of TEL, with almost 30 million searches total (an 18% increase from last year). Use by schools increased the most, up 34% in 2011. Academic libraries are using TEL 28% more than they did last year.
read moreU.S. Small Business Administration
Connect to their website What We Do Since its founding on July 30, 1953, the U.S. Small Business Administration has delivered millions of loans, loan guarantees, contracts, counseling sessions and other forms of assistance to small businesses. SBA provides assistances primarily through its four programmatic functions: Access to Capital (Business Financing) SBA provides small businesses with an array of financing for small businesses from the smallest needs in microlending — to substantial debt and equity investment capital (venture...
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We are proud to offer to our patrons over 500 free classes from learning new skills to discovering new hobbies. The classes are monitored by a live person and can be emailed during the course. This is a great resource for anyone looking for new skills or for someone who is just interested in starting a new hobby. Get Started today Listed below are just some of the classes available. Universal...
read more5th Annual Author Signing
We are excited for our 5th Annual author signing on January 14, 2012 We hope that you will make plans to stop by the library on this day to visit with all our wonderful Tennessee authors.
read moreOnline Classes for Free
We are proud to offer our patrons a free service that will enrich your life or even help you find a job or provide further education for your current job. We have over 500 online non-credit continuing education courses available for patrons of the library. Check out our page explaining how to take advantage of this...
read moreAccess My Library App
Access your library or any library within 10 miles of you using your iphone or android phone. Access My...
read moreOptimized for iPad
Download it today from the Apple App Store OverDrive Media Console for iPhone/iPad v2.2 optimizes the user experience for eBooks and audiobooks on the Apple tablet. Whether users are reading an EPUB eBook, listening to an MP3 audiobook, or browsing the OverDrive Media Console library, they’ll now have the fulliPad iPad screen utilized for their enjoyment. Public, school, and college libraries now provide direct eBook downloads on the iPad® with the free OverDrive® Media Console™ app. The optimized app enables users at more than...
read moreTEL for kids now Open
We are pleased to announce the opening of Tennessee Electronic Libraries for kids. See our TEL for kids page for more details
read moreA look at a day in Tennessee Libraries
What if you spotlighted a day inside Tennessee Libraries? This is that day October 7, 2010 All over the state of Tennessee libraries recorded in pictures and numbers the people who used the library on that day. That day wasn’t any special day, it was just a day in a Tennessee public library. Tennessee libraries are more than just books. Support your library...
read moreUnited States 2010 Census Data
Find all the data online here. Data provided by U.S. Census Bureau. Population Density: Includes Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia in population density rankings, 1 to 52. Apportionment: Apportionment is the process of dividing the 435 seats in the House of Representatives among the 50 states. Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia are not included. Alaska and Hawaii gained statehood in 1959. Arizona and New Mexico gained statehood in 1912. Data before those periods are not reflected on the map. Congress did not reapportion in 1920....
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