O’Connell outlines housing push

On a rainy Thursday morning, hundreds filed into the Grand Reading Room of the Nashville Public Library downtown to hear the annual State of Metro address from Mayor Freddie O’Connell.

High marble ceilings and wood paneling help the Church Street building exude a grandeur rarely felt in city facilities. All types of residents patronize the city’s flagship library. Caregivers lead children through an ample kids’ books section while stacks host citizen researchers and students from nearby Hume-Fogg High School. Dozens of people also seek shelter here for the day, toting belongings, waiting to avail themselves of the city’s clean restrooms and public computers.

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