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Undergraduate Library Orientation

Here you will find important necessary information on the operations and polices of the TSU libraries.

Welcome to the Tennessee State University Libraries and Media Centers!

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New to academic libraries? Don't worry, we've got you. This guide will help familiarize you with what the TSU libraries and media centers have to offer. Need a book? We have many. Trying to find a peer-reviewed journal article? We have lots of databases to choose from. Looking for government information? We have a whole department. If we don't have what you're looking for, we can probably get it for you. 

To get started, see below the folks who make up our reference departments and how you can contact us. 

Hours of Operation

 
 

General Hours

Please see the weekly or monthly calendar above for holidays and semester break schedules. 

Regular Hours

Brown-Daniel Library

  • Monday-Thursday, 7:30am - 11:45pm
  • Friday, 7:30am - 4:30 pm
  • Saturday, 9:00am - 5:30pm
  • Sunday, 2:00pm - 11:45pm

Avon Williams Library

  • Monday-Thursday, 8:00am - 9:30pm
  • Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
  • Saturday, 9:00am - 5:30pm
  • Sunday, Closed

Media Center (Main Campus)

  • Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 4:30 pm
  • Saturday-Sunday, Closed

Avon Williams Media Center

  • Monday-Friday, 9:00am - 7:00pm
  • Saturday-Sunday, Closed

Summer Hours

Brown-Daniel Library

  • Monday-Wednesday, 7:30am - 6:00pm
  • Thursday, 7:30am - 5:30pm
  • Friday-Sunday, Closed

Avon Williams Library

  • Monday-Wednesday, 7:30am - 6:00pm
  • Thursday, 7:30am - 5:30pm
  • Friday-Sunday, Closed

Media Center (Main Campus)

  • Monday-Wednesday, 7:30am - 6:00pm
  • Thursday, 7:30am - 5:30pm
  • Friday-Sunday, Closed

Avon Williams Media Center

  • Monday-Wednesday, 7:30am - 6:00pm
  • Thursday, 7:30am - 5:30pm
  • Friday-Sunday, Closed
 

Liaison Help

You can find a list of subject liaisons (librarians who are experts in finding information in certain fields) using this link: 

Faculty & Staff Profiles - Website-about - LibGuides at Tennessee State University

If you already know the name of the librarian you would like to speak to, use this dropdown menu to go to their page:

Contact Us

Brown-Daniel Library

Main/Circulation: (615) 963-5064
Reference: (615) 963-5201
Special Collections: (615) 963-5219
Technical Support: (615) 963-5489

Avon Williams Campus Library

Main: (615) 963-7198/7323

Email: dbell57@tnstate.edu