Library
White House Inn Library
412 Highway 76
P.O. Box 1218
White House, TN 37188
(615) 672-0239 (Voice)
(615) 672-9733 (Fax)
Library Director: Judy Speight
Web Site:
http://www.youseemore.com/whitehouseinn/default.asp
Dive Into Reading!
Hours of Operation
Monday: 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday: 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Thursday: 12:00 noon to 8:00 p.m.
Friday: 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Sunday: Closed
Library Cards
Library cards are issued to residents in the general vicinity of White House. This includes residents of White House, Portland, Springfield, etc. Please bring proof of residency with you. This could include a Tennessee driver's license or a piece of mail you have received at that address (e.g., a phone bill, water bill or voter's registration card.) We cannot accept social security cards nor blank checks.
Patrons under the age of 16 must have a parent or legal guardian sign before the card can be issued.
On your first visit to the library, you may check out one book on your new card. On return visits, you may check out any number of books that you can read in a two-week period.
Because of the library's size, we ask you not to take more than two items on the same subject.
Videos may be checked out after you have had your library card for 30 days. The loan period is two days, and there is no fee to check out a video. There is, however, a fee of $1.00 per video per day if videos are returned late.
Loan Limits
To be as fair as possible to all of the patrons of the library, the following limits will apply:
4 Juvenile or Easy Cassettes
Loan Periods
Books are loaned for 14 days with one renewal.
Reserve books are loaned for 14 days with no renewal.
Videos are loaned for two days.
Late Fees
Videos: $1.00 per video per day.
Books: 10 cents per day per book.
Interlibrary Loan Service
The White House Inn Library participates in the Interlibrary Loan Service.
General Policies
No food or drink is allowed in the library.
No smoking is permitted in the library.
Shoes and shirt are required for entrance.
Please keep your voice down in consideration of others.
Please use cell phones outside only.
Internet Access
The library has five terminals with Internet access for public use.
History of the Building
The White House Library and Museum is a reproduction of the original White House Inn. The original White House Inn was located on U.S. 31-W where the BP station is today. The city of White House derived its name from the White House Inn.
The original White House Inn was torn down in the 1950s to make way for a Gulf station.
During the first annual community pancake breakfast in 1984, several people were discussing the possibility of recreating the original White House Inn. The same people saw the need for a new library and archives, and they decided that combining all of these projects into one made sense. A steering committee was formed in January 1985, and groundbreaking was held on October 28, 1985.
The new building opened in 1986 and consists of approximately 3,920 square feet of useable space. The library occupies the first floor. The museum/archives occupies the second floor, and the White House Area Chamber of Commerce occupies the side wing.