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Margaret Atwood's Books for Children

October 1, 2019

Klem-Mari Cajigas

Although she is perhaps best known as the writer of The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood has also written several books for children. Take an opportunity to introduce your child to one of the giants of modern literature by reading some books written especially for them.

Enfoque en el Mes de la Herencia Hispana: Bibliotecaria de NPL cierra la brecha entre los latinos y su biblioteca

September 30, 2019

Ed Brown

La gerente del departamento de niños, Pat Bashir ayuda las familias hispanas a descubrir todo lo que la biblioteca puede ofrecer

Maggie and Hopey: A Love Story

September 30, 2019

Megan Adovasio-Jones

How Jaime Hernandez’s Maggie and Hopey stories made me fall in love with comics.

Podcast

Just Listen: The Canterville Ghost

September 29, 2019

Paul reads "The Canterville Ghost," a story is about an American family who moves to a castle haunted by the ghost of a dead nobleman who killed his wife and was starved to death by his wife's brothers. It was the first of Wilde's stories to be published, appearing in two parts in The Court and Society Review in February and March of l887.

The Library Asked Nashvillians For 12 Million Minutes This Summer. They Gave 18 Million.

September 27, 2019

Ed Brown

The City read more than 18 Million Minutes During Library’s Summer Reading Challenge

Becoming Dr. Seuss

September 26, 2019

Amanda Dembiec

Nothing is better than some quality time with the good doctor.

Podcast

Family Folktales: Mother Holle

September 25, 2019

When a cruel widow’s kind daughter returns from serving a fairy, the widow sends her spiteful daughter to perform the same tasks. But will she earn the same reward?