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Find early literacy tips and children's books on the Children's Blog. Discover your next great read on the Books Movies Music Blog. Dig into Nashville history with the Community History Blog. Listen to stories, history, and culture on NPL Podcasts. Please see this Note for Readers.

Book cover for The Elementals showing a drawing of a house against a red sky.
Ancestral homes often have a habit of feeling haunted, and when they appear in stories that mix the Southern Gothic genre with the supernatural, you can bet they probably are. 
1795 survey map of Tennessee.
June 1, 1796 marked Tennessee’s birth as a state—feels like just yesterday. In honor of the years since, here’s a brief look at Tennessee’s beginnings and how the state celebrated its centennials through the years.
Group of women doing yoga at a library.
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With 16 free, weekly classes to choose from, get out your mat (or borrow one of ours) and join NPL for a summer of yoga! We've also got books and DVDs you can use at home.
Star Trek The Next Generation photo
Summer Challenge is the perfect time to do things with your family. Your space family from Star Trek: The Next Generation, that is.