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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.

Young boy lays on his back reading a book.
Reading over the summer is essential to preventing "summer slide," or the loss of valuable academic skills gained during the school year. Although it may seem unfair to make kids read and do assignments over the summer, it is in fact exceedingly important. The key to getting a child to read during summer vacation, however, is to let them read what they want to read.
aerial view of downtown nashville.
When people visit Metro Archives, I like to say we’re more than a repository of city records. While we preserve historic documents, it’s the photographs from across Nashville that best tell the city’s story. In honor of National Photography Month, explore some of our favorite images from the past.
A man with reddish hair and glasses wearing a black sweater over a light purple shirt, standing in a kitchen with wooden cabinets.
I laughed while driving in traffic. Yeah. It's that funny. (I was listening to the audio version. Don't freak out.)
Book cover of Word by Word with title in red on background of blue newsprint.
This is my favorite type of nonfiction, where you learn a ton of stuff while laughing.