Blogs & Podcasts

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Podcast

Public Access TV with Cameron McCasland

December 18, 2025

Discussing public access television and filmmaking with NECAT studio manager Cameron McCasland

Podcast

How Some Wild Animals Became Tame Ones

December 17, 2025

Who doesn’t love a wedding? When a miller invites several animal chiefs to his wedding, a young lad tries to warn them away from the event; will any of the animals listen?

❄️ New Holiday Picture Books to Cozy Up With This Season! ❄️

December 16, 2025

By

Caroline Cronin

Here are a few new titles in our collection of holiday Picture Books!

Banned Books Club: The Hate U Give

December 15, 2025

By

Jessica Siddharth

Why The Hate U Give belongs on our shelves and NOT on a list.

Ice Cubes

Ice-cold Reads for Decem-brrrrr

December 14, 2025

By

Take a moment to chill with these ice-cold reads.

Family at Christmas Time

Holiday Fun

December 12, 2025

By

Have some this holiday season

Amanda's Best of 2025 Nonfiction

December 11, 2025

By

Buckle up! Time for Best of 2025!

Podcast

business as usual

Tennessee's Business Enterprise Resource Office with Wisty Pender

December 11, 2025

In this episode, we’ll be joined by Wisty Pender, State Director of Tennessee’s Business Enterprise Resource Office (BERO).

Podcast

The Ugly Duckling

December 10, 2025

You may already be familiar with the basic story of a misfit duckling, but there’s more to the story than you probably know!

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NPL Staff's Favorite Picture Books of 2025!

December 9, 2025

By

Klem-Mari Cajigas

The end of the year is fast approaching, and Children's Staff at NPL are sharing their picture book favorites for 2025!