Blogs & Podcasts

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.

Ad that reads Because Fake News is Harmful to your Heath by Libraries Transform.
By
News travels fast on social media, and sometimes it can be false and dangerous. Stop the spread of bad health information with these quick tips.
Headline from the Tennessan for Every Dark Cloud Has a Silver Lining.
Borrowing John Krasinski’s idea of sharing “Some Good News,” here are historic Nashville news clippings from past pandemics and epidemics. Rather than focusing on devastation, these highlight positive stories and moments of hope from those same difficult times.
Slightly smiling woman with dark brown wavy hair looking sideways at viewer.
During these times of sheltering at home, patrons and staff alike are missing regular in-person library programming. Here at NPL in 2020, we also had to postpone special in-person library events for the year's Nashville Reads title, Dreamers by Yuyi Morales.
Podcast
just listen logo

Poetry - Sara Teasdale and Edna St. Vincent Millay

Today we examine the work of two American poets, Sara Teasdale and Edna St. Vincent Millay. Both poets are featured in a new book by John Dizikes entitled Love Songs: The Lives, Loves, and Poetry of Nine American Women.