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.

Book Review: Carmela Full of Wishes

October 26, 2018

Klem-Mari Cajigas

The award-winning creators of Last Stop on Market Street reunite for a beautifully poignant and timely book about family, what we hope for, and what is possible.

I'm Dying Up Here

October 25, 2018

Amanda Dembiec

Think it's tough being a stand-up comedian? Try doing it in the 70s.

Serving Our Community, One Mind at a Time

October 24, 2018

At Nashville Public Library, we’re in the business of unlocking potential.

We know success begins with access to quality education experiences.

Purr-fect Children's Books for National Cat Day(s)

October 23, 2018

Did you know that October has not just one national cat day but three? Me neither!

Podcast

"Theft"

October 21, 2018

Algernon Henry Blackwood, a Commander of the British Empire, was an English short story writer and novelist, one of the most prolific writers of ghost stories in the history of the genre. He was also a journalist and a broadcasting narrator. Today’s story, “The Empty House,” is one of his most widely anthologized stories, famous for its suspense. It details the circumstances of an elderly adventuress intent on investigating a house with a terrible reputation.

Across the Muddy Chasm

October 20, 2018

Sarah Arntz

Anyone that's ever walked down Charlotte Ave, right next to the Capitol, is familar with the statues surrounding its borders (or maybe you're not, that's possible too). But if you are, Sam Davis is on the southwest corner and Sgt. Alvin C. York is on the southeast. But are you familiar with who's standing in the middle, somewhat leering over all who walk beneath him? Or better yet, why he's there?

Comic Books Aren't Just for Boys!

October 19, 2018

Candice Jackson

Oftentimes, when we think about comic books, we think of superhero comic books that are mostly for boys. Fortunately, this isn't entirely the case any more.