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Father Ryan High School, exterior.
Though its campus is visible from I-65 South near Armory Lane, Father Ryan High School hasn’t always been at its Norwood Drive location. Metro Archives holds photos of the former building, its demolition, and other materials that tell the story of the school’s history.
Colorful illustration of diverse children reading books under the text "Together with DÍA!" with festive banners on a light blue background.
Children’s Day/El día de los niños, also called Día (Diversity in Action), is an annual national event that is celebrated on or around April 30th that highlights the importance of literacy throughout all cultures and languages. Libraries and organizations around the country celebrate this day with a variety of events to showcase the beauty of diversity within their communities.
Musical Manga covers
Animanga month is every March at Nashville Public Library. By now, you may need new ideas about what to read in the manga world. What to read among the hundreds of series that come out in a year? Look no further for something a little older along with something newly released in America!
Row of easy reader books on a shelf.
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In the past, we haven't made finding the right book for your beginning reader an easy thing to do, have we? Well, we've changed that now!
Book cover for 33 1/3 Koji kondo's super mario bros. soundtrack features pixelated portrait of video game character wearing white overalls and cap.
Thirty years after the release of his most famous work, most people still don’t know the name Koji Kondo. This installment of the 33 ⅓ series goes a long way toward correcting that.