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Children's books provide a wonderful opportunity to spark discussions about race and antiracism with children. By learning about one another, listening, and practicing non-violent communication, we can teach our kids the importance of cultivating empathy.

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The Arabian Nights Entertainments, Part 11

Welcome to The Arabian Nights Entertainments! This is the eleventh of 16 parts that make up Andrew Lang’s The Arabian Nights Entertainments. In this series, you’ll hear some familiar stories, some new stories, and even stories within stories. This is a story you’ve heard before – Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp. But there’s more to it than you may have heard!

Nashville City Cemetery

This year marks the 200th anniversary of the founding of Nashville's oldest continuously-operated public cemetery - the Nashville City Cemetery. Nestled quaintly on the northeast side of Fort Negley and just off 4th Ave S, the cemetery might seem like only a quiet piece of Nashville's history, with only the graves of many Nashvillians. But if it could speak, it would have many interesting anecdotes to tell.

Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts

This review originally appeared in the Panel Discussion zine, a print supplement to the Main Library's Panel Discussion book club. If you'd like to join the club or receive a copy of the zine at your branch, email Jeremy at jeremy.estes@nashville.gov.

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Where Your Boys At? Part 2

Facts up front: we know a few things about a lot of things but not everything about everything. We are sojourners of the truth and this conversation makes it plain. With candor, curiosity and comedy, we shared our sacred space with a few men as they helped us better understand relationships, intimacy and connection. We got an earful, friends! We hope it inspires you to initiate conversations that request vulnerability and personal truth.

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The Arabian Nights Entertainments, Part 10

Welcome to The Arabian Nights Entertainments! This is the tenth of 16 parts that make up Andrew Lang’s The Arabian Nights Entertainments. In this series, you’ll hear some familiar stories, some new stories, and even stories within stories. Today’s story is Noureddin and the Fair Persian. In this story the King of Balsora sends one of his vizirs to buy a beautiful, accomplished slave for him; unfortunately, the vizir’s son and the slave fall in love with each other! Is there any hope for the young couple?