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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.

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A boy is lured to a witch’s home by a magic ball and then fasts for weeks until he has received the gifts of all the good spirits. Finally he is ready for the quest the witch has in mind – but will he succeed?

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Mary E. Wilkins Freeman sought to demonstrate in her writings her values as a feminist.

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Today’s author, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, sought to demonstrate her values as a feminist.

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Today’s selections, a group of twenty-five Christmas poems, come from some of the greatest poetic voices of the English language.

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Who is Schippeitaro? And will he be able to defeat the Spirit of the Mountain, freeing a community from providing a human sacrifice every year?

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We are here, friends. Thank you for wanting to get to know the women behind the masks and mics. Thank you for the invitation to keep telling our truths, our way. Together long enough to be curious and connected enough to have answers...or at least responses! We still tote the truth that we know: no one truth is true in all ways. Dimensions exist. So does your inquiry.

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Kendrick Lamar dropped a surprise album right before the holidays. The best part, you can listen to it in full with your library card!