This spring, as we read Hidden Figures and reimagine our country’s history together, we’re reminded that there’s no better place than Nashville Public Library to explore the hidden figures in our own local history.

The Jack Gunter Civil Rights Photography Collection is now open to researchers!

Life's Inevitabilities - Death, Taxes, and the Boston Marathon

The author of multiple books, Carole Boston Weatherford "mines the past for family stories, fading traditions and forgotten struggles" to write poetry, nonfiction, and picture books that give pride of place to the African American experience.

Conspiracy theories are beautiful and dangerous. Beautiful because they connect dots across social, political, and cultural spheres, creating a mosaic of intentions which seems deliberate. They’re dangerous for the exact same reasons. 

From famous sonnets to silly limericks, it's time to celebrate - it's National Poetry Month!

A serial killer novel, a memoir, and an Ottessa Moshfegh readalike.