Haylee Blystone

Haylee is a Library Associate at the Main Library and lover of bears. She enjoys thinking about bears and drawing bears. At the library, her main projects are Homeschool Friends and Dungeons and Dragons. Outside of library work, Haylee loves being at home with her many animals (no bears though).

Latest Blog Posts

Vanilla, a polar bear, wearing a party hat

Chillin' with Vanilla: Destiny Bland

Fri, 02/20/2026 - 12:00

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Haylee Blystone

Vanilla, the ice bear, is on a journey to learn more about the library. This week, he sits down with Destiny Bland for an in-depth interview about Black History Month.

Chillin' with Vanilla: Jamal Park

Sat, 01/24/2026 - 12:00

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Haylee Blystone

Vanilla, the ice bear, is on a journey to learn more about the library. This week, he sits down with Jamal for an in-depth interview about anime and manga.

Chillin' with Vanilla: Destinee Garrison and Rebecca Powers

Tue, 12/30/2025 - 12:00

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Haylee Blystone

Vanilla, the ice bear, is on a journey to learn more about the library. This week, he sits down with Destinee Garrison and Rebecca Powers for an in-depth interview about the Donelson Library.

Chillin' with Vanilla: Hannah Gerst

Mon, 11/17/2025 - 12:00

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Haylee Blystone

Vanilla, the ice bear, is on a journey to learn more about the library. This week, he sits down with Hannah Gerst for an in-depth interview about AV services and Overdue Adventures.

Chillin' with Vanilla: Nikki Glassley

Tue, 10/28/2025 - 12:00

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Haylee Blystone

Vanilla, the ice bear, is on a journey to learn more about the library. This week, he sits down with Main Children's Nikki Glassey for an in depth interview about being a children's librarian and Summer Reading.