Calling a Thing a Thing: How race, gender, and class hierarchies conflate literacy and privilege

He championed all books and created a ‘sanctuary’ for patrons. Now, Nashville Public Library’s director is headed for his next chapter: retirement.

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Let's Talk About Kink

Let's Talk About Kink September 18, 2022 A word of warning before I begin: in reviewing this book, I’m going to use language and discuss concepts of a graphic and sexual nature that might make you uncomfortable. If you’…

Nashville library director Kent Oliver retires

Kent Oliver improved Nashville by challenging us to read outside our comfort zone | Plazas

Discovering the Story of Nashville’s Farris family

Discovering the Story of Nashville’s Farris family July 30, 2022 Writing a blog entry to tell our readers about the collection they processed might just become a regular project with the intern program in Metro Archives, as I'…

Can We Just Talk?

Thu, 07/28/2022 - 12:00 Can We Just Talk? Truth B Told: Conversations About Culture and Power

Art, Books, and Bikes For All

Tennessee Tourism Presents Civil Rights Trail Podcast

Homeschool Programming Researcher

Unpaid, part-time internship, to be conducted and supervised partly remotely, with in-person assignments as needed; 8-12 hours per week (minimum 100-150 hours); some weekday availability required, otherwise flexible scheduling. Applicants should be college students with a background in social sciences,…

Grants Awarded to Help Bridge Digital Divide for Older Tennesseans

10 Places In The U.S. That Are Perfect To Visit In September

Is My House Haunted? And Other Property Research Questions

Is My House Haunted? And Other Property Research Questions September 3, 2022 I planned to write this blog post sooner, but coincidentally, we've been busy responding to many property research questions lately so I've been…

On a Waitlist for a Hot Summer Title? Check Out These Summer Hit Read-Alikes at NPL

On a Waitlist for a Hot Summer Title? Check Out These Summer Hit Read-Alikes at NPL August 9, 2022 And Earn Points for the Summer Reading…