All library locations will be closed Sunday, April 5 in observance of the Easter holiday.
StoryCorps Highlight: Homeless in Nashville
StoryCorps Highlight: Homeless in Nashville
November 16, 2022
StoryCorps is an American non-profit organization whose mission is to record, preserve, and share the stories of Americans from all backgrounds and…
Carmilla, Part I
Mon, 11/14/2022 - 12:00
Carmilla, Part I
All Things Eerie
The tale you are about to hear is one of the most famous of vampire stories and predates Bram Stoker’s Dracula by over a quarter century.
Carmilla, Joseph Sheridan LeFanu’s…
Carmilla, Part II
Mon, 11/14/2022 - 12:00
Carmilla, Part II
All Things Eerie
Welcome back to All Things Eerie and Part II of Sheridan LeFanu’s Carmilla.
Carmilla exhibits the primary characteristics of Gothic fiction. It includes a supernatural…
Carmilla, Part III
Mon, 11/14/2022 - 12:00
Carmilla, Part III
All Things Eerie
Welcome back to All Things Eerie and Part III of Sheridan LeFanu’s Carmilla.
The charismatic and sophisticated vampire of modern fiction was born in 1819 with the publication of “The…
Carmilla, Part IV
Mon, 11/14/2022 - 12:00
Carmilla, Part IV
All Things Eerie
Welcome back to All Things Eerie and Part IV of Sheridan LeFanu’s Carmilla.
Some of the traits of vampires are found in Carmilla and others come from some of the many other…
Edmondson Pike Library to Reopen May 10
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Carmilla, Part V
Mon, 11/14/2022 - 12:00
Carmilla, Part V
All Things Eerie
Welcome back to All Things Eerie and the conclusion of Sheridan LeFanu’s Carmilla.
We continue this evening with General Spielsdorf’s strange narration of the death of his niece and his…
Marriage Records, 1864–1902
Marriages that occurred in Davidson County between the years 1864 and 1902, as transcribed from Metro Archives records.
Time Travel
Tue, 11/08/2022 - 12:00
Time Travel
Truth B Told: Conversations About Culture and Power
We Are Still Here!: Contemporizing Indigenous Life through Children's Books
We Are Still Here!: Contemporizing Indigenous Life through Children's Books
November 22, 2022
November is Native American Heritage Month
I…
Best of 2022
Best of 2022
December 1, 2022
Here are my top five, along with some honorable mentions:
Best Family Novel…
Picture Books About Incarceration
Picture Books About Incarceration
December 6, 2022
Later this month, many of us will be celebrating a variety of holidays—Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and so on. We may be looking forward to a whole host of things: eating…
StoryCorps Highlight: The Meet Cute
StoryCorps Highlight: The Meet Cute
December 10, 2022
StoryCorps is an American non-profit organization whose mission is to record, preserve, and share the stories of Americans from all backgrounds and…