A Message from Terri Luke, Interim Library Director

A Message from Terri Luke, Interim Library Director Dear…

Get in the Back to School Groove with NPL: Middle Schoolers Edition

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NPL CONNECTS NASHVILLIANS WITH AFFORDABLE INTERNET ACCESS

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Meg Medina, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature

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Halloween in August

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How to be a Heroine or, What I’ve Learned from Reading Too Much

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Get in the Back to School Groove with NPL: High Schoolers Edition

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Meg Medina, Embajadora Nacional de la Literatura Juvenil

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Friends of Nashville Public Library

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"The Ledge"

Mon, 08/28/2023 - 12:00 "The Ledge" Just Listen Podcast Today’s story, “The Ledge” by Lawrence Sargent Hall,  won first place in the 1960 O. Henry Prize Collection, and has appeared in more than 30 anthologies.  Based on actual events…

"The Tapestried Chamber"

Mon, 09/04/2023 - 12:00 "The Tapestried Chamber" All Things Eerie “The Tapestried Chamber,” by Sir Walter Scott, is believed by many scholars to be the first “modern” ghost story, published in 1828. The common definition of “Gothic” in literature is connected…

"The Magic Shop"

Mon, 09/18/2023 - 12:00 "The Magic Shop" All Things Eerie Tonight we revisit one of our old friends, H.G. Wells, who spins a tale about a man and his young son who find a magic shop in their foot travels about town, where each one gets an unforgettable experience…

"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" Part II

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"The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes"

Mon, 09/25/2023 - 12:00 "The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes" Just Listen Podcast One of the things I most enjoy about presenting stories here is the great fun I find in discovering the personal lives of authors. Not only do our authors present us with…

2013-ish Audio Books

2013-ish Audio Books January 3, 2014 Audio books are my favorite way to sneak a little “reading” into the post-holiday grind. Thankfully, the library has three ways to do it with CD audio, Playaway audio, and downloads from Overdrive…