Apply for a U.S. Passport

Southeast Branch Library is an official passport acceptance location. Appointments required. Please allow 20 minutes per person for the passport application process. If you have multiple people applying with you, please make separate appointments for each person. Appointments required…

Mark Chee, Assistant Professor at The University of Tennessee Southern

Wed, 05/01/2024 - 12:00 Mark Chee, Assistant Professor at The University of Tennessee Southern Back in the Day In this Back in the Day podcast installment, Ken and Sarah interview Mark Chee, an undergraduate educator in biology…

In Memoriam: Amiri Baraka 1934-2014

In Memoriam: Amiri Baraka 1934-2014 January 14, 2014 We lost one of our most vibrant and uncompromising voices with the death of poet, playwright, and cultural critic Amiri Baraka. Born LeRoi Jones, Baraka had the distinction of dropping out of three…

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"Magellan of the Air": Fascinating Stories Beyond the Exhibit

"Magellan of the Air": Fascinating Stories Beyond the Exhibit June 4, 2024 Entrance to "Magellans of the Air" exhibit in Metro Archives. The current exhibit in Metro Archives tells the abbreviated story of the…

Queer Rom-Coms to Celebrate Pride

Queer Rom-Coms to Celebrate Pride June 13, 2024 It’s June so that means that the temps are up and it’s time for Pride. This year, Nashville Pride Festival is June 22-23 at Bicentennial Park. Click here for all the deets. Come…

Christmas Romance in July

Christmas Romance in July July 11, 2024 Recently, I realized that I never get to recommend any good Christmas romances because in December, I’m always sharing my Best of the Year recommendations. To fix that, I thought I’d go…

Library Events for Children This Summer!

Library Events for Children This Summer! May 21, 2024 Here at Nashville Public Library, we have so many FREE events for…

NPLF Board Chair Reflects on Family’s Voting Legacy

NPLF Board Chair Reflects on Family’s Voting Legacy May 9, 2024 Votes for Women Showcases the Impact of Voting, Past, Present, and Future…

"The Haunters and the Haunted" Part I

Mon, 06/03/2024 - 12:00 "The Haunters and the Haunted" Part I All Things Eerie Welcome back to All Things Eerie.  You may not recognize the name of tonight’s author--Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton--but you have surely heard some of the more famous ideas…

"The Haunters and the Haunted" Part II

Mon, 06/03/2024 - 12:00 "The Haunters and the Haunted" Part II All Things Eerie Welcome back to All Things Eerie.    When we last met, our protagonist had secured for his curiosity a night in a house reputed by several sources to be haunted.…

"A Ghost Story"

Mon, 07/01/2024 - 12:00 "A Ghost Story" All Things Eerie Welcome back to All Things Eerie.  Of all the ghost stories that haunt me presently - and there are many - none are so terrifying to me as those in which the ghost appears in broad daylight,…

Musicianship and Mental Health

Wed, 05/29/2024 - 12:00 Musicianship and Mental Health Your Mind Matters In this episode, Bassam and Lana talk with Milly Roze about sound healing, musicianship struggles, and how music can affect mental health. Milly Roze is a musician, singer, producer and…

The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle You May Not Know

The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle You May Not Know January 24, 2014 In honor of the beginning of the next series of Sherlock on Masterpiece Mystery, I went to the periodicals stacks to dig up some original stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and came across…

Mental Health and Athletics

Wed, 06/12/2024 - 12:00 Mental Health and Athletics Your Mind Matters In this episode, Bassam and Lana talk with Aaron Petrie on mental health from a performance lens, and how unhealthy pressure, unrealistic expectations, and physical injuries can adversely affect…