2023 Cozy Children's Books for Winter

2023 Cozy Children's Books for Winter December 19, 2023 'Tis the SeasonEvery year around this time, I write a blog post about comforting and cozy books, in hopes that it might provide readers some solace, but also as a…

Yoga for All: Deepen Your Yoga and Meditation Practice

Yoga for All: Deepen Your Yoga and Meditation Practice December 8, 2023 Growing up, and even now honestly, yoga was presented to me as a "joy of…

Leading From the Front

Leading From the Front January 5, 2024 Dedicated ResearchGallup is one of the world’s largest analytical and advisory companies. Clifton and…

Nashville Reads the Work of Jason Reynolds

Nashville Reads the Work of Jason Reynolds January 9, 2024 NPL is kicking off 2024 in a big way with our newest season of Nashville Reads! This new year we will be reading and celebrating the work of Jason Reynolds…

Crowdsourcing History

Crowdsourcing History September 14, 2015 I often marvel at how amazing it is that we have letters from Civil War soldiers, store ledgers from the 1900s, and interviews with people that lived through the Great Depression…

New Creativity in the New Year

New Creativity in the New Year January 11, 2024 It’s that time of year again. Time to start a new year. Time get caught up on all the things that fell through the cracks while you were trying to make the holidays happen. Or…

Adult Literacy Book Picks to Inspire Reading

Adult Literacy Book Picks to Inspire Reading January 19, 2024 The New Year often evokes a sense of adventure, inspiring people to venture out, be bold, and explore new horizons. In that…

I Spy

I Spy January 7, 2024 My love affair with all things espionage started early– armed with a library’s worth of knowledge about my favorite female superspies like Carmen Sandiego, Nancy Drew, and Harriet the Spy, I was convinced…

"The Furnished Room"

Mon, 01/08/2024 - 12:00 "The Furnished Room" All Things Eerie "The Furnished Room"                        O. HenryWe introduce this evening…

New Twists on Old Tales

New Twists on Old Tales January 16, 2024 Fractured Fairy TalesFairy tales are a beloved tradition that can be traced all the way back to Ancient Greece, where Aesop passed down his classic fables by way of oral storytelling.…

Learning the Hard Way

Wed, 01/10/2024 - 12:00 Learning the Hard Way Truth B Told: Conversations About Culture and Power

"An Authentic Narrative of a Haunted House"

Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:00 "An Authentic Narrative of a Haunted House" All Things Eerie Known for his Gothic or Victorian Gothic tales, Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (1814 – 1873) was the leading horror or ghost-story writer of the nineteenth century.  You may…

Books from a Podcast

Books from a Podcast January 25, 2024 So I’m not the biggest podcast girl, but I do have a few that I try to keep up with. One is The Holderness Family podcast. I’ve mentioned them before and I enjoyed their book,…

The Blue Mountains

Wed, 02/28/2024 - 12:00 The Blue Mountains Family Folktales This story can be found in Andrew Lang’s Yellow Fairy Book.Hello, and welcome to Family Folktales from the Nashville Public Library.  I’m Susan Poulter, a Librarian at the Main Library.  Today’s…

Book Review: Little Old Lady Recipes

Book Review: Little Old Lady Recipes January 17, 2014 Did your 2014 New Year’s Resolution focus on smart and sensible eating? Ready to shelve that crazy thought? In that case, have we got a book for you…