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Picture Books by Author-Illustrator Cozbi Cabrera
Picture Books by Author-Illustrator Cozbi Cabrera
February 20, 2024
Cozbi Cabrera is an award-winning author & illustrator from Brooklyn,…
Read More Manga
Read More Manga
February 11, 2024
I don’t know about you, but I always set lofty reading goals for myself. Can I read 75 books in one year? In January that sounds like such an easy task. By October…well, it’s looking pretty…
Wicked Weather
Wicked Weather
February 22, 2024
Next week is Severe Weather Week! To celebrate, I thought I’d share some of my favorite recent weather finds. To kick us off, you can celebrate Severe Weather Awareness Day at Trevecca on…
That Dirty Word: Submission
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 12:00
That Dirty Word: Submission
Truth B Told: Conversations About Culture and Power
New Year’s Resolutions (for the Rest of Us)
New Year’s Resolutions (for the Rest of Us)
February 18, 2024
Every year, millions start the New Year determined to become their best selves in the next twelve months, bolstering their efforts with shiny New Year’s resolutions…
Women's History Month
Women's History Month
”From the first settlers who came to our shores, from the first American Indian families who befriended them, men and women have worked together to build this…
The Arabian Nights Entertainments, Part 16
Wed, 04/27/2022 - 12:00
The Arabian Nights Entertainments, Part 16
Family Folktales
Hello, and welcome to Family Folktales from the Nashville Public Library. I’m Susan Poulter, a Librarian at the Main Library. Today I’ll be reading the conclusion of…
Music At Your Library: Emo Edition
Music At Your Library: Emo Edition
March 3, 2024
Now I know I'm not the only one that is tired of paying for subscription after subscription. Everything is a streaming service these days, which is a good thing in one way…
Preparing for the Future
Preparing for the Future
March 1, 2024
With the rising use of AI (artificial intelligence), there has been a growing fear of becoming obsolete. I browsed NPL’s vast collection and found these two books to prepare you for the…
Past Selections
Past Selections
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Oceans 'R Us
Oceans 'R Us
March 14, 2024
I was initially gonna include some of these in the weather post I did recently. However, once I finished the first one by Susan Casey, it sent me down this rabbit hole. So many ocean books, so…
Crime Waves
Crime Waves
March 28, 2024
We’re not quite to summer yet, so the coming heat wave is still on hold. To keep us entertained until then, I’m offering you a literary crime wave. Pick your poison and settle in because the searing…
Still Being a Good Girl?
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 12:00
Still Being a Good Girl?
Truth B Told: Conversations About Culture and Power
"The Sequel to a Divorce"
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 12:00
"The Sequel to a Divorce"
Just Listen Podcast
Today we examine another one of the 300 short stories written by the French author Guy de Maupassant, who is featured here on Just Listen several times already but a great favorite of…
"Little Selves"
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 12:00
"Little Selves"
Just Listen Podcast
Today’s author, Mary Lerner, had her 1916 story “Little Selves” published in the September issue of Atlantic Monthly and was chosen by editor Edward J. O’Brien for The Twenty Best American Short…