Randomly Good Nonfic to Kick-off the New Year

Randomly Good Nonfic to Kick-off the New Year January 9, 2025 It’s been a few days since 2025 officially began. I hope that your new year is off to a good start. If one of your New Year’s Resolutions was to read more, I have a…

NPL Board Game Collection

NPL Board Game Collection January 26, 2025 Welcome to the Nashville Public Library Board Game Collection! Our games have been around for a while…

Puppetry with Wishing Chair Productions

Thu, 01/16/2025 - 12:00 Puppetry with Wishing Chair Productions The Spark Welcome back to The Spark, NPL's podcast about art and creativity.Today, we're joined by members of NPL's Wishing Chair Productions to discuss all things puppetry and the history of this…

D&D at NPL

Thu, 02/20/2025 - 12:00 D&D at NPL The Spark Welcome back to The Spark, NPL's podcast about art and creativity.Today, we're joined by Haylee and Beck--who run Dungeons and Dragons programs at the library--to talk about the appeal of tabletop roleplaying games…

Book Review: Stitches of Tradition (Gashkigwaaso Tradition)

Book Review: Stitches of Tradition (Gashkigwaaso Tradition) January 21, 2025 Stitches of Tradition (Gashkigwaaso Tradition)  by Marcie Rendon"Noozhishenh, mino-bimaadiziwin," Nookomis says. "My granddaughter,…

Body Positivity

Body Positivity January 23, 2025 So 2025 is almost 1/12th over. How are those “lose weight, eat less” resolutions coming? If it didn’t work for you (again), might I suggest changing your goal? Instead of always trying to lose…

No for Me, Yes for You?

No for Me, Yes for You? February 7, 2025 Every book isn't for every person. To illustrate this point, I offer you three books I read in 2024 that fell a little short of my expectations. You, however, may have read any (or all…

The Children's Books of Juan Felipe Herrera, Poet Laureate

The Children's Books of Juan Felipe Herrera, Poet Laureate September 4, 2015 Poetry is a powerful early literacy tool. It fosters children’s social and emotional development and can help children talk about their feelings in a new way. What better…

New Book Club: Romance Edition

New Book Club: Romance Edition January 24, 2025 Looking for a place to chat with other readers about all things romance? Join the Main Library’s…

One For Your Watchlist: Key Largo

One For Your Watchlist: Key Largo January 30, 2025  Humphrey Bogart’s Hollywood career boasts plenty of iconic performances in classic films like The Big Sleep and The African Queen, but one of his best…

New Picture Books for Black History Month

New Picture Books for Black History Month February 4, 2025 Although we are currently commemorating Black History Month, Black History is for every day of the year, not just the twenty-eight days in February. But if you are…

Edmondson Pike Branch: A Garden Retrospective

Edmondson Pike Branch: A Garden Retrospective February 1, 2025 The root of all health is in the brain.The trunk of it is in emotion.The branches and leaves are the body.The flower of health blooms when allparts work together…

"The Lady or the Tiger?" and "The Discourager of Hesitancy"

Mon, 01/27/2025 - 12:00 "The Lady or the Tiger?" and "The Discourager of Hesitancy" Just Listen Podcast “The Lady or the Tiger” is one of the most anthologized short stories for adolescents and teens, often appearing in literature collections and possessing a…

"Touch and Go"

Mon, 02/03/2025 - 12:00 "Touch and Go" All Things Eerie Welcome back to All Things Eerie.  The very best short stories of tonight’s author, Herman Cyril McNeile, also known as Sapper, are those in which the reader’s expectations are neatly,…

Red Romances

Red Romances February 13, 2025 The old adage, “Never judge a book by its cover,” often rings true. However, sometimes your reading shelf gets so full of romances that it’s hard to know where to start. So since red is the color…