Artober Books for Kids

Artober Books for Kids October 19, 2015 Check out these art-inspired books to help celebrate this month of the arts! Perhaps you’ve noticed the library has been a little more artsy…

Dead Space: Salvage Book review

Dead Space: Salvage Book review January 24, 2015 To tell you about this graphic novel, I must give a little background about the world of Dead Space. Dead Space takes place about 300-500 years in the future where the Earth is dying. Resources have become…

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DVD Review: A Moveable Feast

DVD Review: A Moveable Feast March 10, 2015 Anyone who knows me at all knows that I love to watch the Food Network. I can watch hours upon hours of food TV even if I never make anything the fancy chefs are cooking. I do think, though, that my cooking has…

Bob Henderson, Former Naval Flight Officer and Nashville History Researcher

Tue, 04/15/2025 - 12:00 Bob Henderson, Former Naval Flight Officer and Nashville History Researcher Back in the Day During last year’s Magellan of the Air exhibit, Bob Henderson presented alongside Ridley Wills to discuss the historic flight and…

Happy Poetry Month!

Happy Poetry Month! April 19, 2016 Happy Poetry Month! If you're not a big poetry fan, you need to check out Mary Oliver's new book because she'll convert you. Wait. What? You didn’t…

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution December 6, 2015 The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution is a film about the history of the Black Panther Party containing rare archival footage and interviews with the people who were a part…

A Final Spring Fling

A Final Spring Fling May 6, 2016 There's still time to do a little Spring celebration. Spring is in her full finery, and we will soon find ourselves sliding into…

Beautiful, Beautiful Books: Animal Stories

Beautiful, Beautiful Books: Animal Stories May 3, 2016 Your read with your eyes first, right? Obviously, you do, but how important is cover art and design when choosing a book? The…

Curation and the Frist Art Museum with Michael J. Ewing

Thu, 04/17/2025 - 12:00 Curation and the Frist Art Museum with Michael J. Ewing The Spark Welcome back to The Spark, NPL's podcast about art and creativity.Today, we're joined by Michael J. Ewing, an associate curator from the Frist Art Museum, to talk about his…

Savor Summer: Chefs and the Community

Savor Summer: Chefs and the Community July 13, 2015 Food plays a big role in creating community, especially in Nashville. The kitchen was the gathering place in my home growing up so…

Free Breastfeeding Classes at NPL

Free Breastfeeding Classes at NPL April 25, 2025 Lauren Jones has been providing free breastfeeding classes at NPL for nearly three years. Here is an interview I conducted to learn more about her and the class she teaches.…

Making the Ryman: Lula Naff

Making the Ryman: Lula Naff March 14, 2016 Celebrating Women's History Month by rediscovering one of Nashville's pioneering managers. Lula Naff is the woman behind shifting the Ryman…

One For Your Watchlist: The Fog

One For Your Watchlist: The Fog April 18, 2025  How do you follow up one of the most successful and profitable horror movies in the history of cinema that helped jumpstart a decades-long trend of slasher films? Clearly…

April Showers

April Showers April 20, 2025 Although many surveys will say that fall is Americans’ favorite season, I am firmly a spring-is-the-best-season truther. I love the longer days of sunshine, the flowers blooming (yes, even with…