Children's Books for Cross Cultural Understanding: Islam and the Middle East

Children's Books for Cross Cultural Understanding: Islam and the Middle East February 7, 2017 In this country’s present political and cultural climate, there are some people who think it’s acceptable to discriminate against people who may be Muslim…

Domestic Thrillers

Domestic Thrillers July 4, 2025 I'm normally not one for drama. However, I stumbled upon a few recent novels that intrigued me with their lies and betrayal. Proving once again, you never really know who your friends are.…

Game over, Super Rabbit Boy!: Press Start! Series, Book 1

Game over, Super Rabbit Boy!: Press Start! Series, Book 1 February 13, 2017 When my son discovered video games I thought we'd lost him to the world of pixels and sprites forever. Games were like candy for his eyeballs, and what kid doesn't like…

Dancer

Dancer February 23, 2017 The Bad Boy of Ballet! Wait...is that even a thing? I think my favorite things to check out from the library are things about food. Cookbooks, chef memoirs,…

Nashville Entrepreneur Center with Sam Davidson

Thu, 08/14/2025 - 12:00 Nashville Entrepreneur Center with Sam Davidson Business as Usual Welcome back to Business as Usual, NPL’s podcast featuring business resources around the community. In this episode, we’ll be joined by Sam Davidson, local entrepreneur…

Talking as Fast as I Can

Talking as Fast as I Can February 9, 2017 MOREGILMOREMOREGILMOREMOREGILMORE...WHOOOOPPPPPEEE! It’s that time of year again. Time to be with the one you love and buy them cheap candy…

History, Horses and Cartoons

History, Horses and Cartoons March 11, 2017 Color printing in a newspaper comic strip from 1895?! Significant examples were recently discovered in a Nashville scrapbook. …

Like local music?

Like local music? March 19, 2017 Then you need to check out BoomBox, NPL’s local music streaming service. Ben Swank from Third Man Records is our first guest curator for BoomBox,…

Big Hair and Plastic Grass: A Funky Ride Through Baseball and America in the Swinging '70s

Big Hair and Plastic Grass: A Funky Ride Through Baseball and America in the Swinging '70s March 13, 2017 I work in a library, so maybe it’s no surprise I’m not much of an athlete. In fact, I’ve never truly understood games at all, including video…

Sara Brindley

Sara Brindley,

NASHVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY’S ADULT LITERACY PROGRAM GETS BOOST, THANKS TO NEW CARNEGIE GRANT

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33 1/3: Super Mario Bros.

33 1/3: Super Mario Bros. April 10, 2017 Thirty years after the release of his most famous work, most people still don’t know the name Koji Kondo. This installment of the 33 ⅓ series goes a long way toward correcting that…

Making a Mystery Book

Making a Mystery Book February 14, 2017 Here is a simple book that children can easily make.  All you need is paper, scissors, ribbon and glue.  This little book reveals a…

Eat Your Greens

Eat Your Greens February 20, 2017 African-American chefs, dietitians, and activists shed light on the health benefits of a plant-based diet, and its cultural ties to African and Carribean heritage…

Do I Have Good Hair?

Do I Have Good Hair? February 16, 2017 Chris Rock travels around the U.S., and India, to examine black America's obsession with hair…