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The Slaying of the Tanuki

Wed, 12/30/2020 - 12:00 The Slaying of the Tanuki Family Folktales This story can be found in Andrew Lang’s Pink Fairy Book. Hello, and welcome to Family Folktales from the Nashville Public Library.  I’m Susan Poulter, a Librarian at the Main Library.  …

Goofs and Spoofs: Improv Comedy

Goofs and Spoofs: Improv Comedy September 21, 2020 Growing up, I never truly experienced improv. Sure, I watched Whose Line Is It Anyway? but to me, improv was always the butt of a stand-up joke. "It's lazy, it's…

For the Love of Bees

For the Love of Bees July 2, 2020 I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not a huge fan of flying insects that could sting me. However, I know how…

Racism and Mental Health

Racism and Mental Health July 7, 2020 Harvard public health researcher David R. Williams, who has been studying the connection between racial discrimination and health for decades, recently wrote about the “pandemic of stress…

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Family Folktales: The Magic Kettle

Wed, 06/17/2020 - 12:00 Family Folktales: The Magic Kettle Family Folktales This story can be found in Andrew Lang’s Crimson Fairy Book. Hello, and welcome to Family Folktales from the Nashville Public Library.  I’m Susan Poulter, a Librarian at the Main…

Family Folktales: The Adventures of Jackal and His Sons

Wed, 07/01/2020 - 12:00 Family Folktales: The Adventures of Jackal and His Sons Family Folktales This is actually three stories: The Adventures of a Jackal, The Adventures of the Jackal’s Eldest Son, and The Adventures of the Younger Son of the Jackal. All three…

Books for Big Feelings

Books for Big Feelings July 10, 2020   With everything that has happened this year, we all may be feeling some big feelings. Children may need extra help understanding those feelings and learning how to…

Library Breaks a Century of Silence with Votes for Women

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Nashville Voices: Becca Stevens Believes that Love Conquers All

Nashville Voices: Becca Stevens Believes that Love Conquers All July 15, 2020 For weeks, the Votes for Women project has been telling stories…

Summer AstroReads

Summer AstroReads July 15, 2020 Whether you read your horoscope every day or you’re a skeptic, I hope this selection of recent fiction based on the qualities associated with the 12 different astrological signs will introduce…

Honoring Reverend Vivian and Representative Lewis

Honoring Reverend Vivian and Representative Lewis July 19, 2020 We celebrate and remember what Reverend C.T. Vivian and U.S. Rep. John Lewis did for Nashville and for Nashville Public Library…

Four for Five Thousand: NPL Volunteers Hit Milestone of Service

Four for Five Thousand: NPL Volunteers Hit Milestone of Service July 21, 2020 Former Nashville Mayor Phil Bredesen said, “A city with a great…