Cookbooks for Fall

Cookbooks for Fall September 3, 2020   Almost six months into constant cooking, you may feel in need of some inspiration.  Luckily, NPL has lots of eBook cookbooks that you can access immediately…

Poems That Tell a Story

Sun, 09/13/2020 - 12:00 Poems That Tell a Story Just Listen Podcast Today we will enjoy three poems that fall under the category of Poems That Tell a Story. The first, “Paul Revere’s Ride,” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,” is an American classic, its first two…

Readings from The Decameron and Dante's Inferno

Sun, 09/20/2020 - 12:00 Readings from The Decameron and Dante's Inferno Just Listen Podcast Dante Alighieri, whose visions of Heaven, Purgatory, and Hell have entertained and inspired readers for centuries, is widely considered one of the greatest poets of Western…

Library Science Theater 3000: Between Worlds

Library Science Theater 3000: Between Worlds August 31, 2020 Like making fun of bad movies? We've dug through the recesses of Hoopla to find…

Lil’ Readers Mark Their Return with Read to Rise

Lil’ Readers Mark Their Return with Read to Rise August 26, 2020 Books in Spanish and Dynamic Dinos Featured in August Update This is the tenth part in a year-long series. Read the…

Keep Calm and Homeschool On

Keep Calm and Homeschool On August 27, 2020 Oh, the choices! Options are endless when it comes to homeschooling, which is both a blessing and a curse. Allowing yourself…

Tennessee Electronic Library

Access to dozens of scholarly and learning database sources, free to all. Open to Tennessee residents through TEL: Tennessee Electronic Library.

What Has Metro Archives Division Been Up to During Quarantine? Part III

What Has Metro Archives Division Been Up to During Quarantine? Part III August 29, 2020 Part III of the Archives' series is finally here, and has some great behind-the-scenes details from our Audiovisual Heritage Center staff…

Attention Young Creators: We’ve Got Something for You

Attention Young Creators: We’ve Got Something for You September 8, 2020 Studio NPL Teams with Southern Word to Engage City’s Youth with Creative…

Legends of Film: Tim Lucas

Mon, 09/14/2020 - 12:00 Legends of Film: Tim Lucas Legends of Film Podcast Archive Read Videodrome Read The Book of Renfield Lucas recommends the book Hitchcock Truffaut Contact the Interlibrary Loan Department to read Lucas' other…

Tasneem Tewogbola

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Harleen and The Whispers in the Abyss

Harleen and The Whispers in the Abyss September 28, 2020 Harleen…

Make Youth Sports Great Again

Make Youth Sports Great Again November 21, 2025 As a parent who coaches youth sports teams, and being a former competitive athlete myself, I know it can be challenging to find that balance between serious practice and game…

Main Adult Services Staff Picks

Main Adult Services Staff Picks September 27, 2020 If you've visited the Main Library, chances are you've browsed our Staff Picks shelves and found something great to read that you might not have otherwise picked up. Our hope…

A Wealth of Weather

A Wealth of Weather September 24, 2020 I love weather in any form - except freezing rain (ha, weather joke). It’s always exciting when I can find new weather material to dive into. And somehow, this month I found two new items…