đź“š My New Fave Picture Books!

📚 My New Fave Picture Books! November 25, 2025 2025 has been full of incredible new picture books!Every year, I am astonished what authors & illustrators are capable of and bring into the world. It's such a wonderful time…

Katie Varnell

Katie Varnell, Circulation Assistant

Kids Computer Startpage

Find links to games and ebooks for kids. 

Public Computer Startpage

Find quick links to email, library resources, job search resources, and more. 

Wireless Startpage

Find quick links to email, library resources, job search resources, and more.

Lil’ Readers Bid Farewell in Final Update as Read to Rise Turns Two

Lil’ Readers Bid Farewell in Final Update as Read to Rise Turns Two September 29, 2020 But Read to Rise Continues, and It’s Always the Perfect…

Rosen LevelUp

Early literacy tool where students earn game-playing time by reading LevelUp ebooks and audiobooks. The more you read, the more you can play. First-time users must register for an account. 

When Did You Notice?

Fri, 10/02/2020 - 12:00 When Did You Notice? Truth B Told: Conversations About Culture and Power

Fiction that is Not Romance

Fiction that is Not Romance November 27, 2025 As you’ve probably noticed if you’ve read this blog for more than five minutes, I enjoy reading romance books. But sometimes a girl needs to expand her horizons. Did you know that…

Amanda's Best of 2025 Nonfiction

Amanda's Best of 2025 Nonfiction December 11, 2025 Ok. It’s that time of year. Time to share the best books I’ve read in the past year. We’ll start with my best Nonfiction and then my next post in two weeks will cover…

Amanda's Best of 2025 Fiction & Romance

Amanda's Best of 2025 Fiction & Romance December 25, 2025 Welcome to my last blog post of 2025. It’s been an eventful year with everything that’s been going on at the library. If you haven’t found your best book yet,…

Focus on Hispanic Heritage Month: BBTL Employee Works for Justice at Our Library

Focus on Hispanic Heritage Month: BBTL Employee Works for Justice at Our Library September 30, 2020 Klem-Marí Cajigas Serves as a Touchpoint for…

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free, high-quality books to children from birth until they begin school, no matter their family’s income.

BBTL Professional Development Workshops

BBTL Professional Development Workshops BBTL offers free educator workshops that are TrainTn certified on a variety of literacy-based topics. Themes stay the same, but lessons and book suggestions are updated each presentation…

Summer Reading Challenge Closes with Strong Results

Summer Reading Challenge Closes with Strong Results October 1, 2020 Nashville Logs More Than 13 Million Minutes in the Face of COVID-19…