The Arabian Nights Entertainments, Part 10

Wed, 02/02/2022 - 12:00 The Arabian Nights Entertainments, Part 10 Family Folktales This story can be found in The Arabian Nights Entertainments. Hello, and welcome to Family Folktales from the Nashville Public Library.  I’m Susan Poulter, a Librarian at the…

The Arabian Nights Entertainments, Part 11

Wed, 02/16/2022 - 12:00 The Arabian Nights Entertainments, Part 11 Family Folktales This story can be found in The Arabian Nights Entertainments. Hello, and welcome to Family Folktales from the Nashville Public Library.  I’m Susan Poulter, a Librarian at the…

Ye Old Book Shops

Ye Old Book Shops December 25, 2021 This month's Archives' post is brought to you from Archives' intern, Sapphire. While she interned with us, one of her projects included processing the George H. Boyles Papers, which helped…

Gone, But Not Forgotten

Gone, But Not Forgotten December 22, 2021 We lost many literary hard-hitters in 2021. Explore the works of a sampling of these talented writers…

ArtistWorks

Online music lessons from world-class musicians and teachers. From electric country guitar to fiddle to percussion, these video lessons will get you started.

Stand By Me

Tue, 01/04/2022 - 12:00 Stand By Me Truth B Told: Conversations About Culture and Power

Book Review: Magic Candies

Book Review: Magic Candies February 1, 2022 I don’t mean to brag, but my colleagues recognize me as a children’s book maven. I often seem to know of the newest and most notable picture books, and get my hands on…

Discipline by Dash Shaw

Discipline by Dash Shaw January 24, 2022 Discipline by Dash Shaw…

Crash Site by Nathan Cowdry

Crash Site by Nathan Cowdry January 16, 2022 Crash Site By Nathan…

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Nashville Talking Library Broadcast Schedule

Nashville Talking Library Broadcast Schedule

Surf's Up

Surf's Up January 27, 2022 Did you know that the best time to surf is actually in the winter? For us Northern Hemisphere types at least. It’s not the warm endless summer waters that make the best waves, but the cold…

African-American Romance

African-American Romance February 10, 2022 February is African-American History Month, and it is also Valentine’s Day. I thought it would be great to give you a two-for-one and to that end, I present African-American Romances…

Smart People in Love

Smart People in Love February 24, 2022 It’s still February, so I’m still celebrating happily ever afters. Ostensibly, everybody wants to be smart. But they don’t always realize that highly intelligent folks are often awkward…

Tales From the Crypt: Nashville City Cemetery Edition

Tales From the Crypt: Nashville City Cemetery Edition February 5, 2022 View of the Oak St. entrance to the Nashville City Cemetery A walk among the tombstones at the Nashville…