Blogs & Podcasts

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The Library Asked Nashvillians For 12 Million Minutes This Summer. They Gave 18 Million.

September 27, 2019

Ed Brown

The City read more than 18 Million Minutes During Library’s Summer Reading Challenge

Becoming Dr. Seuss

September 26, 2019

Amanda Dembiec

Nothing is better than some quality time with the good doctor.

Podcast

Family Folktales: Mother Holle

September 25, 2019

When a cruel widow’s kind daughter returns from serving a fairy, the widow sends her spiteful daughter to perform the same tasks. But will she earn the same reward?

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Picture Books

September 24, 2019

Cassandra Welch

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, I wanted to share with you some of my favorite books for children.

Focus on Hispanic Heritage Month: NPL Librarian Bridges the Gap Between Latinos and Their Library

September 23, 2019

Ed Brown

Children’s Manager Pat Bashir Helps Hispanic Families Discover all that the Library can Offer

Read this story in Spanish.

Welcome to the Valley

September 23, 2019

Emily Krieble

In about a month, Silicon Valley will start its last season on HBO. Here's why you should get caught up before it ends.

Enfoque en el Mes de la Herencia Hispana: Madres Locales se Unen con la Familia por Medio de NPL

September 23, 2019

Ed Brown

Marina, patrocinadora de la sucursal de Southeast, anima todas familias latinas a que visiten la Biblioteca.

American Fantastic Tales

September 22, 2019

Ben English

If you’re of a certain age, you probably have some experience with mixtapes. Mixtapes are great, right?

Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

September 19, 2019

Sade Johnson

Ronald Wimberly has gathered and presents quotes from a dozen black luminaries in mutliple fields. He provides illustrations of each person, some background information, and their most memorable quotes.

Podcast

From A Journal of the Plague Year

September 18, 2019

The harsh reality of plague asserts itself not only in Edgar Allen Poe’s story “The Masque of the Red Death,” but also in Daniel Defoe’s first-person account of the plague ravaging London in the year l665.