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D&D at NPL

Welcome back to The Spark, NPL's podcast about art and creativity.

Today, we're joined by Haylee and Beck—who run Dungeons and Dragons programs at the library—to talk about the appeal of tabletop roleplaying games, their experiences playing them, and the values these games can instill in players of any age.

Find NPL's D&D programs and much more at https://events.library.nashville.org

Join us for The Spark every third Thursday!

Theme song by Joey Frevola

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The Fairy of the Dawn

An emperor with three sons has one laughing eye and one weeping eye. After telling one of his three sons that only water from the well of the Fairy of the Dawn will heal his eyes, the sons set off, one at a time, on their quest. Will any of them return home?

There are so many fantastic children's books about immigrants and refugee children and families. It's vital to share books that offer lots of different perspectives and varied life experiences with children so that they can feel seen and understand other people better & practice empathy.
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The Jackal, the Dove, and the Panther

After a jackal outsmarts a dove and eats one of her fledglings, the jackal attacks the heron who helped the dove. Hoping to save his own life, the heron shows the jackal where to find the panther’s lair. Will the jackal outsmart the panther too, or be punished for his evil ways?