Blogs & Podcasts

Find early literacy tips and children's books on the Children's Blog. Discover your next great read on the Books Movies Music Blog. Dig into Nashville history with the Community History Blog. Listen to stories, history, and culture on NPL Podcasts. Please see this Note for Readers.

Podcast

The Flying Trunk

June 30, 2021

After his father’s death, a young man squanders his inheritance and is left penniless. When a friend sends him a trunk that can fly, he ends up in Turkey and charms a princess. Will they get their happily ever after?

Podcast

"The Other Woman"

June 28, 2021

Sherwood Anderson was a very introspective and subjective writer, whose work was often loaded with personal experience.

"One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." (Neil Armstrong)

June 28, 2021

Donna Reagan

Space exploration is the best way to learn more about our place and our history in the Universe. Side benefits of the space program are new technologies, inventions and industries as well as opportunities for international cooperation.

The Main Library Turns 20: Staff Memories

June 26, 2021

Sarah Arntz

Celebrating the Main Library Downtown's 20th anniversary, hear from some of the Library staff that were here when the new building opened.

Think You Need Books to Teach Your Baby to Read? Think Again!

June 25, 2021

Ed Brown

Go Beyond Books as You “Press Play” with Your Lil’ Ones During the Summer Reading Challenge!

International Youth

June 24, 2021

Amanda Dembiec

So many great YA books, so little time!

View of the downtown library under construction

The Main Library Turns 20!

June 23, 2021

Sarah Arntz

Can you believe it?! The downtown library has called Church Street home for 20 years now! Let's take a look back at the history of the downtown library, and how it came to call 615 Church Street home.

Elephant and Piggie

June 22, 2021

Donna Reagan

Elephant and Piggie star in Mo Willems' twenty-five volume award winning series for early readers that will delight both children and adults.

Podcast

"The Tapestried Chamber"

June 20, 2021

“The Tapestried Chamber,” believed by many scholars to be the first “modern” ghost story, was first published in 1828.

Podcast

The Little Mermaid

June 16, 2021

The movie adaptation you probably know is much gentler than this story by Hans Christian Andersen really is; grown-ups may want to listen alone before listening with little ones!