Get together with your Library for Pride-themed book clubs, reading suggestions, and festivities all month long!
Goodlettsville branch is closed for renovation.
From Our Shelves...
At library locations...
Movie Screening: I Saw the TV Glow
Edmondson Pike Branch Library
Saturday, June 7
2:00 PM
Bring your snacks, pillows, and blankets to get comfy for this suspenseful yet emotionally resonant tale. For ages 13 and up only.
Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show — a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen's view of reality begins to crack.
—rottentomatoes.com
I Saw the TV Glow (2024), rated PG-13, run time 1h 40m.
Novel Conversations Book Club: Oye by Melissa Mogollon
Bellevue Branch Library
Thursday, June 12
6:00 PM
Longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, Melissa Mogollon's debut work Oye has an innovative format: It's structured as a series of one-sided phone calls from our spunky, sarcastic narrator, Luciana.
"Brilliant...Melissa Mogollon did not come to play."
—Kiley Reid"Innovative and laugh-out-loud funny...a propulsive delight full of verve and heart."
—Sarah Thankam Matthews"An emotional roller coaster of multigenerational chisme."
—Xochitl Gonzalez
Pride Jewelry & Button Making
Main Library, Teen Center, 3rd floor
Monday, June 23 and Wednesday, June 25
11:00 AM–12:00 PM and 2:00–3:00 PM
During these times, staff will be on hand to help out with creation, but teens are welcome to stop by any time Monday, June 23 through Thursday, June 26 to create Pride-themed jewelry and buttons ahead of the Nashville Pride Festival.
Movie Night: D.E.B.S.
Edmondson Pike Branch Library
Monday, June 23
5:00–7:00 PM
Bring your snacks, pillows, and blankets to get comfy and enjoy a screening of the cult film favorite, adapted from director Angela Robinson's 2003 short film of the same name. For ages 13 and up only.
The action sequences tend to lack urgency and they're actually rather boring. The love story is the interesting part, and it's both a product of its time and ahead of it.
—Andrea Thompson via rottentomatoes.com
D.E.B.S. (2004), rated PG-13, run time 1h 31m.
From Our Staff...
Starting a Conversation About Pride
Discussing LGBTQIA+ issues with kids can be a challenge, especially if you don't identify as a part of this community.
Caroline — of our amazing Bringing Books to Life team — showcases some of her favorite books on the subject, reminding us that books are great avenues for opening dialogue with children. And that it's never too early to open a child's heart and mind: to foster empathy and compassion for themselves and for others.
Drag Me to Pride
Amanda — aka an NPL Books, Movies, & Music blogger extraordinaire — never fails to delight as well as provide spot-on reading recommendations. Her Pride-themed post from 2023 is no exception.
A Trifecta of Trilogies
As trilogies, they're not quite series that just keep going (and going!), but each of these satisfies the craving for MORE. You can take Emily's word for it: these are perfect for bingeing.
