Beauty Pageants in Fiction

Beauty Pageants in Fiction October 26, 2023 I may or may not have been in a few pageants in my day. So when I find some enjoyable reads to get me back in the pageant mood, I’m good to go. See whatcha think…

Love Internationally

Love Internationally October 12, 2023 I am a homebody. I love to just kick back and relax at home. But I think with COVID and everything I may have overdone it a little. Lately, I’ve been getting that wanderlust itch to travel…

Get in the Back to School Groove with NPL: Elementary Students Edition

Get in the Back to School Groove with NPL: Elementary Students Edition August 7, 2023 Help Your Lil’ One Start School Right with These Free…

A Message from Terri Luke, Interim Library Director

A Message from Terri Luke, Interim Library Director Dear…

Get in the Back to School Groove with NPL: Middle Schoolers Edition

Get in the Back to School Groove with NPL: Middle Schoolers Edition August 15, 2023 Start Your Middle Grader’s School Year Right with These Free…

NPL CONNECTS NASHVILLIANS WITH AFFORDABLE INTERNET ACCESS

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Meg Medina, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature

Meg Medina, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature lea esto en español | read this in spanish ¡…

Halloween in August

Halloween in August August 18, 2023 Such Sharp Teeth By Rachel…

How to be a Heroine or, What I’ve Learned from Reading Too Much

How to be a Heroine or, What I’ve Learned from Reading Too Much October 30, 2015 In her delightful memoir How to Be a Heroine or, What I’ve Learned from Reading Too Much, playwright Samantha Ellis revisits the stories that shaped her development…

Get in the Back to School Groove with NPL: High Schoolers Edition

Get in the Back to School Groove with NPL: High Schoolers Edition August 21, 2023 Check Out These Resources to Help You Wrap Up the Back-to-…

Meg Medina, Embajadora Nacional de la Literatura Juvenil

Meg Medina, Embajadora Nacional de la Literatura Juvenil lea esto en inglés | read this in english ¡Cuéntame! | Let…

Friends of Nashville Public Library

Friends of Nashville Public Library Take your love for the library to a whole new level! Imagine helping with the exciting activities happening at your favorite branch, knowing exactly what your library needs from you and from the…

"The Ledge"

Mon, 08/28/2023 - 12:00 "The Ledge" Just Listen Podcast Today’s story, “The Ledge” by Lawrence Sargent Hall,  won first place in the 1960 O. Henry Prize Collection, and has appeared in more than 30 anthologies.  Based on actual events…

"The Tapestried Chamber"

Mon, 09/04/2023 - 12:00 "The Tapestried Chamber" All Things Eerie “The Tapestried Chamber,” by Sir Walter Scott, is believed by many scholars to be the first “modern” ghost story, published in 1828. The common definition of “Gothic” in literature is connected…

"The Magic Shop"

Mon, 09/18/2023 - 12:00 "The Magic Shop" All Things Eerie Tonight we revisit one of our old friends, H.G. Wells, who spins a tale about a man and his young son who find a magic shop in their foot travels about town, where each one gets an unforgettable experience…