Thought Provoking Reads

Thought Provoking Reads May 3, 2024 Some novels reveal stories through thought-provoking ideas and topics that sometimes leave the reader feeling a little uncomfortable or squeamish. If you can handle descriptive acts of…

Have Stories, Will Travel

Have Stories, Will Travel April 29, 2024 What tops the list of unusual challenges that a traveling children's librarian faces? Toy transport…

Synæsthesia, but Make It Books, Movies, and More!

Synæsthesia, but Make It Books, Movies, and More! April 28, 2024 Since I was but a wee girl, I’ve tended to associate groups and people with different sights, sounds, smells, and media that I consumed. Even if I can’t place a…

Celebrating Asian Pacific American authors for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Celebrating Asian Pacific American authors for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month May 9, 2024 Did you know that May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month? In 1977, Congress declared the first ten days of May as Pacific/…

Summer Lovin' Had Me a Blast!

Summer Lovin' Had Me a Blast! May 23, 2024 Do you feel that? That’s right. Nashville is heating up for another hot summer. But that also…

Apply for a U.S. Passport

Southeast Branch Library is an official passport acceptance location. Appointments required. Please allow 20 minutes per person for the passport application process. If you have multiple people applying with you, please make separate appointments for each person. Effective April 1,…

Mark Chee, Assistant Professor at The University of Tennessee Southern

Wed, 05/01/2024 - 12:00 Mark Chee, Assistant Professor at The University of Tennessee Southern Back in the Day In this Back in the Day podcast installment, Ken and Sarah interview Mark Chee, an undergraduate educator in biology…

In Memoriam: Amiri Baraka 1934-2014

In Memoriam: Amiri Baraka 1934-2014 January 14, 2014 We lost one of our most vibrant and uncompromising voices with the death of poet, playwright, and cultural critic Amiri Baraka. Born LeRoi Jones, Baraka had the distinction of dropping out of three…

Jamal Park

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"Magellan of the Air": Fascinating Stories Beyond the Exhibit

"Magellan of the Air": Fascinating Stories Beyond the Exhibit June 4, 2024 Entrance to "Magellans of the Air" exhibit in Metro Archives. The current exhibit in Metro Archives tells the abbreviated story of the…

Queer Rom-Coms to Celebrate Pride

Queer Rom-Coms to Celebrate Pride June 13, 2024 It’s June so that means that the temps are up and it’s time for Pride. This year, Nashville Pride Festival is June 22-23 at Bicentennial Park. Click here for all the deets. Come…

Christmas Romance in July

Christmas Romance in July July 11, 2024 Recently, I realized that I never get to recommend any good Christmas romances because in December, I’m always sharing my Best of the Year recommendations. To fix that, I thought I’d go…

Library Events for Children This Summer!

Library Events for Children This Summer! May 21, 2024 Here at Nashville Public Library, we have so many FREE events for children…

NPLF Board Chair Reflects on Family’s Voting Legacy

NPLF Board Chair Reflects on Family’s Voting Legacy May 9, 2024 Votes for Women Showcases the Impact of Voting, Past, Present, and Future…

"The Haunters and the Haunted" Part I

Mon, 06/03/2024 - 12:00 "The Haunters and the Haunted" Part I All Things Eerie Welcome back to All Things Eerie.  You may not recognize the name of tonight’s author--Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton--but you have surely heard some of the more famous ideas…