Holidays & Closures

Holidays & Closures .basic-page .layout__region--second .event-box h2 { color: #fff; } Metro HolidaysNew Year's Day – January 1 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – Third…

Top Ten of 2024

Top Ten of 2024 December 15, 2024 Hope you find something you haven't seen elsewhere…

The O. Henry Prize Winners

The O. Henry Prize Winners December 29, 2024 The Best Short Stories 2024: The O. Henry Prize Winners…

Seasons Greetings from the White House to Your House!

Seasons Greetings from the White House to Your House! December 21, 2024 The Jo Ann Connor Collection on display in Metro Archives during the month of December.  One of the most distinctive collections in the Metro…

Ken Fieth, Retired Metro Archivist

Fri, 12/13/2024 - 12:00 Ken Fieth, Retired Metro Archivist Back in the Day Over 31 years ago, an ad ran in the Tennessean newspaper seeking an archivist for the Metro Government. At the time, Ken Fieth was working at the Tennessee State Library &…

Golden Globes Retrospective 2023

Golden Globes Retrospective 2023 December 19, 2024 The Golden Globes are almost here! This annual award show exists to shine a light on the best…

Are You Your Person?

Wed, 12/11/2024 - 12:00 Are You Your Person? Truth B Told: Conversations About Culture and Power

One For Your Watchlist: Scrooge

One For Your Watchlist: Scrooge December 20, 2024  Like Ebenezer collapsing under the weight of his self-loathing and misanthropic approach to life, you too might feel overwhelmed by the choice of Dickens adaptations this…

Armistice Day

Armistice Day November 9, 2015 Ever wonder why Veterans Day is always November 11?  It seems a little odd when most of our other national holidays are the second Monday or the…

Terri Thomas

Terri Thomas, Librarian

The Nightingale

Wed, 01/08/2025 - 12:00 The Nightingale Family Folktales This story can be found in Andrew Lang's Yellow Fairy Book.Hello, and welcome to Family Folktales from the Nashville Public Library.  I’m Susan Poulter, a Librarian at the Main Library.  Today’s…

How Brave Walter Hunted Wolves

Wed, 01/15/2025 - 12:00 How Brave Walter Hunted Wolves Family Folktales This story can be found in Andrew Lang’s Lilac Fairy Book.Hello, and welcome to Family Folktales from the Nashville Public Library.  I’m Susan Poulter, a Librarian at the Main Library.…

The Seven-Headed Serpent

Wed, 01/22/2025 - 12:00 The Seven-Headed Serpent Family Folktales This story can be found in Andrew Lang’s Yellow Fairy Book.Hello, and welcome to Family Folktales from the Nashville Public Library.  I’m Susan Poulter, a Librarian at the Main Library.  …

The Troll's Daughter

Wed, 01/29/2025 - 12:00 The Troll's Daughter Family Folktales This story can be found in Andrew Lang’s Pink Fairy Book.Hello, and welcome to Family Folktales from the Nashville Public Library.  I’m Susan Poulter, a Librarian at the Main Library.  Today’s…

The White Dove

Wed, 02/05/2025 - 12:00 The White Dove Family Folktales This story can be found in Andrew Lang’s Pink Fairy Book.Hello, and welcome to Family Folktales from the Nashville Public Library.  I’m Susan Poulter, a Librarian at the Main Library.  Today’s story…