New Book Club: Romance Edition

New Book Club: Romance Edition January 24, 2025 Looking for a place to chat with other readers about all things romance? Join the Main Library’s…

One For Your Watchlist: Key Largo

One For Your Watchlist: Key Largo January 30, 2025  Humphrey Bogart’s Hollywood career boasts plenty of iconic performances in classic films like The Big Sleep and The African Queen, but one of his best…

New Picture Books for Black History Month

New Picture Books for Black History Month February 4, 2025 Although we are currently commemorating Black History Month, Black History is for every day of the year, not just the twenty-eight days in February. But if you are…

Edmondson Pike Branch: A Garden Retrospective

Edmondson Pike Branch: A Garden Retrospective February 1, 2025 The root of all health is in the brain.The trunk of it is in emotion.The branches and leaves are the body.The flower of health blooms when allparts work together…

"The Lady or the Tiger?" and "The Discourager of Hesitancy"

Mon, 01/27/2025 - 12:00 "The Lady or the Tiger?" and "The Discourager of Hesitancy" Just Listen Podcast “The Lady or the Tiger” is one of the most anthologized short stories for adolescents and teens, often appearing in literature collections and possessing a…

"Touch and Go"

Mon, 02/03/2025 - 12:00 "Touch and Go" All Things Eerie Welcome back to All Things Eerie.  The very best short stories of tonight’s author, Herman Cyril McNeile, also known as Sapper, are those in which the reader’s expectations are neatly,…

Red Romances

Red Romances February 13, 2025 The old adage, “Never judge a book by its cover,” often rings true. However, sometimes your reading shelf gets so full of romances that it’s hard to know where to start. So since red is the color…

Prince Vivien and the Princess Placida

Wed, 03/05/2025 - 12:00 Prince Vivien and the Princess Placida Family Folktales This story can be found in Andrew Lang’s Green Fairy Book.Hello, and welcome to Family Folktales from the Nashville Public Library.  I’m Susan Poulter, a Librarian at the Main…

The Thanksgiving of the Wazir

Wed, 03/12/2025 - 12:00 The Thanksgiving of the Wazir Family Folktales This story can be found in Andrew Lang’s Olive Fairy Book.Hello, and welcome to Family Folktales from the Nashville Public Library.  I’m Susan Poulter, a Librarian at the Main Library.…

Things Good and Wholesome: A Culinary Adventure at the Archives

Things Good and Wholesome: A Culinary Adventure at the Archives August 18, 2015 One of our most prized possessions at the Metro Archives is a rare cookbook compiled for the first Tennessee State Fair, held in Nashville at the fairgrounds in 1906. There…

The Steel Cane

Wed, 03/19/2025 - 12:00 The Steel Cane Family Folktales This story can be found in Andrew Lang’s Olive 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…

Little Thumb

Wed, 03/26/2025 - 12:00 Little Thumb Family Folktales This story can be found in Andrew Lang’s Blue 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…

The Norka

Wed, 04/02/2025 - 12:00 The Norka Family Folktales This story can be found in Andrew Lang’s Red 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 is…

The History of Dwarf Long Nose

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 12:00 The History of Dwarf Long Nose Family Folktales This story can be found in Andrew Lang’s Violet Fairy Book.Hello, and welcome to Family Folktales from the Nashville Public Library.  I’m Susan Poulter, a Librarian at the Main Library.…

Love and Kisses to the Sweetest Wife on Earth

Love and Kisses to the Sweetest Wife on Earth February 8, 2025 Welcome back to the love story of Jane and Raymond Whittaker. If you missed our first post about them, here’s the link to catch up on their story and letters.Quick…