All Things Come to Them That Wait, Providing They Hustle While They Wait

All Things Come to Them That Wait, Providing They Hustle While They Wait February 19, 2019 The Nashville Globe and The Colored Tennessean were two notable newspapers that existed at different times in Nashville, but both made…

Feed Your Heart

Feed Your Heart February 10, 2019 Heart disease continues to be the leading cause of death in the United States, and 1 in 3 adults will be diagnosed in their lifetime. Show your heart a little love during American Heart Month with these healthy habit…

Llama Fun!

Llama Fun! February 15, 2019 I admit it, I have a problem; I love llamas too much! I suppose my love started with the llama farm near where I grew up as a kid. We drove past them on…

Love Makes a Library

Love Makes a Library February 14, 2019 For every workshop, class, story time, and bookshelf you see at Nashville Public Library, there are two sets of hands at work. One belongs to a Nashville Public Library employee. The other belongs to one of the…

A Little Bit of Romance

A Little Bit of Romance February 18, 2019 Want to watch a romantic movie, but not interested in really sappy love stories? I have just the list for you. I'll be honest: I'm not a big fan…

The Dark: New Ghost Stories

The Dark: New Ghost Stories April 5, 2019 What a great book of stories for the ghost story enthusiast who wants something different than the Victorian classics!  Editor Ellen Datlow says this collection of stories is designed to be scary—…

In a Glass Darkly

In a Glass Darkly April 19, 2019 It seems that many of the authors of ghost stories—including M.R. James and H.P. Lovecraft—point to the stories of Sheridan Le Fanu as the preeminent masterpieces of the genre.  As a ghost story enthusiast, it took…

Nina NeSmith

Nina NeSmith, Program Specialist

Women and Ghosts

Women and Ghosts May 3, 2019 Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alison Lurie offers here nine spooky tales of women  haunted by ghosts-both literal and metaphysical.  There is no clue, or introduction, to tell us why the focus is on women, only the…

The Royal Art of Poison

The Royal Art of Poison May 19, 2019 This book is a hugely entertaining work of pop history that traces the use of poison as a political—and cosmetic—tool in royal courts, from western Europe in the Middle Ages to today’s Kremlin.…

Digital Minimalism

Digital Minimalism February 17, 2019 Do you feel like a captive to your phone?  You may want to check out this book.   It's full of concrete, practical ways to take back…

Author Spotlight: Carole Boston Weatherford

Author Spotlight: Carole Boston Weatherford April 9, 2019 The author of multiple books, Carole Boston Weatherford "mines the past for family stories, fading traditions and forgotten struggles" to write poetry, nonfiction, and picture books that give…

Nashville's Tragic Tale of Two Lovers

Nashville's Tragic Tale of Two Lovers March 2, 2019 It's the month of love (well the end of it, but close enough) and therefore that also sometimes means heartbreak, so check out this unfortunate story from Nashville's past (about 90 years ago…

The Power of Language

The Power of Language February 26, 2019 Did you know that babies are born with the ability to learn any language? They are universal listeners. And, from birth to age three, a child’s brain produces more than a million neural connections a second. That’s…

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse March 3, 2019 Move over, Peter Parker. Miles Morales is here to stay. When I first saw ads for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse…