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Boom Town: The Fantastical Saga of Oklahoma City, its Chaotic Founding... its Purloined Basketball Team, and the Dream of Becoming a World-class Metropolis

Boom Town: The Fantastical Saga of Oklahoma City, its Chaotic Founding... its Purloined Basketball Team, and the Dream of Becoming a World-class Metropolis February 28, 2019 It's the most wonderful time of the year. That's right. It's time for Severe…

Last Girl Before Freeway

Last Girl Before Freeway March 28, 2019 Not a big fan of Joan Rivers, but man, this book was good. If you’ve read this blog for, oh I don’t know, thirty seconds, you know that I love…

Boston Strong

Boston Strong April 11, 2019 Life's Inevitabilities - Death, Taxes, and the Boston Marathon Ok, folks. It’s almost that time of year. Tax Day is coming. Are you done? Are you ready?…

2019: You've Got This. And We Can Help. Part 3.

2019: You've Got This. And We Can Help. Part 3. February 7, 2019 Did you know a third of people who make New Year’s resolutions don’t keep them past January? Free library resources can help you beat those odds. .content-teaser--tag {display: none;} .…

Monday Song Madness

Monday Song Madness April 25, 2019 Just another Manic Monday...in song. I was listening to music the other day and this thought popped in my mind, “Man, there are a lot of songs about…

Battle Royale: Cats vs Dogs

Battle Royale: Cats vs Dogs August 8, 2019 Dogs and cats, living together? Mass hysteria!!! Just kidding. Some people are dog people and some people are cat people. That’s ok. Personally…

Four Fun Foreign Films

Four Fun Foreign Films May 23, 2019 Four FUN foreign films? Is that even a thing? If you’re like me, I didn’t grow up with access to a lot of foreign films. We didn’t have an art house…

YWCA Blue Triangle Branch Collection

YWCA Blue Triangle Branch Collection February 9, 2019 The Nashville Room has a small exhibit of photographs to celebrate the availability of a new collection documenting the activities of the YWCA Blue Triangle Branch. Come see our resources…

NPL Mixtapes: 90s Teen Horror Rocks

NPL Mixtapes: 90s Teen Horror Rocks February 21, 2019 An NPL curated 90s teen horror movie soundtrack inspired playlist. Our Lady Peace, Toad the Wet Sprocket, and Graeme Revell…

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…