Becoming Dr. Seuss

Becoming Dr. Seuss September 26, 2019 Nothing is better than some quality time with the good doctor. I love Dr. Seuss. I have for as long as I can remember. When my mom would take me…

Diverse Books for Everyone

Diverse Books for Everyone November 5, 2019 Books can serve as both windows and mirrors. All children should have access to both. We provide curated lists featuring diverse children from varying backgrounds and experiences…

Morningstar Investment Research Center

Morningstar® Investment Research Center offers public, corporate, and academic libraries real-time access to comprehensive data and independent analysis on thousands of investments, spanning mutual funds, stocks, exchange-traded funds, and closed-end funds.

Maggie and Hopey: A Love Story

Maggie and Hopey: A Love Story September 30, 2019 How Jaime Hernandez’s Maggie and Hopey stories made me fall in love with comics. Growing up, I never really felt that comics were for…

It's Sew Good!

It's Sew Good! October 28, 2019 To celebrate Artober, let's look at one of my favorite mediums: thread. Listen, I'll be the first to admit that I'm not very visually artistic. My…

Ominous October Reads

Ominous October Reads October 7, 2019 Tis the season for all things spooky! Here are a few reads I'm hoping to get to this Halloween season. Cats and bats and creatures, oh my! The time…

Charleston

Charleston October 10, 2019 Went to the city. Read a good book. So someone writing this blog post just had a pretty big birthday. One of those magic ones that ends in 0 (and does NOT…

Amanda's Best Big Booty Bios of 2019

Amanda's Best Big Booty Bios of 2019 December 12, 2019 Big Booty Bios! Big Booty Bios! Big Booty Bios! Sorry, that’s just fun to say and I got a little distracted. I don’t know why…

New Year's Resolutions: How to become a Federal Criminal

New Year's Resolutions: How to become a Federal Criminal January 9, 2020 It’s that time again – time for New Year’s Resolutions! I have no tattoos. No anchor on my bicep. No Mom…

Nashville is the "Athens of the South"...but why?

Nashville is the "Athens of the South"...but why? October 1, 2019 Since all of my September blog posts have an education theme, I think it's probably about time I write about the most obvious education-related theme—why Nashville is…

Margaret Atwood's Books for Children

Margaret Atwood's Books for Children October 1, 2019 Although she is perhaps best known as the writer of The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood has also written several books for children. Take an opportunity to introduce your child to…

Southern Festival of Books 2019

Southern Festival of Books 2019 October 3, 2019 Mark your calendars! The Southern Festival of Books is October 11-13.  The festival takes place at Nashville Public Library and War Memorial Plaza and is free and open to the public…

Too Spent to Read to Your Kids?

Too Spent to Read to Your Kids? October 4, 2019 There are multiple ways to nourish a child’s literacy appetite and build pre-literacy skills I work at a library. One of the best…

Will You Be My Friend?

Will You Be My Friend? October 15, 2019 Friends are for people of all ages, but learning about them can be hard. Not too long ago, I had the idea that I should read about friends in…

The Library Asked Nashvillians For 12 Million Minutes This Summer. They Gave 18 Million.

The Library Asked Nashvillians For 12 Million Minutes This Summer. They Gave 18 Million. September 27, 2019 The City read more than 18 Million Minutes During Library’s Summer Reading Challenge…