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Field Trip: Iran
Field Trip: Iran
April 22, 2021
I grew up listening to Manhattan Transfer (and still love them to this day). My favorite album of theirs is Mecca for Moderns. It has what is perhaps the weirdest song I’ve ever heard…
Summertime Ice Cream Fun!
Summertime Ice Cream Fun!
July 19, 2021
Nothing says "summer" like an ice cream party. Whether you have an old fashioned hand-cranked machine, the latest kitchen ice cream machine, or you just buy ready-made from the…
Book Review - Marie Antoinette: The Making of a French Queen
Book Review - Marie Antoinette: The Making of a French Queen
April 11, 2021
There are, perhaps, only a dozen or so persons whose mark on history is so definitive and broad that their lives continue to touch the living hundreds…
Arts and Crafts for Kids
Arts and Crafts for Kids
July 26, 2021
After music and reading, my next favorite school activity was art. Sometimes we made paper crafts, sometimes we made clay sculptures, and other times we made fun items out…
Sade Johnson
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"When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd"
Fri, 06/04/2021 - 12:00
"When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd"
Just Listen Podcast
"When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd" is a long poem written by American poet Walt Whitman (1819–1892) as an elegy to President Abraham Lincoln. It was written in the…
"Make Nashville Shine...It's Clean-Up Time!"
"Make Nashville Shine...It's Clean-Up Time!"
April 20, 2021
It's that month when we get to officially celebrate the wonder and…
I'm Gonna Elevate
I'm Gonna Elevate
April 25, 2021
Scott Carey of Castle Rock is losing weight. His clothes still fit the same, he even looks the same, but no matter what he does the numbers on the scale keeps going down. He is left puzzled…
NPL Recognizes Adult Educator of the Year at 6th Annual Adult Education Spring Summit
NPL Recognizes Adult Educator of the Year at 6th Annual Adult Education Spring Summit
April 15, 2021
Our Adult Literacy Initiative Lays the…
Our Talking Library Nearly Closed Last Year — These Volunteers Kept it Going
Our Talking Library Nearly Closed Last Year — These Volunteers Kept it Going
April 16, 2021
Sharing Their Story is the Least We Can Do to Say “Thank You”
At any given time, thousands of…
"Memoirs of Marie Antoinette"
Wed, 06/09/2021 - 12:00
"Memoirs of Marie Antoinette"
Just Listen Podcast
It is not through loyalty alone that Madame Campan deserves recognition as a biographer and historian. Her education and endowments, which rendered her remarkable even at a tender age,…
"A Rose for Emily"
Mon, 05/10/2021 - 12:00
"A Rose for Emily"
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Although short in physical stature, William Faulkner is considered a giant in American Literature, having won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1949 and being acclaimed as one of America’s premier…
"An Episode of War"
Thu, 05/20/2021 - 12:00
"An Episode of War"
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Stephen Crane’s famous story, “An Episode of War,” is set during the Civil War. Leaving the field, silently and mournfully, a lieutenant leaves the field to seek medical attention and begins a dark…
"The Monkey's Paw"
Sun, 05/30/2021 - 12:00
"The Monkey's Paw"
Just Listen Podcast
The Monkey’s Paw” is a classic “three wishes” story that doubles as a horror story and a cautionary tale, reminding us that unintended consequences often accompany the best intentions. This widely…