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"The Tapestried Chamber"

Sun, 06/20/2021 - 12:00 "The Tapestried Chamber" Just Listen Podcast Sir Walter Scott is probably best remembered as the author of IVANHOE, a medieval novel that helped solidify him as the originator of what came to be known as historical fiction. Like many…

"The Other Woman"

Mon, 06/28/2021 - 12:00 "The Other Woman" Just Listen Podcast Sherwood Anderson was a very introspective and subjective writer whose work was often loaded with personal experience. As you listen to the following story, keep in mind that Anderson married four times…

Poetry Panoply I

Fri, 04/23/2021 - 12:00 Poetry Panoply I Just Listen Podcast This and the following two podcasts – Poetry Panoply I, II, and III – celebrate the work of the Romantic Poets from “across the pond” in England. Our selections focus on poems popularly…

Poetry Panoply II

Fri, 05/07/2021 - 12:00 Poetry Panoply II Just Listen Podcast We continue today with part two of our Romantic poetry adventure with Poetry Panoply II, which contains the following poems: “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” by Thomas Grey “Ode on Melancholy”…

Poetry Panoply III

Sun, 05/16/2021 - 12:00 Poetry Panoply III Just Listen Podcast We complete our examination of English Romantic poetry with the special addition here of Lycidas, by John Milton. Although written before the Romantic period in English literature, its…

Book Review: Animals Brag About Their Bottoms

Book Review: Animals Brag About Their Bottoms April 19, 2021 Animals Brag About Their Bottoms…

OPINION: Librarians can help us fight 'fake news'

Time for Fashion

Time for Fashion May 13, 2021 I am maybe the least fashion-forward person in real life. For example, after we’d been quarantined for a while, my mom said she wished she could go back to the beginning and wear a different t-…

Kupti and Imani

Wed, 05/19/2021 - 12:00 Kupti and Imani 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…

Catherine and Her Destiny

Wed, 06/02/2021 - 12:00 Catherine and Her Destiny Family Folktales This story can be found in Andrew Lang’s Pink Fairy Book. Hello, and welcome to Family Folktales from the Nashville Public Library. I’m Susan Poulter, a Librarian at the Main Library. …

The Little Mermaid

Wed, 06/16/2021 - 12:00 The Little Mermaid Family Folktales Several retellings of this classic story are available at the Nashville Public Library. Hello, and welcome to Family Folktales from the Nashville Public Library. I’m Susan Poulter, a Librarian at…