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Defend Yourself at All Times

Defend Yourself at All Times December 2, 2022 Self-defense is one of the most important skills I believe anyone should have. I like to say, “…

Ian, the Soldier's Son

Wed, 12/07/2022 - 12:00 Ian, the Soldier's Son Family Folktales This story can be found in Andrew Lang’s Orange Fairy Book. Hello, and welcome to Family Folktales from the Nashville Public Library.  I’m Susan Poulter, a Librarian at the Main Library.  …

Cookbooks for Kids!

Cookbooks for Kids! July 19, 2022 Getting creative in the kitchen is a wonderful opportunity to spend time with kids. Kids who are older may even…

BookPage

BookPage is a discovery tool for readers, highlighting the best new books across all genres. Browse the latest edition of BookPage online on Issuu.

New Short Story Collections

New Short Story Collections July 25, 2022   There have been an unusual number of good short story collections released this year.  Here are three I recommend…

Let's Talk About Kink

Let's Talk About Kink September 18, 2022 A word of warning before I begin: in reviewing this book, I’m going to use language and discuss concepts of a graphic and sexual nature that might make you uncomfortable. If you’re…

Discovering the Story of Nashville’s Farris family

Discovering the Story of Nashville’s Farris family July 30, 2022 Writing a blog entry to tell our readers about the collection they processed might just become a regular project with the intern program in Metro Archives, as I'm…

Can We Just Talk?

Thu, 07/28/2022 - 12:00 Can We Just Talk? Truth B Told: Conversations About Culture and Power