Listen 50,000 words. That’s what one group of Nashville writers set out to complete over the course of a single month. They took on this challenge as part of National Novel Writing Month. WPLN followed their progress throughout the month of November and found it’s less about the word count, and more about the community.
What Vanderbilt Archivists Have Learned From 50 Years Of Watching The Evening News
Listen For five decades, a Vanderbilt University archive has been meticulously recording the national evening news. In total, it’s a portrait of American life, from iconic moments to those that never make the history books. It makes up nearly 6 1/2 years’ worth of video, if you were to watch them all back-to-back.
State Breaks Ground On $120M Library And Archives Along Bicentennial Mall
After more than a decade of planning, the state of Tennessee has started construction on a new Library & Archives building, as officials formally broke ground Monday at the corner of Sixth Avenue North and Jefferson Street.
Vanderbilt’s Latest Treasure: Playing Cards And Gaming Memorabilia Dating Back To The Renaissance
Listen One of the largest collections of books and manuscripts about the history of playing cards is now in the possession of the Vanderbilt library. The university has purchased more than a thousand pieces of memorabilia that previously belonged to Bicycle Cards, which the library hopes will make Vanderbilt a destination for scholars around the […]
How Nashville Has Beaten Bleak Predictions For Libraries
Listen At the Nashville Public Library, cardholders can check out packets of seeds to grow hot peppers and mustard greens. They can attend free yoga classes or a professional development book club for adult educators. Calling it a model for the nation and the world, Nashville’s public library was designated the 2017 Library of the […]
Public School Library Renovated With Single Donation
A public high school in Nashville has opened the doors of a newly renovated library funded by a single donation. The $500 thousand gift represents something Mayor Karl Dean hopes becomes more commonplace.
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