The 2010 flood is often remembered as a time of unity in Middle Tennessee. Neighbors warning neighbors of the danger. Passers-by plucking strangers from the waters. Volunteers distributing food and donations.
The 2010 Flood: A Rising Creek, Panicked Shoppers And A Floating Police Car
Ten years ago this week, Middle Tennessee was faced with a different crisis. Nearly a foot and a half of rain fell on the region in the course of a single weekend. The Cumberland River, along with the streams that feed it, was overwhelmed. In the resulting floods, 21 Tennesseans died and billions of dollars […]
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 […]
Nashville Wins ‘Library Of The Year,’ Earning Praise As ‘A Literacy Gladiator’
Nashville Public Library has won top honors among its peers. The system has been named “Library of the Year” by industry publication Library Journal, which called NPL a “champion of diversity and inclusiveness and a literacy gladiator.”
The Handmaid’s Tale, Twitter, and Imagining the Future
Nashville Public Library will give Margaret Atwood its annual literary award this weekend. Listen to her discussion with WPLN’s Nina Cardona about the craft of writing speculative fiction and the demands placed on authors.
Dean to Institute Citywide Book Club of Sorts
A new citywide reading program is set to begin Tuesday in Nashville, and it will start with an assignment. Mayor Karl Dean is scheduled to announce the title of a book he’ll then encourage everyone to read at once.
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