WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA)–Between the rise of digital media, changing social landscapes, and decreased funding, the nation’s 8,956 public library systems are at a crisis stage. And underserved communities and people of color stand to lose more than other communities. Public…
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Long-lost Civil War diary returns to Tennessee
by PRIDE Newsdesk •
The long-lost diary of a prominent Nashvillian has been returned to Tennessee by a California woman. Andrea Shearn, a retired science teacher, found the diary while helping her parents move into an assisted living facility. Shearn found the diary in…
Adopt a Library
by William T. Robinson, Jr. •
Young school children are out for the summer and what better place is there to catch up on their reading skills than in the libraries. With reading and math skills needing improvement in many of our public schools it seems…
Robin Roberts speaks at Nashville Public Library
by Cass Teague •
Robin Roberts will discuss her new memoir Everybody’s Got Something as part of the Salon@615 series at the Nashville Public Library on Friday, June 13 at 6:15 pm. Robin Roberts is the anchor of ABC’s morning show Good Morning America.…
Meet Linda Harrison
by Cass Teague •
She’s a devoted mother, loving wife, award-wining author, public speaker, and an inspiration to all who meet her. Oh, and she’s also the manager of the East Branch of the Nashville Public Library. Linda Porter Harrison is all that, and…
Civil Rights at Nashville Public Library
by Damarco Johnson, Student Big Picture High School •
Black History month for the Nashville Public Library isn’t just a month of remembering our great African American heroes for what they have done. It’s all about reminiscing about what they did do to help form and shape Tennessee into…