Every Day Matters. Especially These 379,308
Nashville Public Library’s 2026 Summer Reading Challenge runs June 1 through July 31 at all 21 NPL locations, and it’s one of the most practical tools this city has to prevent the summer slide. Participants of all ages register through Beanstack, log their reading, and work through an activity card that earns them prizes along the way — a reusable bag at sign-up, and local business vouchers for every 15 days read or 15 activities completed. The activities themselves are genuinely fun: collect branch trading cards, read a book set in another country, ask a librarian for a recommendation, try a genre you’d normally skip.
Nashville Said Thank You — And the Library Heard Every Word
NPLF Something special happened in Nashville this spring. Across the city, from the Southeast Branch to the Main Library downtown, library staff arrived to find gift baskets waiting for them on National Library Workers Day. Inside: treats, stickers, and something more lasting than either — a handcrafted book filled with handwritten notes from the people […]
Spotlight on StudioNPL Spring Break Camp
Studio NPL’s spring break camp once again brought Nashville teens together for a two-day digital literacy intensive. The camp partnered with the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency (MDHA) to serve more than 40 youth from the Sam Levy Place Community Homes. Participants received laptops and spent the camp exploring hands-on ways to use technology in meaningful, engaging […]
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Preserving History: Fletch Coke’s Legacy
In 1993, Fletch Coke approached the Metro Archives with a significant idea: creating a database of all cemeteries and graveyards in Davidson County. This project aimed to protect these sacred spaces from vandalism and destruction by developers, which was becoming prevalent as the county announced major expansion plans. Despite the scale of the undertaking, Metro […]
String City is Back at the Library on March 1
Nashville Public Library Foundation Hosts String City with Special Guest, Mary Gauthier By NPLF NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nashville Public Library Foundation (NPLF) is proud to host String City with special guest Mary Gauthier, a fundraiser for Nashville Public Library set for Friday, March 1. This one-night only event celebrates the legendary puppet show String City: Nashville’s […]