Keeping the streets, rivers, and neighborhoods clean in this city over the years hasn't been easy, but one of the ways was with the City Beautiful Commission, that was established in 1953. In honor of Earth Day, here's a look at the commission that helped clean up the streets and neighborhoods in Nashville. 

Let’s face it: butts, buttocks, bottoms—whatever term you prefer—are funny. Cute animals are always a hit. Put them together, and you have a delightful picture book sure to make both kids and grownups smile. 

Sharing Their Story is the Least We Can Do to Say “Thank You”

Our Adult Literacy Initiative Lays the Groundwork for a Better Nashville

The latest in contemporary scholarship details the life and fall of France's most notorious queen, Marie Antoinette.

Poetry with powerful princesses

It's been more than 16 years since we met private investigator Veronica Mars and she's still one of the smartest, sassiest, and coolest detectives around. 

Here is my favorite type of book: the kind where you have to keep stopping to Google things.