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  Nashville Public Library - Main Library

  615 Church Street
  Nashville, TN 37219

  Phone: (615)862-5800   |   Fax: (615)880-2610   |   Email   |   Official Website

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    05/10/13- 05/25/13	The Frog Prince Nashville Public Library - Main Library The Frog Prince Presented by Nashville Public Library at Nashville Public Library - Main Library May 10-May 25, 2013 A fun musical production featuring the fabulous Tichenor Marionettes, The Frog Prince tells the story of a lonely frog and a spoiled princess. With the help of a golden ball, the frog teaches the princess the true meaning of friendship. This is a Wishing Chair production adapted by Brian Hull with original songs by Brian Hull and Sarah Hart. In the Children’s Theater. Running time: 30 minutes
    02/08/13- 06/02/13	Metro @ 50: Progress, Problems, Projections Nashville Public Library - Main Library Metro @ 50: Progress, Problems, Projections Presented by Nashville Public Library at Nashville Public Library - Main Library February 8-June 2, 2013 "Metro @ 50: Progress, Problems, Projections" includes selected items from the Beverly Briley Collection and the Jack Knox Political Cartoon Collection as well as works from the Special Collections Division and Metro Nashville Archives highlighting the history of Metro Government.
    01/17/13- 05/19/13	Shaping • Building • Becoming: Setting the Tone for a Healthier Nashville Nashville Public Library - Main Library Shaping • Building • Becoming: Setting the Tone for a Healthier Nashville Presented by Nashville Public Library at Nashville Public Library - Main Library January 17-May 19, 2013 "Shaping • Building • Becoming: Setting the Tone for a Healthier Nashville" is an exhibit organized by the Nashville Civic Design Center that illustrates the public health issues facing urban planners and citizens using Nashville as an example. The display will include: citizen interviews, large wall and floor maps, an interactive kiosk and a community feedback wall.

• • Upcoming Events

    06/15/13	Community Cinema: Love Free or Die Nashville Public Library - Main Library Community Cinema: Love Free or Die Presented by Nashville Public Library at Nashville Public Library - Main Library June 15, 2013 Community Cinema is a national civic engagement initiative featuring free monthly screenings of films from the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens. Every month, community members come together to learn, discuss, and get involved in key social issues of our time. Love Free or Die by Macky Alston Love Free or Die is about a man who has two defining passions that the world cannot reconcile: his love for God and for his partner Mark. The fhilm is...
    06/21/13- 06/23/13	Nashville International Puppet Festival 2013 Nashville Public Library - Main Library Nashville International Puppet Festival 2013 Presented by Nashville Public Library at Nashville Public Library - Main Library June 21-June 23, 2013 For 3 days, Nashville’s downtown library and Church Street Park will transform into a magical and mesmerizing showcase. Performers from Japan, China, France, Brazil and across the United States will delight audiences with their craft, offering both traditional shows and interactive audience workshops.While the Grand Reading Room becomes a giant puppet theater and the courtyard hosts a European street festival, visitors will enjoy acts and workshops by world-class puppeteers. From the...
    06/22/13	Puppet Parade Nashville Public Library - Main Library Puppet Parade Presented by Nashville Public Library at Nashville Public Library - Main Library June 22, 2013 An exciting new addition to the Nashville International Puppet Festival will debut on Saturday morning at 9:00am. Nashville will experience its very first Puppet Parade, complete with a float commemorating 75 years of puppetry in Davidson County. The parade will also include stilt walkers, miniature cars, larger-than-life pageantry puppets, balloons, banners, flags, live music, and much more. The route will begin in front of the library and march down Church Street toward the Avenue of the...
    11/09/13	Literary Award Gala Nashville Public Library - Main Library Literary Award Gala Presented by Nashville Public Library Foundation at Nashville Public Library - Main Library November 9, 2013 Celebrating its 10th Anniversary, the Nashville Public Library Literary Award honors another legendary voice in the world of books and reading.

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Upcoming Events

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  05/10/13- 05/25/13	The Frog Prince Nashville Public Library - Main Library The Frog Prince Presented by Nashville Public Library at Nashville Public Library - Main Library May 10-May 25, 2013 A fun musical production featuring the fabulous Tichenor Marionettes, The Frog Prince tells the story of a lonely frog and a spoiled princess. With the help of a golden ball, the frog teaches the princess the true meaning of friendship. This is a Wishing Chair production adapted by Brian Hull with original songs by Brian Hull and Sarah Hart. In the Children’s Theater. Running time: 30 minutes
  02/08/13- 06/02/13	Metro @ 50: Progress, Problems, Projections Nashville Public Library - Main Library Metro @ 50: Progress, Problems, Projections Presented by Nashville Public Library at Nashville Public Library - Main Library February 8-June 2, 2013 "Metro @ 50: Progress, Problems, Projections" includes selected items from the Beverly Briley Collection and the Jack Knox Political Cartoon Collection as well as works from the Special Collections Division and Metro Nashville Archives highlighting the history of Metro Government.
  01/17/13- 05/19/13	Shaping • Building • Becoming: Setting the Tone for a Healthier Nashville Nashville Public Library - Main Library Shaping • Building • Becoming: Setting the Tone for a Healthier Nashville Presented by Nashville Public Library at Nashville Public Library - Main Library January 17-May 19, 2013 "Shaping • Building • Becoming: Setting the Tone for a Healthier Nashville" is an exhibit organized by the Nashville Civic Design Center that illustrates the public health issues facing urban planners and citizens using Nashville as an example. The display will include: citizen interviews, large wall and floor maps, an interactive kiosk and a community feedback wall.

• Upcoming Events

  06/15/13	Community Cinema: Love Free or Die Nashville Public Library - Main Library Community Cinema: Love Free or Die Presented by Nashville Public Library at Nashville Public Library - Main Library June 15, 2013 Community Cinema is a national civic engagement initiative featuring free monthly screenings of films from the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens. Every month, community members come together to learn, discuss, and get involved in key social issues of our time. Love Free or Die by Macky Alston Love Free or Die is about a man who has two defining passions that the world cannot reconcile: his love for God and for his partner Mark. The fhilm is...
  06/21/13- 06/23/13	Nashville International Puppet Festival 2013 Nashville Public Library - Main Library Nashville International Puppet Festival 2013 Presented by Nashville Public Library at Nashville Public Library - Main Library June 21-June 23, 2013 For 3 days, Nashville’s downtown library and Church Street Park will transform into a magical and mesmerizing showcase. Performers from Japan, China, France, Brazil and across the United States will delight audiences with their craft, offering both traditional shows and interactive audience workshops.While the Grand Reading Room becomes a giant puppet theater and the courtyard hosts a European street festival, visitors will enjoy acts and workshops by world-class puppeteers. From the...
  06/22/13	Puppet Parade Nashville Public Library - Main Library Puppet Parade Presented by Nashville Public Library at Nashville Public Library - Main Library June 22, 2013 An exciting new addition to the Nashville International Puppet Festival will debut on Saturday morning at 9:00am. Nashville will experience its very first Puppet Parade, complete with a float commemorating 75 years of puppetry in Davidson County. The parade will also include stilt walkers, miniature cars, larger-than-life pageantry puppets, balloons, banners, flags, live music, and much more. The route will begin in front of the library and march down Church Street toward the Avenue of the...
  11/09/13	Literary Award Gala Nashville Public Library - Main Library Literary Award Gala Presented by Nashville Public Library Foundation at Nashville Public Library - Main Library November 9, 2013 Celebrating its 10th Anniversary, the Nashville Public Library Literary Award honors another legendary voice in the world of books and reading.

Past
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• Past Events

  05/18/13	Community Cinema: The Revolutionary Optimists Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  05/03/13	Salon@615 with Isabel Allende - Author of The House of the Spirits Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  04/20/13	NPL Puppet Truck Presents The Stonecutters Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  04/20/13	Aesop's Fables Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  04/18/13	Salon@615 with Cheryl Strayed - Author of Wild Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  04/13/13	WellFEST 2013 Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  04/13/13- 04/27/13	Hansel and Gretel Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  04/03/13	Salon@615 with Anne Lamott Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  03/26/13	"Experience Morocco Through the Eyes of a Native Son" Film Workshop Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  03/16/13	Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  03/12/13	Salon@615 with Becca Stevens - Founder of Magdalene House and Thistle Farms Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  03/08/13- 03/30/13	Wishing Chair Productions presents SkyBear Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  03/02/13	Nashville Reads author talk with Yann Martel Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  02/28/13	Civil Rights Public Art Project Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  02/27/13	Connected Tennessee State Broadband Summit Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  02/27/13	David Von Drehle, McNeely Pigott & Fox Speaker Series Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  02/21/13- 02/24/13	LEGO Competition! Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  02/16/13	NashvilleNext Kickoff Event Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  02/01/13- 02/28/13	Nashville Public Library Celebrates African-American History Month Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  01/11/13- 01/26/13	The Little Rabbit Who Wanted Red Wings Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  12/13/12	Salon@615 with Jon Meacham Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  12/05/12	Thinking Out of the (Lunch) Box: Conversations with a philosophical flavor with David Wood Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  11/27/12	Salon@615 with Barbara Kingsolver Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  11/16/12- 12/22/12	Wishing Chair Productions - Cinderella Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  11/14/12- 11/28/12	"Babies & Books" Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  11/13/12	Salon@615 with Emma Donaghue Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  11/10/12	Rooted to the Earth: Native American Ancestors Then & Now Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  11/07/12	Focus on the future topic of post-election (Lunch) Box talk Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  11/05/12	Salon@615 with Mem Fox Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  10/28/12	Duo Sudamericano - Virtuoso Showcase Classical Guitar Series Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  10/27/12	Nashville Public Library Literary Award Gala Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  10/27/12	2012 Literary Award Public Lecture Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  10/27/12	Nashville Reads Margaret Atwood Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  10/27/12	Margaret Atwood: Public Lecture Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  10/23/12	Salon@615 with Dennis Lehane Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  10/23/12	A Conversation with Pearl Cleage Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  10/19/12- 10/27/12	The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Ages 8 & Up) Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  10/16/12	Community Cinema: As Goes Janesville Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  10/14/12- 10/20/12	Teen Read Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  10/14/12	Youth Poet Performance Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  10/14/12	Nashville Writers Circle presents Adam Ross and John Egerton Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  10/11/12	Author Talk with Mark Shriver Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  10/11/12	The Nashville Symphony Instrument Petting Zoo Artober Tour Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  10/09/12	Salon@615 with Caroline Kennedy Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  10/09/12	Salon@615 with Louise Erdrich Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  10/09/12	Courtyard Concerts: Jason D. Williams Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  10/09/12	Courtyard Concerts: Rachel Rodriquez Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  10/09/12	Salon@615: Louise Erdrich "The Round House" Talk Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  10/03/12	Thinking Out of the (Lunch) Box: Conversations with a philosophical flavor with David Wood Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  10/02/12	Salon@615 with Michael Chabon Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  09/28/12- 10/27/12	Wishing Chair Production presents Ellingtown Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  09/25/12	Courtyard Concerts: The SteelDrivers Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  09/23/12	Virtuoso Showcase Classical Guitar Series Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  09/21/12- 09/29/12	Wishing Chair Production presents The Ordeal of Dr. Trifulgus Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  09/20/12	Salon@615 with Jennie Fields and Irene Goodman-Price Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  09/18/12	Salon@615 with Molly Ringwald Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  09/18/12	Courtyard Concerts: Sara Sant'Ambrogio Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  09/14/12- 09/15/12	Wishing Chair Production presents The World of Mother Goose Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  09/12/12	Weight of the Nation | Part 4: Challenges Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  09/11/12	Courtyard Concerts: Riders In The Sky Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  09/08/12	The Future of Freedom: Civil Liberties & the 2012 Election Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  09/08/12	Wishing Chair Production presents The World of Mother Goose Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  09/07/12	Wishing Chair Production presents The World of Mother Goose Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  09/05/12	Thinking Out of the (Lunch) Box Discussion Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  09/04/12	Courtyard Concerts: Radio Daze Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  09/04/12	Tennessee Virtual Academy Information Session Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  09/01/12	Wishing Chair Production presents The World of Mother Goose Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  08/28/12	Courtyard Concerts: Gypsy Hombres Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  08/21/12	Courtyard Concerts: James "Nick" Nixon Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  08/14/12	Weight of the Nation | Part 3: Children In Crisis Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  08/14/12	Courtyard Concerts: The WannaBeatles Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  08/11/12	Free Movies at Main: "The Brinks Job" Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  07/24/12	Chris Cleave -Salon @615 Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  07/21/12	International Zine Library Day Workshop Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  07/18/12	Eoin Colfer Salon@615 Author Talk: Artemis Fowl Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  07/15/12	Nashville Writers Circle w/Rodney Crowell & Jack Hurst Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  07/14/12	Shakespeare Allowed: The Taming of the Shrew Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  07/13/12- 08/04/12	A Midsummer Night's Dream Marionette Show Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  07/11/12	Mother Goose on the Loose Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  07/10/12	Weight of the Nation | Part 2: Choices Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  07/10/12- 07/11/12	Kid Kraft Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  06/30/12- 12/30/12	Why a Beautiful Book? Selections from the Wilson Limited Editions Collection Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  06/30/12- 12/30/12	Curtain Call Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  06/26/12- 07/31/12	Wii Play for Teens Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  06/14/12	Richard Ford -Salon @615 Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  06/12/12	June CityThink - Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  06/12/12	Fred Russell Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  06/12/12	Weight of the Nation | Part 1: Consequences Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  06/07/12- 06/10/12	Country by the Vines Nashville Wine Tour Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  06/05/12	Jeff Shaara -Salon @615 Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  06/02/12	Shakespeare Allowed: The Comedy of Errors Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  06/02/12	Community Outreach: Musical Petting Zoo at Summer Reading Kick-Off Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  06/02/12	Curtain Call Exhibit Opening Reception Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  06/02/12- 09/23/12	"Curtain Call" Entertainment Exhibit Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  05/25/12- 06/16/12	The Frog Prince by Wishing Chair Productions Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  05/24/12	Andrea Wolf -Salon @615 Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  05/19/12	Share A Book Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  05/17/12	Future Break Reception and Night at the Library Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  05/16/12	Salon @6:15: Ron Rash Author Talk & Book Signing Nashville Public Library - Main Library
  05/13/12	Afternoon with Sissy Spacek -Salon @615 Nashville Public Library - Main Library

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