Literacy Tips https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/ en Summer Reading Challenge in Full Effect! https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/2024/06/summer-reading-challenge-full-effect <span>Summer Reading Challenge in Full Effect! </span> <span><span>kmcajigas</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-06-11T01:00:00-05:00" title="Tuesday, June 11, 2024 - 01:00">Tue, 06/11/2024 - 01:00</time> </span> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--75-25"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block"> <div> <div><div class="media" data-id="14814"> <div><article> <div> <img loading="lazy" src="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/images/original/SRC_Logo%28CLR%29_FINAL_0.png" width="1500" height="1500" alt> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="14812"> <div class="text-long"><p>If you have not yet heard (and aren't already participating), <a href="https://library.nashville.org/events/summer-reading">Summer Reading Challenge</a> is ON! June 1 through July 31, keep track of your reading online via <a href="https://nashville.beanstack.org/reader365">Beanstack</a> or on a paper log (which you can <a href="https://library.nashville.org/events/summer-reading">print in multiple languages</a>, including Spanish, Arabic, Burmese, and more). </p><p>All reading counts, whether it's listening to an audiobook, reading out loud to someone else, reading an article online, reading for just five minutes or for many more minutes. Read and keep track of your reading every day to win a registration prize, coupons to area businesses, and entries to our grand prize drawing for a $150 gift card to a local bookstore! </p></div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="14816"> <div class="text-long"><p>Lest you think Summer Reading Challenge is just for kids, let me stop you right there. Summer Reading Challenge is for <strong>EVERYONE</strong>—kids, teens, and adults. If you are part of a daycare center, a summer program,  senior center, or other organization, you can even complete Summer Reading Challenge as a group!  </p></div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="14855"> <div class="text-long"><p>In addition to tracking your days of reading, you can also complete 10 special activities to win even more coupons. Check them out below!  </p><ul><li><span class="ui-provider gm bio bgm bip biq bir bis bit biu biv biw bix biy biz bja bjb bjc bjd bje bjf bjg bjh bji bjj bjk bjl bjm bjn bjo bjp bjq bjr bjs bjt bju" style="font-size:inherit;" dir="ltr">Visit your </span><a href title="https://library.nashville.org/locations"><span class="ui-provider gm bio bgm bip biq bir bis bit biu biv biw bix biy biz bja bjb bjc bjd bje bjf bjg bjh bji bjj bjk bjl bjm bjn bjo bjp bjq bjr bjs bjt bju" style="font-size:inherit;" dir="ltr">favorite branch</span></a><span class="ui-provider gm bio bgm bip biq bir bis bit biu biv biw bix biy biz bja bjb bjc bjd bje bjf bjg bjh bji bjj bjk bjl bjm bjn bjo bjp bjq bjr bjs bjt bju" style="font-size:inherit;" dir="ltr">.</span></li><li><span class="ui-provider gm bio bgm bip biq bir bis bit biu biv biw bix biy biz bja bjb bjc bjd bje bjf bjg bjh bji bjj bjk bjl bjm bjn bjo bjp bjq bjr bjs bjt bju" style="font-size:inherit;" dir="ltr">Ask a friend (or a librarian!) to recommend your next book.</span></li><li><span class="ui-provider gm bio bgm bip biq bir bis bit biu biv biw bix biy biz bja bjb bjc bjd bje bjf bjg bjh bji bjj bjk bjl bjm bjn bjo bjp bjq bjr bjs bjt bju" style="font-size:inherit;" dir="ltr">Read a book published in 2024.</span></li><li><span class="ui-provider gm bio bgm bip biq bir bis bit biu biv biw bix biy biz bja bjb bjc bjd bje bjf bjg bjh bji bjj bjk bjl bjm bjn bjo bjp bjq bjr bjs bjt bju" style="font-size:inherit;" dir="ltr">Read a book outloud to someone else.</span></li><li><span class="ui-provider gm bio bgm bip biq bir bis bit biu biv biw bix biy biz bja bjb bjc bjd bje bjf bjg bjh bji bjj bjk bjl bjm bjn bjo bjp bjq bjr bjs bjt bju" style="font-size:inherit;" dir="ltr">Read a book by a Native American author.</span></li><li><span class="ui-provider gm bio bgm bip biq bir bis bit biu biv biw bix biy biz bja bjb bjc bjd bje bjf bjg bjh bji bjj bjk bjl bjm bjn bjo bjp bjq bjr bjs bjt bju" style="font-size:inherit;" dir="ltr">From page to screen: read a book with a tv or movie adaptation!</span></li><li><span class="ui-provider gm bio bgm bip biq bir bis bit biu biv biw bix biy biz bja bjb bjc bjd bje bjf bjg bjh bji bjj bjk bjl bjm bjn bjo bjp bjq bjr bjs bjt bju" style="font-size:inherit;" dir="ltr">Read a book set in your home state or country.</span></li><li><span class="ui-provider gm bio bgm bip biq bir bis bit biu biv biw bix biy biz bja bjb bjc bjd bje bjf bjg bjh bji bjj bjk bjl bjm bjn bjo bjp bjq bjr bjs bjt bju" style="font-size:inherit;" dir="ltr">Read an award winning book.</span></li><li><span class="ui-provider gm bio bgm bip biq bir bis bit biu biv biw bix biy biz bja bjb bjc bjd bje bjf bjg bjh bji bjj bjk bjl bjm bjn bjo bjp bjq bjr bjs bjt bju" style="font-size:inherit;" dir="ltr">Read something from your to-read list.</span></li><li><span class="ui-provider gm bio bgm bip biq bir bis bit biu biv biw bix biy biz bja bjb bjc bjd bje bjf bjg bjh bji bjj bjk bjl bjm bjn bjo bjp bjq bjr bjs bjt bju" style="font-size:inherit;" dir="ltr">Read a book featured as part of </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSer7-NYgiBqkFDkKto24WQN6J3W3ITNTlOU0nKqHOijKpE8Bg/viewform"><span class="ui-provider gm bio bgm bip biq bir bis bit biu biv biw bix biy biz bja bjb bjc bjd bje bjf bjg bjh bji bjj bjk bjl bjm bjn bjo bjp bjq bjr bjs bjt bju" style="font-size:inherit;" dir="ltr">Adult Battle of the Books</span></a><span class="ui-provider gm bio bgm bip biq bir bis bit biu biv biw bix biy biz bja bjb bjc bjd bje bjf bjg bjh bji bjj bjk bjl bjm bjn bjo bjp bjq bjr bjs bjt bju" style="font-size:inherit;" dir="ltr">.</span></li><li><span class="ui-provider gm bio bgm bip biq bir bis bit biu biv biw bix biy biz bja bjb bjc bjd bje bjf bjg bjh bji bjj bjk bjl bjm bjn bjo bjp bjq bjr bjs bjt bju" style="font-size:inherit;" dir="ltr">Read a new genre.</span></li><li><span class="ui-provider gm bio bgm bip biq bir bis bit biu biv biw bix biy biz bja bjb bjc bjd bje bjf bjg bjh bji bjj bjk bjl bjm bjn bjo bjp bjq bjr bjs bjt bju" style="font-size:inherit;" dir="ltr">Reread a book you loved in school.</span></li><li><span class="ui-provider gm bio bgm bip biq bir bis bit biu biv biw bix biy biz bja bjb bjc bjd bje bjf bjg bjh bji bjj bjk bjl bjm bjn bjo bjp bjq bjr bjs bjt bju" style="font-size:inherit;" dir="ltr">Try again— give a book you never finished a second chance!</span></li><li><span class="ui-provider gm bio bgm bip biq bir bis bit biu biv biw bix biy biz bja bjb bjc bjd bje bjf bjg bjh bji bjj bjk bjl bjm bjn bjo bjp bjq bjr bjs bjt bju" style="font-size:inherit;" dir="ltr">Visit a new branch.</span></li><li><a href="https://events.library.nashville.org/cal/main/showEventList.rdo"><span class="ui-provider gm bio bgm bip biq bir bis bit biu biv biw bix biy biz bja bjb bjc bjd bje bjf bjg bjh bji bjj bjk bjl bjm bjn bjo bjp bjq bjr bjs bjt bju" style="font-size:inherit;" dir="ltr">Attend an NPL program</span></a><span class="ui-provider gm bio bgm bip biq bir bis bit biu biv biw bix biy biz bja bjb bjc bjd bje bjf bjg bjh bji bjj bjk bjl bjm bjn bjo bjp bjq bjr bjs bjt bju" style="font-size:inherit;" dir="ltr">.</span></li><li><span class="ui-provider gm bio bgm bip biq bir bis bit biu biv biw bix biy biz bja bjb bjc bjd bje bjf bjg bjh bji bjj bjk bjl bjm bjn bjo bjp bjq bjr bjs bjt bju" style="font-size:inherit;" dir="ltr">Read a book featuring someone with a disability.</span></li><li><span class="ui-provider gm bio bgm bip biq bir bis bit biu biv biw bix biy biz bja bjb bjc bjd bje bjf bjg bjh bji bjj bjk bjl bjm bjn bjo bjp bjq bjr bjs bjt bju" style="font-size:inherit;" dir="ltr">Celebrate Pride Month! Read a book by an LGBTQ author.</span></li><li><span class="ui-provider gm bio bgm bip biq bir bis bit biu biv biw bix biy biz bja bjb bjc bjd bje bjf bjg bjh bji bjj bjk bjl bjm bjn bjo bjp bjq bjr bjs bjt bju" style="font-size:inherit;" dir="ltr">Check out something that's not a book or DVD.</span></li><li><span class="ui-provider gm bio bgm bip biq bir bis bit biu biv biw bix biy biz bja bjb bjc bjd bje bjf bjg bjh bji bjj bjk bjl bjm bjn bjo bjp bjq bjr bjs bjt bju" style="font-size:inherit;" dir="ltr">Read or listen to your next book in a new format.</span></li></ul></div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="14888"> <div class="text-long"><p>Check out our <a href="https://events.library.nashville.org/cal/main/showEventList.rdo">events calendar</a> for a plethora of <a href="https://events.library.nashville.org/cal/main/showEventList.rdo">Summer Reading Challenge programming</a>. <a href="https://library.nashville.org/bringing-books-life">BBTL'</a>s own Caroline Cronin wrote <a href="https://library.nashville.org/blog/2024/05/library-events-children-summer">a fantastic round-up</a> of all our summer children's programs at the library. There's so much going on! </p></div> </div> </div> <div><div class="media" data-id="14890"> <div><article> <div> <img loading="lazy" src="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/images/original/qrcode_library.nashville.org__2.png" width="450" height="450" alt="QR Code Summer Challenge "> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="14891"> <div class="text-long"><p>Scan this QR code for more information about Summer Reading Challenge, or <a href="https://library.nashville.org/events/summer-reading">follow this link</a>. Summer Challenge  ends July 31, so get started today! </p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block"> <div> <div class="author-box"> <div class="author-box__photo"> <div> <img loading="lazy" src="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/small_85_85/public/images/avatar/KM%20Cajigas%20Pic.jpg?itok=4PAkMtT2" width="85" height="85" alt="Klem-Mari Cajigas"> </div> </div> <div class="author-box__info"> <h4 dir="ltr" class="name"> <span class="name__inner"> <a class="name__link" href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/profile/klem-mari"> <div>Klem-Mari</div> </a> </span> </h4> <div class="text-long"><p>In a former life, Klem-Marí was a Religious Studies scholar. She much prefers being the Family Literacy Coordinator for <a href="https://library.nashville.org/services/bringing-books-to-life">Bringing Books to Life</a>! She wants you to read and share books with the children in your life, and for those children to see you to read as well. Originally from Puerto Rico, Klem-Marí also enjoys her cat, baking, yoga, and the works of Octavia Butler.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="block"> <h2 class="h2">Section</h2> <div class="section--tags"> <ul> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/section/children" hreflang="en">Children</a></li> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/section/events" hreflang="en">Events</a></li> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/section/summer-reading-challenge" hreflang="en">Summer Reading Challenge</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="block"> <h2 class="h2">Genre / Topics</h2> <div class="section--tags"> <ul> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/topic/literacy-and-learning" hreflang="en">Literacy and Learning</a></li> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/topic/literacy-tips" hreflang="en">Literacy Tips</a></li> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/topic/seasons-and-holidays" hreflang="en">Seasons and Holidays</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="block"> <h2 class="h2">Age Groups</h2> <div class="section--tags"> <ul> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/audience/adults" hreflang="en">Adults</a></li> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/audience/children" hreflang="en">Children</a></li> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/audience/teens" hreflang="en">Teens</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 11 Jun 2024 06:00:00 +0000 kmcajigas 2933 at https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org Fresh Reads: Spooky Books for October https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/2023/10/fresh-reads-spooky-books-october <span>Fresh Reads: Spooky Books for October</span> <span><span>cmtaylor</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-10-26T16:00:00-05:00" title="Thursday, October 26, 2023 - 16:00">Thu, 10/26/2023 - 16:00</time> </span> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--75-25"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block"> <div> <div><div class="text" data-id="13845"> <div class="text-long"><div data-embed-button="media" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:media.wide" data-entity-embed-display-settings="[]" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="a32826c0-a08d-4656-b58d-a89268ce26e0" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"><article> <div> <img loading="eager" srcset="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/images/original/HHmonth%20%285%29.png?itok=ggtMPUj4 325w, https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/images/original/HHmonth%20%285%29.png?itok=0y3F8HcF 650w, https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/public/images/original/HHmonth%20%285%29.png?itok=7mP_tYdU 1000w" sizes="(min-width: 1290px) 1290px, 100vw" width="325" height="130" class="image" src="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/images/original/HHmonth%20%285%29.png?itok=ggtMPUj4"> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="13837"> <div class="text-long"><p>Fresh Reads is a stigma-free book collection explicitly designed for adults learning to read. These are great resources for native English-speaking adults who are developing basic literacy and adults learning English as a second language. </p> <p>The Fresh Reads book collections contain various reading media, including books, audiobooks, e-books, and Bookpacks (a paperback book + an audio version of that book). </p> <p>For this spooky season, pair these Fresh Reads picks with the film of the same title for a horrific Halloween evening!</p> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="13828"> <div class="text-long"><h2>Washington Irving Stories</h2><p>As an allegory of wasted youth or lost time, the character of Rip Van Winkle supplies a different sort of horror during this spooky season. Take your time while reading <em>Rip Van Winkle</em> to feel the closest to this character as you go on his journey of self-discovery. Irving is able to create his own folklore with the character and provides a moral for early Americans to realize the importance of self-responsibility. </p><figure role="group"> <div data-embed-button="media" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:media.wide" data-entity-embed-display-settings="[]" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="3926e572-b7f1-4343-b7fc-49aa724a2ba9" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"><article> <div> <img loading="eager" srcset="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/images/original/sleepy-hollow-johnny-depp-christina-ricci.jpg?itok=nBdRNgVK 325w, https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/images/original/sleepy-hollow-johnny-depp-christina-ricci.jpg?itok=R7GYnvcE 650w, https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/public/images/original/sleepy-hollow-johnny-depp-christina-ricci.jpg?itok=xzrmU340 800w" sizes="(min-width: 1290px) 1290px, 100vw" width="325" height="183" class="image" src="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/images/original/sleepy-hollow-johnny-depp-christina-ricci.jpg?itok=nBdRNgVK"> </div> </article> </div> <figcaption>Johnny Depp starred as Ichabod Crane and Christina Ricci as Katrina Van Tassel in Sleepy Hollow, directed by Tim Burton in 1998.  </figcaption> </figure> <p>Not only did Washington Irving create some of the first stories considered uniquely American, but October is the perfect time of year to sit back in a cozy spot and read <em>The Legend of Sleepy Hollow</em>. This Fresh Reads title boasts being one of the first American novels and can still captivate today’s modern readers as they follow Ichabod Crane’s battle to protect Sleepy Hollow from the likes of the Headless Horseman. This story is not the same light-hearted take as the 1949 Disney cartoon but is instead a darker tale. This is why <a href="https://catalog.library.nashville.org/Record/CARL0000229697">Tim Burton’s 1998 film </a>can provide the reader with additional imagery while reading.</p><p> </p></div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="catalog-widget-container"> <div class="catalog"> <div class="catalog__book_cover"> <img src="//catalog.library.nashville.org/bookcover.php?size=medium&id=bdfdf98e-82ea-2ae5-7578-8d2709eb9665-eng" alt="Catalog Book Cover"> </div> <div class="catalog__book_content"> <h3 class="title"> <span class="title__inner"> <a class="title__link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/bdfdf98e-82ea-2ae5-7578-8d2709eb9665-eng"> Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow </a> </span> </h3> <span class="authors"> By Washington Irving </span> </div> <div class="catalog__book_links"> <div class="links"> <div class="links__primary"> <ul> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/bdfdf98e-82ea-2ae5-7578-8d2709eb9665-eng"> Place Hold </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="links__secondary"> <ul> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/bdfdf98e-82ea-2ae5-7578-8d2709eb9665-eng#descriptionPanelBody"> More Info </a> </li> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/bdfdf98e-82ea-2ae5-7578-8d2709eb9665-eng#moreLikeThisPanelBody"> More Like This </a> </li> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/bdfdf98e-82ea-2ae5-7578-8d2709eb9665-eng"> Add to List </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="13836"> <div class="text-long"><h2>Tales of Terror from Edgar Allan Poe</h2> <p><i>The Pit and the Pendulum</i> by Edgar Allan Poe remains one of the greatest works of suspense and psychological horror. This tragic tale follows the journey of a man afflicted with delusion, ultimately facing his own mortality. The narrator is caught between a rock and a hard place, forced to confront his deepest fears and accept that terror may be the only path forward. Through this tale, Poe explores the human desire for knowledge of our own fate, as the mortal protagonist is given a glimpse into his own demise, choosing between the pit filled with rats or the swinging pendulum. This literary masterpiece is also an excellent companion to the <a href="https://catalog.library.nashville.org/Record/CARL0000267672">1961 film adaptation featuring Vincent Price</a>.</p> <figure role="group"> <div data-embed-button="media" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:media.wide" data-entity-embed-display-settings="[]" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="c8f92187-5dd9-4c6f-99db-d680dacc5fc5" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"><article> <div> <img loading="eager" srcset="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/images/original/MV5BMTUyMTYxOTk2NV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNjYwMDU2NA%40%40._V1_.jpg?itok=4_bx9ixT 325w, https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/images/original/MV5BMTUyMTYxOTk2NV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNjYwMDU2NA%40%40._V1_.jpg?itok=dJiab9kS 650w, https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/public/images/original/MV5BMTUyMTYxOTk2NV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNjYwMDU2NA%40%40._V1_.jpg?itok=5S-9M1gP 1023w" sizes="(min-width: 1290px) 1290px, 100vw" width="325" height="257" class="image" src="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/images/original/MV5BMTUyMTYxOTk2NV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNjYwMDU2NA%40%40._V1_.jpg?itok=4_bx9ixT"> </div> </article> </div> <figcaption>Vincent Price staring in the 1961 film The Pit and the Pendulum, directed by Roger Corman.</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="catalog-widget-container"> <div class="catalog"> <div class="catalog__book_cover"> <img src="//catalog.library.nashville.org/bookcover.php?size=medium&id=3aa077b5-e64e-0ed7-2cd2-f28c42c573bf-eng" alt="Catalog Book Cover"> </div> <div class="catalog__book_content"> <h3 class="title"> <span class="title__inner"> <a class="title__link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/3aa077b5-e64e-0ed7-2cd2-f28c42c573bf-eng"> The Pit and the Pendulum and Other Stories </a> </span> </h3> <span class="authors"> By Edgar Allen Poe </span> </div> <div class="catalog__book_links"> <div class="links"> <div class="links__primary"> <ul> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/3aa077b5-e64e-0ed7-2cd2-f28c42c573bf-eng"> Place Hold </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="links__secondary"> <ul> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/3aa077b5-e64e-0ed7-2cd2-f28c42c573bf-eng#descriptionPanelBody"> More Info </a> </li> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/3aa077b5-e64e-0ed7-2cd2-f28c42c573bf-eng#moreLikeThisPanelBody"> More Like This </a> </li> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/3aa077b5-e64e-0ed7-2cd2-f28c42c573bf-eng"> Add to List </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="13839"> <div class="text-long"><h2>Frankenstein: The Graphic Novel</h2> <p>Each adaptation of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s <em>Frankenstein </em>offers a distinct perspective into the connection between Victor Frankenstein and his monstrous creation. This graphic novel interpretation presents an immersive and chilling experience that remains faithful to the initial narrative. Witness Victor Frankenstein's journey as he divulges why he sought to create an immortal being, superior to any human, and the moral ramifications of his actions. Learn how Shelley’s use of dark imagery and terror works to expose the depths of man's ambition and the lengths they will go to achieve what they perceive to be the key to saving humanity from our mortal fate. You can pair this Fresh Reads graphic novel with the classic <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Classic_Monsters">Universal Monsters </a>film <a href="3c430bc8-1624-a8ae-270c-381d4a2e0f7e-eng"><i>Frankenstein </i></a><i>for a frightful Halloween evening.</i></p> <figure role="group"> <div data-embed-button="media" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:media.wide" data-entity-embed-display-settings="[]" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="8a0430e9-23d3-42ee-9508-1047b3a97234" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"><article> <div> <img loading="eager" srcset="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/images/original/Bride-of-Frankenstein.jpg?itok=PiAx0j5b 325w, https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/images/original/Bride-of-Frankenstein.jpg?itok=-RkjEjW2 650w, https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/public/images/original/Bride-of-Frankenstein.jpg?itok=K01vsucr 1200w" sizes="(min-width: 1290px) 1290px, 100vw" width="325" height="184" class="image" src="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/images/original/Bride-of-Frankenstein.jpg?itok=PiAx0j5b"> </div> </article> </div> <figcaption>Victor Frankenstein (Ernest Thesiger) and the Monster (Boris Karloff) in the 1935 film Bride of Frankenstein, directed by James Whale.</figcaption> </figure> <p><i> </i></p> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="catalog-widget-container"> <div class="catalog"> <div class="catalog__book_cover"> <img src="//catalog.library.nashville.org/bookcover.php?size=medium&id=ce0b0328-0f16-3253-97cd-e1e432b5d6b2-eng" alt="Catalog Book Cover"> </div> <div class="catalog__book_content"> <h3 class="title"> <span class="title__inner"> <a class="title__link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/ce0b0328-0f16-3253-97cd-e1e432b5d6b2-eng"> Frankenstein: The Graphic Novel </a> </span> </h3> <span class="authors"> By Joe Sutliff Sanders </span> </div> <div class="catalog__book_links"> <div class="links"> <div class="links__primary"> <ul> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/ce0b0328-0f16-3253-97cd-e1e432b5d6b2-eng"> Place Hold </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="links__secondary"> <ul> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/ce0b0328-0f16-3253-97cd-e1e432b5d6b2-eng#descriptionPanelBody"> More Info </a> </li> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/ce0b0328-0f16-3253-97cd-e1e432b5d6b2-eng#moreLikeThisPanelBody"> More Like This </a> </li> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/ce0b0328-0f16-3253-97cd-e1e432b5d6b2-eng"> Add to List </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="13840"> <div class="text-long"><h2>Checking In at the Overlook Hotel</h2> <p>Stephen King's <i>The Shining </i>has become a cult classic and renowned as one of the most popular horror stories of modern literature. Originally published in 1977, it was adapted into a film three years later. The story follows Jack Torrance's descent into madness, leading the reader on an existential journey. Despite its horror motifs, <i>The Shining</i> is essentially a family-centered adventure. Join in as the journey commences with Jack endeavoring to reconnect with his family while serving as the caretaker of the Overlook Hotel, where he aims to complete his novel. As the hotel's sinister forces begin to consume the Torrance family, the audience is taken on a harrowing journey through the hotel's many rooms. For a more immersive experience, consider watching the 1980 film adaptation featuring Jack Nicholson while following along with this Fresh Reads pack.</p> <figure role="group"> <div data-embed-button="media" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:media.wide" data-entity-embed-display-settings="[]" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="2c72d829-1bcf-458a-a0aa-eb9afab062a4" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"><article> <div> <img loading="eager" srcset="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/images/original/631015.png?itok=NLxUi-4e 325w, https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/images/original/631015.png?itok=txQWJhub 650w, https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/public/images/original/631015.png?itok=mrdYADZ8 1300w, https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/images/original/631015.png?itok=irHyFCpw 1920w" sizes="(min-width: 1290px) 1290px, 100vw" width="325" height="183" class="image" src="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/images/original/631015.png?itok=NLxUi-4e"> </div> </article> </div> <figcaption>Jack Nicholson starring as Jack Torrance in the 1980 film The Shining, directed by Stanley Kubrick.</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="catalog-widget-container"> <div class="catalog"> <div class="catalog__book_cover"> <img src="//catalog.library.nashville.org/bookcover.php?size=medium&id=04613fdd-3a85-a467-41e5-6d8b1fe349a6-eng" alt="Catalog Book Cover"> </div> <div class="catalog__book_content"> <h3 class="title"> <span class="title__inner"> <a class="title__link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/04613fdd-3a85-a467-41e5-6d8b1fe349a6-eng"> The Shining </a> </span> </h3> <span class="authors"> By Stephen King </span> </div> <div class="catalog__book_links"> <div class="links"> <div class="links__primary"> <ul> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/04613fdd-3a85-a467-41e5-6d8b1fe349a6-eng"> Place Hold </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="links__secondary"> <ul> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/04613fdd-3a85-a467-41e5-6d8b1fe349a6-eng#descriptionPanelBody"> More Info </a> </li> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/04613fdd-3a85-a467-41e5-6d8b1fe349a6-eng#moreLikeThisPanelBody"> More Like This </a> </li> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/04613fdd-3a85-a467-41e5-6d8b1fe349a6-eng"> Add to List </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="13835"> <div class="text-long"><h2>Check Out More Fresh Reads!</h2> <a href="https://catalog.library.nashville.org/Search/Results?searchIndex=Keyword&filter[]=collection%3A%22Fresh+Reads%22&sort=relevance&view=covers&searchSource=local"> <div data-embed-button="media" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:media.wide" data-entity-embed-display-settings="[]" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="3822b448-23ef-4090-8b19-c7917dce4ea0" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"><article> <div> <img loading="eager" srcset="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/images/original/Fresh-Reads-logo.jpg?itok=c0h8MdKX 325w, https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/images/original/Fresh-Reads-logo.jpg?itok=NmgUk4bD 650w, https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/public/images/original/Fresh-Reads-logo.jpg?itok=0yhW43g- 1136w" sizes="(min-width: 1290px) 1290px, 100vw" width="325" height="130" class="image" src="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/images/original/Fresh-Reads-logo.jpg?itok=c0h8MdKX"> </div> </article> </div> </a> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block"> <div> <div class="author-box"> <div class="author-box__photo"> <div> <img loading="lazy" src="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/small_85_85/public/images/avatar/Cassandra-Taylor_thumb.jpg?itok=fEwA78iy" width="85" height="85" alt="cassandra photo"> </div> </div> <div class="author-box__info"> <h4 dir="ltr" class="name"> <span class="name__inner"> <a class="name__link" href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/profile/cassandra"> <div>Cassandra</div> </a> </span> </h4> <div class="text-long"><p>Cassandra Taylor received her Bachelor’s in English (Writing Concentration) and Master of Library Science from Middle Tennessee State University. She has worked in public libraries and higher education for the past five years and also taught General English for college. Cassandra is the Program Specialist for Adult Literacy at Nashville Public Library where her goal is to provide equal access and educate library patrons about the diverse resources available at NPL.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="block"> <h2 class="h2">Section</h2> <div class="section--tags"> <ul> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/section/books-movies-music" hreflang="en">Books Movies Music</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="block"> <h2 class="h2">Genre / Topics</h2> <div class="section--tags"> <ul> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/topic/comics-and-graphic-novels" hreflang="en">Comics and Graphic Novels</a></li> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/topic/fiction-and-literature" hreflang="en">Fiction and Literature</a></li> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/topic/horror-and-thriller" hreflang="en">Horror and Thriller</a></li> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/topic/literacy-tips" hreflang="en">Literacy Tips</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="block"> <h2 class="h2">Age Groups</h2> <div class="section--tags"> <ul> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/audience/adults" hreflang="en">Adults</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> Thu, 26 Oct 2023 21:00:00 +0000 cmtaylor 2823 at https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org Looking for a Book by an Author of Color for Summer Reading Challenge? Read this Blog Post! https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/2023/07/looking-book-author-color-summer-reading-challenge-read-blog-post <span>Looking for a Book by an Author of Color for Summer Reading Challenge? Read this Blog Post! </span> <span><span>kmcajigas</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-07-01T01:00:00-05:00" title="Saturday, July 1, 2023 - 01:00">Sat, 07/01/2023 - 01:00</time> </span> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--75-25"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block"> <div> <div><div class="text" data-id="13155"> <div class="text-long"><p>Reading a book by an author of color in July can help you complete a <a href="https://library.nashville.org/events/summer-reading">Summer Reading Challenge</a> activity! Do you need some help finding a book written by an author of color? Let this blog post be your guide!</p> <p>Before we begin, a note about what we mean by "authors of color." When speaking about books published in the United States, for example, we are referring to authors of non-Euro American backgrounds. In other words, authors who are not white.</p> <p>If we do not make the effort, it is very easy to only read books written by white authors. According to a 2020 report by The New York Times, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/12/11/opinion/culture/diversity-publishing-industry.html">95% of the fiction titles</a> published between 1950 and 2018 were written by white authors.</p> <p><strong>95 percent. </strong></p> <p>In children's literature, we talk about readers needing books that are "windows and mirrors." Coined by <a href="https://ehe.osu.edu/news/listing/rudine-sims-bishop-diverse-childrens-books?fbclid=IwAR2cJ9XemaRLe9pVeOeZVTOP8eDyUDEEd6XacBvfEPcHxWohtZcvOKOw96I">Rudine Sims Bishop</a>, Professor Emerita of Education at The Ohio State University, books are windows when they introduce the reader to worlds—people, places, ways of thinking— unfamiliar to them. Books are mirrors when the reader sees themself and their world reflected back to them.</p> <p>For some readers, then, it is that much easier to find books that are mirrors. But we need both. Take this opportunity during Summer Reading Challenge to read a book outside of that 95 percent.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="13148"> <div class="text-long"><h1>Lists Curated by NPL Staff</h1> <p>Part of a librarian's work is Readers' Advisory, or connecting patrons with the books best suited to their interests. Another part of our work is promoting our collection, highlighting the wide range of books available at the library. One way NPL staff accomplish both of these tasks is by curating lists of books available in our collection. If you want to read to a book written by an author of color, NPL staff have already done some of the legwork to help you find the ideal book.</p> <p>If you are looking for children's books by authors of color, one of the first places you should visit is our diverse books lists on the <a href="https://library.nashville.org/">NPL website</a>. Under "Books & More," look for <em>Audiences</em>, and click on "<a href="https://library.nashville.org/books-more/children">Children</a>."  Scroll until you come to the heading "Diverse Books," with the linked lists immediately following. Below is a screenshot from our website so you know what you are looking for. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="media" data-id="13149"> <div><article> <div> <img loading="lazy" src="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/images/original/Diverse%20Books%20Page%20from%20NPL%20Website.jpg" width="1354" height="482" alt> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="13150"> <div class="text-long"><p>You can search for more staff curated lists in the <a href="https://catalog.library.nashville.org/?browseCategory=online_available_now">library catalog</a> by entering your search terms in the search bar and selecting "Lists" in the drop down menu. It should look like the picture below. "Lists" is circled in red.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="media" data-id="13151"> <div><article> <div> <img loading="lazy" src="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/images/original/Catalog%20Search%20%20Bar_0.jpg" width="1307" height="209" alt> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="13152"> <div class="text-long"><p>A quick search for "Black Authors," for example, yielded this <a href="https://catalog.library.nashville.org/MyAccount/MyList/4190">awesome list of YA books</a> put together by Teen staff at Main! Searching for "Asian Authors" brought me to<a href="https://catalog.library.nashville.org/MyAccount/MyList/83163"> this list of children's chapter books </a>written by authors of Asian American or Pacific Islander background. </p> <p>Try different search terms and see what you discover. A search for "YA," for example, returned an absolute bevy of lists from which to choose your next read. Entering "Children"  in the search bar led me to even more lists. Consider other search terms, such as "chapter books," "picture books," or "biography." </p> <p>Lest you think that only Children and Teen librarians are putting together these helpful lists, here are some lists featuring recent fiction and nonfiction books for Adults: </p> <ul> <li><a href="https://catalog.library.nashville.org/MyAccount/MyList/82911">Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: New Fiction</a></li> <li><a href="https://catalog.library.nashville.org/MyAccount/MyList/84419">AAPI Heritage Month: New Nonfiction</a></li> <li><a href="https://catalog.library.nashville.org/MyAccount/MyList/81980">Black History Month 2023: New Nonfiction</a></li> <li><a href="https://catalog.library.nashville.org/MyAccount/MyList/81834">Black History Month 2023: New Fiction</a></li> </ul> <p>Hispanic Heritage Month 2023 will not be upon us until later this year, but you can still avail yourself of the books highlighted last year by Collection Development staff: </p> <ul> <li id="listTitle"><a href="https://catalog.library.nashville.org/MyAccount/MyList/79086">Hispanic Heritage Month 2022: New Fiction</a> </li> <li><a href="https://catalog.library.nashville.org/MyAccount/MyList/79034">Hispanic Heritage Month 2022: New Nonfiction </a> </li> </ul> <p>I personally put together the following three lists, all featuring books written by <a href="https://library.nashville.org/blog/2020/02/childrens-books-learn-about-puerto-rico-and-its-people">Puerto Rican </a>authors.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://catalog.library.nashville.org/MyAccount/MyList/55308">Children's Books About Puerto Rico and Written by Puerto Ricans </a></li> <li><a href="https://catalog.library.nashville.org/MyAccount/MyList/80838">Teen Fiction and Memoir Written by Puerto Ricans</a></li> <li><a href="https://catalog.library.nashville.org/MyAccount/MyList/80794">Adult Fiction and Memoir Written by Puerto Ricans</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="13154"> <div class="text-long"><h1>Use NoveList to Find Your Next Read </h1> <p>The <a href="https://library.nashville.org/research/databases/novelist">NoveList database</a>, available on the NPL website under <a href="https://library.nashville.org/research">"Education & Research,</a>" is a great tool to help you find your ideal book. To search specifically for books by authors of color, first try the <a href="https://search-ebscohost-com.ezproxy.library.nashville.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=neh&tg=UI&an=449732&site=novp-live">Explore! Diversity Resources</a> page. There are tips and resources to find books written by authors from specific backgrounds. </p> <p>On the left hand side of the NoveList homepage, check out the topics under "Recommended Reads  Lists." Under the Fiction tab you will find the "All Kinds of Lives" heading. The orange colored tab above allows you to select books for Adults, Teens, and Children. Books for children are further organized by age: those appropriate for ages 0-8 or 9-12. To guide you, check out the screenshot below, with the "All Kinds of Lives" heading circled in red. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="media" data-id="13213"> <div><article> <div> <img loading="lazy" src="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/images/original/NovelList%20%20All%20Kinds%20of%20Lives_0.jpg" width="1346" height="458" alt> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="13156"> <div class="text-long"><p>Under this heading you can find books written by authors representing a diversity of ethnic and religious backgrounds. The Nonfiction tab has a "Biography and Memoir" heading to explore, as well as "Real Life Stories" for Teens and Children. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="13214"> <div class="text-long"><h1>Other Resources </h1> <p>If you find a title by an author of color that piques your interest and NPL doesn't have the book in our collection, try <a href="https://nashville.illiad.oclc.org/illiad/">Interlibrary Loan</a>!  For more information about the ILL process, check out <a href="https://nashville.illiad.oclc.org/illiad/FAQ.html#av">this FAQ</a>. </p> <p>Interested in more "bespoke" Readers' Advisory from NPL staff? Check out our <a href="https://library.nashville.org/services/library-concierge">Library Concierge </a>service! NPL Librarians can help you find the perfect book, and moreover, using Library Concierge in July can help you complete another Summer Reading Challenge Activity! Way to go, Library Maven!</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block"> <div> <div class="author-box"> <div class="author-box__photo"> <div> <img loading="lazy" src="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/small_85_85/public/images/avatar/KM%20Cajigas%20Pic.jpg?itok=4PAkMtT2" width="85" height="85" alt="Klem-Mari Cajigas"> </div> </div> <div class="author-box__info"> <h4 dir="ltr" class="name"> <span class="name__inner"> <a class="name__link" href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/profile/klem-mari"> <div>Klem-Mari</div> </a> </span> </h4> <div class="text-long"><p>In a former life, Klem-Marí was a Religious Studies scholar. She much prefers being the Family Literacy Coordinator for <a href="https://library.nashville.org/services/bringing-books-to-life">Bringing Books to Life</a>! She wants you to read and share books with the children in your life, and for those children to see you to read as well. Originally from Puerto Rico, Klem-Marí also enjoys her cat, baking, yoga, and the works of Octavia Butler.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="block"> <h2 class="h2">Section</h2> <div class="section--tags"> <ul> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/section/books-movies-music" hreflang="en">Books Movies Music</a></li> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/section/events" hreflang="en">Events</a></li> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/section/summer-reading-challenge" hreflang="en">Summer Reading Challenge</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="block"> <h2 class="h2">Genre / Topics</h2> <div class="section--tags"> <ul> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/topic/authors" hreflang="en">Authors</a></li> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/topic/fiction-and-literature" hreflang="en">Fiction and Literature</a></li> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/topic/literacy-tips" hreflang="en">Literacy Tips</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="block"> <h2 class="h2">Age Groups</h2> <div class="section--tags"> <ul> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/audience/adults" hreflang="en">Adults</a></li> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/audience/children" hreflang="en">Children</a></li> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/audience/teens" hreflang="en">Teens</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> Sat, 01 Jul 2023 06:00:00 +0000 kmcajigas 2704 at https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org StoryCorps Highlight: Thank You, Teachers! https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/2023/05/storycorps-highlight-thank-you-teachers <span>StoryCorps Highlight: Thank You, Teachers!</span> <span><span>kwingate</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-05-06T00:05:00-05:00" title="Saturday, May 6, 2023 - 00:05">Sat, 05/06/2023 - 00:05</time> </span> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--75-25"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block"> <div> <div><div class="text" data-id="12766"> <div class="text-long"><p> </p> <p><em><a href="https://storycorps.org/">StoryCorps</a> is an American non-profit organization whose mission is to record, preserve, and share the stories of Americans from all backgrounds and beliefs. In 2007-08, StoryCorps operated a recording booth inside NPL’s Main Library. I had the honor of serving as an interview facilitator at the Nashville booth, and I’m writing this blog series to highlight some of our community members’ interviews.</em></p> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="12816"> <div class="text-long"><h2><em>"We always had a happy time in my classroom"</em></h2> <p>If you're anything like me, it's been a while since you were a student in a traditional classroom setting. And if you're anything like me, you sometimes have those dreams of realizing that you've forgotten to attend one of your classes all semester, and now it's time for the test. Or maybe you had a bad experience in school, and even just thinking back on it elicits feelings of fear or shame. Now, listen to A. Laidye Askew talk about her philosophy of education in her September 2007 StoryCorps interview, and try to imagine being a student in one of her classes. It sounds like fun, right? </p> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="media" data-id="12768"> <div><article> <div> <h2 class="heading--small--bold">A. Laidye Askew StoryCorps Interview</h2> </div> <div> <div class="audiofield audio-widget"> <div class="audiofield-player"> <div class="mediaelementaudio_frame"> <audio id="mediaelement_player_file-10082-vcwzr6nqorrrijtw" preload="auto" controls> <source src="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/audio/podcast/A_Laidye_Askew_StoryCorps_Interview.mp3"> Your browser does not support the audio element. </audio> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="media" data-id="12767"> <div><article> <div> <img loading="lazy" src="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/images/original/A_Laidye_Askew_StoryCorps_Photo.jpg" width="864" height="576" alt="African American woman in black shirt standing next to white woman in purple shirt against white background"> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="12817"> <div class="text-long"><h2><em>"Teaching is not telling"</em></h2> <p>As Ms. Askew explains, teaching is not telling. To really learn something, we need to understand it, not just be able to parrot it back on cue. One of the methods Ms. Askew used in her classroom is the <a href="https://www.edutopia.org/article/using-socratic-method-your-classroom">Socratic Method</a>, in which the teacher asks many questions of the students, not only to test their knowledge, but to assess and sharpen their understanding of the material. When done skillfully, this method can hone students' critical thinking skills. </p> <p>The Socratic Method is commonly employed in law school classrooms. The University of Chicago School of Law describes the Socratic Method <a href="https://www.law.uchicago.edu/socratic-method">this way</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Socrates (470-399 BC) was a Greek philosopher who sought to get to the foundations of his students' and colleagues' views by asking continual questions until a contradiction was exposed, thus proving the fallacy of the initial assumption. This became known as the Socratic Method, and may be Socrates' most enduring contribution to philosophy.</p> </blockquote> <p>For younger children, the Socratic Method can help them listen to each others' points of view from a collaborative rather than judgmental standpoint, so they can have respectful dialogue with each other and their teacher.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="12863"> <div class="text-long"><h2>Expanding Horizons</h2> <p>Ms. Askew stressed that she always wanted to find out what made her students curious, and expand on that. NPL is proud to support students' curiosity through our <a href="https://www.mnps.org/learn/academics/library-services/limitless_libraries#:~:text=Limitless%20Libraries%20allows%20MNPS%20students,over%20a%20million%20more%20items.">Limitless Libraries</a> program, which allows MNPS students to reserve NPL materials and have them delivered right to their school, thereby reducing barriers to access. This groundbreaking program has been in operation since 2009, and has in effect added NPL's approximately one million items to what students' school libraries have to offer. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="12820"> <div class="text-long"><h2>Thank You, Teachers!</h2> <p>Did you have a teacher who impacted your life for the better? Have you ever told them what they mean to you? If you are able, why not take a moment to reach out and say thank you? It will very likely mean the world to them. </p> <p>If you'd like to listen to more stories by, about, and for teachers, check out this curated selection at <a href="https://storycorps.org/stories/?s=teachers">StoryCorps.org</a>. Want to learn more about the art of teaching? As usual, NPL has you covered. Here's some items to get you started:</p> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="container"> <div class="container__content container__content--support-iframe"> <div> <div class="iframe__wrapper"><div class> <style type="text/css">iframe#iframe-field_iframe-12769 {/*frameborder*/ border-width:0;/*scrolling*/ overflow:hidden;}</style> <iframe width="100%" height="100%" name="iframe-field_iframe-12769" id="iframe-field_iframe-12769" title="Learn More" allow="accelerometer;autoplay;camera;encrypted-media;geolocation;gyroscope;microphone;payment;picture-in-picture" src="https://catalog.library.nashville.org/API/SearchAPI?method=getCollectionSpotlight&id=973"> Your browser does not support iframes, but you can visit <a href="https://catalog.library.nashville.org/API/SearchAPI?method=getCollectionSpotlight&id=973"></a> </iframe> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block"> <div> <div class="author-box"> <div class="author-box__photo"> <div> <img loading="lazy" src="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/small_85_85/public/images/avatar/kate-blog-image.jpg?itok=YkVQYt-J" width="85" height="85" alt="kate"> </div> </div> <div class="author-box__info"> <h4 dir="ltr" class="name"> <span class="name__inner"> <a class="name__link" href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/profile/kate-0"> <div>Kate</div> </a> </span> </h4> <div class="text-long"><p>Kate is on the Shared Systems team at NPL, supporting Limitless Libraries and MNPS school librarians. She is passionate about all things sustainability, and in her spare time, she enjoys reading, caring for her backyard chickens, hiking, and spending as much time as possible outside.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="block"> <h2 class="h2">Section</h2> <div class="section--tags"> <ul> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/section/nashville-community-history" hreflang="en">Nashville / Community History</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="block"> <h2 class="h2">Genre / Topics</h2> <div class="section--tags"> <ul> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/topic/child-development" hreflang="en">Child Development</a></li> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/topic/community-life" hreflang="en">Community Life</a></li> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/topic/education-and-teaching" hreflang="en">Education and Teaching</a></li> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/topic/literacy-and-learning" hreflang="en">Literacy and Learning</a></li> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/topic/literacy-tips" hreflang="en">Literacy Tips</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="block"> <h2 class="h2">Age Groups</h2> <div class="section--tags"> <ul> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/audience/adults" hreflang="en">Adults</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> Sat, 06 May 2023 05:05:00 +0000 kwingate 2660 at https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org Book Review: My First Day https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/2021/07/book-review-my-first-day <span>Book Review: My First Day</span> <span><span>kmcajigas</span></span> <span><time datetime="2021-07-13T01:00:00-05:00" title="Tuesday, July 13, 2021 - 01:00">Tue, 07/13/2021 - 01:00</time> </span> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--75-25"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block"> <div> <div> <div class="catalog-widget-container"> <div class="catalog"> <div class="catalog__book_cover"> <img src="//catalog.library.nashville.org/bookcover.php?size=medium&id=d4ce796b-4698-c38d-ebf0-5d3700fcb488-eng" alt="Catalog Book Cover"> </div> <div class="catalog__book_content"> <h3 class="title"> <span class="title__inner"> <a class="title__link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/d4ce796b-4698-c38d-ebf0-5d3700fcb488-eng"> My First Day </a> </span> </h3> <span class="authors"> By Phùng Nguyên Quang, Huỳnh Him Liên </span> </div> <div class="catalog__book_links"> <div class="links"> <div class="links__primary"> <ul> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/d4ce796b-4698-c38d-ebf0-5d3700fcb488-eng"> Place Hold </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="links__secondary"> <ul> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/d4ce796b-4698-c38d-ebf0-5d3700fcb488-eng#descriptionPanelBody"> More Info </a> </li> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/d4ce796b-4698-c38d-ebf0-5d3700fcb488-eng#moreLikeThisPanelBody"> More Like This </a> </li> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/d4ce796b-4698-c38d-ebf0-5d3700fcb488-eng"> Add to List </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="9752"> <div class="text-long"><p>Although it is still July, August will soon be here, and with it, the start of a new school year for children in Nashville. Many of those children will start school for the very first time; others will be returning to school buildings after a COVID-19 related hiatus. Whatever the circumstances, the first day of school is a big deal. Some children mark the day with new outfits and a bevy of pictures. Others, meanwhile, begin the first of many <a href="https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/unreal-ways-education-kids-commute-transportation/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">intrepid commutes</a> to school.</p> <p><em><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/653290/my-first-day-by-phung-nguyen-quang-and-huynh-thi-kim-lien/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">My First Day</a> </em>chronicles the journey of one such student. Set in Vietnam on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mekong_Delta" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Mekong River Delta</a>, it details a young boy’s first solo journey on the Mekong River. Bolstered by his mama’s encouragement and his papa’s admonitions to be careful (“because that’s what papas do”), he sets off in his little open boat. “Today is the first day,” he narrates.</p> <p>The first day of what, actually? The purpose of the boy’s trip is not made immediately clear. The reader quickly learns, however, that this is an epic adventure. The small boat balances precariously on the river’s swelling waves, and the sky darkens with rain. The boy navigates his boat into the mangrove forest, dark and filled with the glittering eyes and sounds of unfamiliar animals. Fear slithers in, almost claiming our protagonist.</p> <p>But he clears the forest, and the sky opens to up to a wide, pastel vista filled with storks. The boy encounters more amazing sights: a school of colorful fish swim underneath his boat, and a herd of water buffalo crowds the shoreline. The water buffalo signal that he has arrived at his destination. The boy greets his friends, who are in their own boats. In the distance, a building beckons; it is the school, and the first day of classes is about to begin.</p> <p>Although the protagonist’s exact destination is not revealed until the end of the book, there are hints along the way. The “unfamiliar hallways” of the mangrove forest are marked by “the chatter of a classroom full of animals,” and the boy writes his name “across the blackboard of the river” as he makes his way. For those sharing this book with children, bringing attention to these context clues is a good exercise in making predictions about our reading. Children who may be nervous about the first day of school and how they will get there (school bus, public transportation, or carpooling, for example) will find a lot with which to identify in this book.</p> <p>Creators <a href="https://www.instagram.com/phung.nguyenquang/?hl=en" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Phùng Nguyên Quang</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/killien.huynh/?hl=en" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Huỳnh Him Liên</a> (also known as <a href="https://www.kaaillustration.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Kaa Illustration</a>), have given us a feast of a book. The text is poetically evocative with beautiful turns of phrase, yet it is accessible to even very young readers. The moments of drama and even suspense in the text make it an engaging read aloud. The illustrations are truly sumptuous: the roiling waves of the Mekong River, an enormous python winding its way through the mangrove forest, bellowing water buffalo — it all makes for a book to pore over and read again and again.</p> <p> </p> <p>*<em>This review was adapted from a <a href="https://glli-us.org/2021/05/12/worldkidlit-wednesday-my-first-day/">blog post</a> </em><em>originally published at the <a href="https://glli-us.org/">Global Literatures in Libraries Initiative</a> blog. </em></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block"> <h2 class="h2">You might also like...</h2> <div> <div> <div class="catalog-widget-container"> <div class="catalog"> <div class="catalog__book_cover"> <img src="//catalog.library.nashville.org/bookcover.php?size=medium&id=f6d9f608-fbcb-634d-2ef5-eada7b420ace-eng" alt="Catalog Book Cover"> </div> <div class="catalog__book_content"> <h3 class="title"> <span class="title__inner"> <a class="title__link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/f6d9f608-fbcb-634d-2ef5-eada7b420ace-eng"> All Are Welcome </a> </span> </h3> <span class="authors"> By Alexandra Penfold </span> </div> <div class="catalog__book_links"> <div class="links"> <div class="links__primary"> <ul> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/f6d9f608-fbcb-634d-2ef5-eada7b420ace-eng"> Place Hold </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="links__secondary"> <ul> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/f6d9f608-fbcb-634d-2ef5-eada7b420ace-eng#descriptionPanelBody"> More Info </a> </li> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/f6d9f608-fbcb-634d-2ef5-eada7b420ace-eng#moreLikeThisPanelBody"> More Like This </a> </li> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/f6d9f608-fbcb-634d-2ef5-eada7b420ace-eng"> Add to List </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="catalog-widget-container"> <div class="catalog"> <div class="catalog__book_cover"> <img src="//catalog.library.nashville.org/bookcover.php?size=medium&id=21aeed5f-6c01-4145-2e9b-ed4d6aca74a1-eng" alt="Catalog Book Cover"> </div> <div class="catalog__book_content"> <h3 class="title"> <span class="title__inner"> <a class="title__link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/21aeed5f-6c01-4145-2e9b-ed4d6aca74a1-eng"> Ming Goes to School </a> </span> </h3> <span class="authors"> By Deirdre Sullivan </span> </div> <div class="catalog__book_links"> <div class="links"> <div class="links__primary"> <ul> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/21aeed5f-6c01-4145-2e9b-ed4d6aca74a1-eng"> Place Hold </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="links__secondary"> <ul> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/21aeed5f-6c01-4145-2e9b-ed4d6aca74a1-eng#descriptionPanelBody"> More Info </a> </li> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/21aeed5f-6c01-4145-2e9b-ed4d6aca74a1-eng#moreLikeThisPanelBody"> More Like This </a> </li> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/21aeed5f-6c01-4145-2e9b-ed4d6aca74a1-eng"> Add to List </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="catalog-widget-container"> <div class="catalog"> <div class="catalog__book_cover"> <img src="//catalog.library.nashville.org/bookcover.php?size=medium&id=205f8dc4-03fd-db9c-4ac7-1a6ca0dca00d-eng" alt="Catalog Book Cover"> </div> <div class="catalog__book_content"> <h3 class="title"> <span class="title__inner"> <a class="title__link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/205f8dc4-03fd-db9c-4ac7-1a6ca0dca00d-eng"> Mom, It's My First Day of Kindergarten! 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She much prefers being the Family Literacy Coordinator for <a href="https://library.nashville.org/services/bringing-books-to-life">Bringing Books to Life</a>! She wants you to read and share books with the children in your life, and for those children to see you to read as well. Originally from Puerto Rico, Klem-Marí also enjoys her cat, baking, yoga, and the works of Octavia Butler.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="block"> <h2 class="h2">Section</h2> <div class="section--tags"> <ul> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/section/children" hreflang="en">Children</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="block"> <h2 class="h2">Genre / Topics</h2> <div class="section--tags"> <ul> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/topic/child-development" hreflang="en">Child Development</a></li> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/topic/education-and-teaching" hreflang="en">Education and Teaching</a></li> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/topic/literacy-and-learning" hreflang="en">Literacy and Learning</a></li> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/topic/literacy-tips" hreflang="en">Literacy Tips</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="block"> <h2 class="h2">Age Groups</h2> <div class="section--tags"> <ul> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/audience/adults" hreflang="en">Adults</a></li> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/audience/children" hreflang="en">Children</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 13 Jul 2021 06:00:00 +0000 kmcajigas 2072 at https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org Think You Need Books to Teach Your Baby to Read? Think Again! https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/2021/06/think-you-need-books-teach-your-baby-read-think-again <span>Think You Need Books to Teach Your Baby to Read? Think Again!</span> <span><span>ecbrown</span></span> <span><time datetime="2021-06-28T02:30:00-05:00" title="Monday, June 28, 2021 - 02:30">Mon, 06/28/2021 - 02:30</time> </span> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--75-25"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block"> <div> <div><div class="media" data-id="9708"> <div><article> <div> <img loading="lazy" src="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/images/original/asian%20mother%20and%20toddler%20reading.jpg" width="2121" height="1414" alt> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="9700"> <div class="text-long"><p class="intro-text">Go Beyond Books as You “Press Play” with Your Lil’ Ones During the Summer Reading Challenge!</p></div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="9701"> <div class="text-long"><p>If there’s one thing that all parents and caregivers want — regardless of how they choose to pursue it — it’s what’s best for their children. </p> <p>We all strive to give babies and toddlers the best head start at excelling in life, however we can. Whether that’s working multiple jobs to keep food on the table, sacrificing our own needs to provide for theirs, or simply giving up our free time to spend more time with them, parents and caregivers the world over put their children first.</p> <p>And one of the most important steps you can take to give your children the best possible shot in life is instilling in them a love of reading.</p> <p>But it isn’t always so simple. During those early years, babies and toddlers can’t read for themselves; they invest their energy in other things; and they may simply have no interest in reading a book at all.</p> <p>All of that’s okay! There are plenty of ways to get your babies and toddlers reading-ready for school and life, whether they pick up a book or not. Since our Summer Reading Challenge is the perfect excuse to spend time reading every day, we wanted to give parents and caregivers some pro-tips to help you make the most of your reading time every day.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="9702"> <div class="text-long"><h2>Have a Little Chat</h2> <p>When it comes to literacy, the end goal is to be able to pull meaning from words, place them in their proper context, and use them to communicate. And one of the simplest, most effective ways to learn words is simply to hear them spoken!</p> <p>Think about it like this: what’s one thing that all babies and toddlers do as they spend time with you? They mimic you. If you do it, they’ll give it a go. If you say it, they’ll definitely repeat it (that never gets us in trouble, right?). Babies and toddlers have an amazing capacity to pick up language quickly as they get older, so talking is the perfect way to teach them new words!</p> <p>But what should you talk about? The real answer is it doesn’t really matter – just talk! You can talk about your day at work, something that you learned recently, point out different colors and shapes...the possibilities are limitless. There are going to be plenty of words that go right over your kids’ heads at first. That’s perfectly fine! The important thing is that your kids are hearing words, starting to mimic them, and as they go along, forming context around what they mean.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="9703"> <div class="text-long"><h2>Strike Up the Band</h2> <p>As parents and caregivers, singing is one of the best tools you have to teach your children to read. It slows language down, allowing kids to pick up sounds and individual syllables more clearly. And, most importantly, it’s fun to sing, so they stay interested!</p> <p>And just like talking, it doesn’t really matter what you sing! You could use like the “Alphabet Song,” “Old MacDonald Had a Farm,” or “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” but you certainly don’t have to. You can sing along to something on the radio, to the songs in your kids’ favorite TV shows, or even to songs you make up together! </p> <p>Whatever you decide to sing, make sure you slow down as you sing so that your child catches every sound and every word. Clap as you sing so that they learn to enunciate syllables and start to feel the rhythm.</p> <p>And don’t worry if you’re nowhere near a contender for America’s Got Talent; your kids won’t judge you, no matter how bad you think your voice is. </p> <p>So, sing away!</p> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="media" data-id="9709"> <div><article> <div> <img loading="lazy" src="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/images/original/toddlers%20and%20baby%20writing.jpg" width="2121" height="1414" alt> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="9704"> <div class="text-long"><h2>Write This Down</h2> <p>You know those little arts and crafts projects your kiddos make at daycare? The ones you admire and then get rid of on the sly because you’re running out of room? Well, your kids may not become the next Picasso or anything, but for learning to read, those little projects are essential!</p> <p>Writing is a key component of literacy, and when kids are making marks on paper (or, more often than not, scribbling) what they’re really doing is improving their writing. They’re learning how to construct letters from lines; how to recall and recognize different letters and symbols; and slowly putting them together, like a puzzle, to create meaning.</p> <p>Take some time to write or draw with your kids every day. Practicing the ABCs is a perfect thing to do – or have your kids journal, or write out a story, if they’re a bit older. Just let them write about what’s interesting to them, and don’t worry if all they’re getting is scribbles at this point – they’ll improve with practice!</p> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="9705"> <div class="text-long"><h2>Take Time for Playtime</h2> <p>LEGOs scattered all over the floor, just waiting to stab you in the feet like little, spikey landmines. Crayons littering the tabletop, leaving nice streaks of colored wax all over your furniture. Stuffed animals strewn to the far reaches of the living room and back, presenting the cutest, fuzziest slipping hazards ever conceived. Sounds like a familiar scene, right?</p> <p>In some ways, playtime (for parents, at least) can be a real pain, literally and figuratively! Despite that, we can’t recommend enough that you give your kids plenty of time to play with toys, books, and more. Why? Because it’s the number one way that children learn!</p> <p>When kids are playing, they’re not just having fun – they’re learning about their world. They’re investigating toys to understand how they work; using objects in new ways and discovering different ways of combining them; and exploring concepts through storytelling. In fact, research shows that kids use more sophisticated language in play time than any other time of day!</p> <p>So, while you may not associate tea time with Mr. Rabbit, or whatever your child’s favorite friend’s name is, with literacy, trust us: that’s exactly what it is!</p> <p>Beyond literacy, playtime is a key component in a child’s social/emotional development, too. It’s how they learn about and practice concepts like sharing, problem solving, and critical thinking.</p> <p>Make sure that throughout the day you’ve given your children plenty of time to play! They’ll appreciate and learn from it, and you’ll get all the joyful memories that come with it.</p> <p>Just mind your feet.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="9706"> <div class="text-long"><h2>Read Every Day</h2> <p>Even though babies and toddlers may not be able to read for themselves — or may not be interested in doing it themselves — that doesn’t mean they don’t enjoy listening to you read to them. </p> <p>Just like with talking, children really tune in when they hear your voice, and they focus on what you’re saying. Reading aloud is just a more “formal” way to go about it, but it’s a key one, nevertheless.</p> <p>Aside from language, reading to your kids sets an example that they’ll follow. They’ll see you turning pages and want to do so for themselves. They’ll be curious about why you go from this direction to that direction when you read. Most of all, they’ll make a critical connection: if it’s important to you, it probably needs to be important to me, too.</p> <p>And don’t worry if your kiddos don’t actively pay attention while you’re reading. We’ve had many parents/caregivers tell us their kids can’t sit still for story time. Our advice? Don’t even try! Even if they’re playing or jumping around while you read, they’re still getting the benefits of oral language, so let them go buck wild while you read aloud.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="9707"> <div class="text-long"><h2>Reward Your Kids (and Yourself) with the Summer Reading Challenge</h2> <p>Thanks for reading through this post today, and we hope you found it helpful!</p> <p>Like we said at the beginning, Summer Reading Challenge is the perfect excuse to practice these five hallmarks of literacy every day, and reap rewards for what you’re doing. <a href="http://library.nashville.org/summerchallenge">Signing up and tracking minutes is easy to do</a>, whether you prefer online or using our paper reading logs.</p> <p><strong>Bonus:</strong> the time you spend reading to your lil’ ones? It counts for you, too. </p> <p>So, start your reading journey with your babies and toddlers today, and enjoy the Summer Reading Challenge your way!</p> <p>P.S. The time you spent reading this post? It counts toward your minutes, so feel free to jot ‘em down!</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block"> <div> <div class="author-box"> <div class="author-box__photo"> <div> <img loading="lazy" src="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/small_85_85/public/images/avatar/picture-938-1566490785.png?itok=LhwKeKLp" width="85" height="85" alt="Wizard avatar "> </div> </div> <div class="author-box__info"> <h4 dir="ltr" class="name"> <span class="name__inner"> <a class="name__link" href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/profile/ed"> <div>Ed</div> </a> </span> </h4> <div class="text-long"><p>Ed's a proud member of NPL's Marketing and Communications team. Some of his favorite books include <em>Dracula</em>, <em>Once an Eagle</em>, <em>Neuromancer</em>, <em>Starship Troopers</em>, <em>The Black Company</em>, <em>Berserk</em>, <em>Blade of the Immortal</em>, <em>Blame!</em> and <em>Vampire Hunter D</em>. When not at the Library, you'll find him spending time with his wife and son, doing interval training, reading, or waiting for the next FromSoftware game.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="block"> <h2 class="h2">Section</h2> <div class="section--tags"> <ul> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/section/news-feature" hreflang="en">News Feature</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="block"> <h2 class="h2">Genre / Topics</h2> <div class="section--tags"> <ul> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/topic/child-development" hreflang="en">Child Development</a></li> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/topic/literacy-and-learning" hreflang="en">Literacy and Learning</a></li> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/topic/literacy-tips" hreflang="en">Literacy Tips</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="block"> <h2 class="h2">Age Groups</h2> <div class="section--tags"> <ul> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/audience/adults" hreflang="en">Adults</a></li> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/audience/babies-0-18-months" hreflang="en">Babies (0-18 months)</a></li> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/audience/toddlers-18-months-2-years" hreflang="en">Toddlers (18 months-2 years)</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> Mon, 28 Jun 2021 07:30:00 +0000 ecbrown 2060 at https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org Hey, Nashville Parents: Your Kids Can Have a Blast During the Summer Reading Challenge https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/2021/06/hey-nashville-parents-your-kids-can-have-blast-during-summer-reading-challenge <span>Hey, Nashville Parents: Your Kids Can Have a Blast During the Summer Reading Challenge</span> <span><span>ecbrown</span></span> <span><time datetime="2021-06-14T02:30:00-05:00" title="Monday, June 14, 2021 - 02:30">Mon, 06/14/2021 - 02:30</time> </span> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--75-25"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block"> <div> <div><div class="media" data-id="9634"> <div><article> <div> <img loading="lazy" src="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/images/original/Boy%20reading%20with%20headphones%20and%20tablet.jpg" width="6720" height="4480" alt> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="9627"> <div class="text-long"><p class="intro-text">And They Don’t Even Have to Pick Up a Book</p> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="9628"> <div class="text-long"><p>If you’re a parent/caregiver to school-aged kids, summer might be a bittersweet time for you.</p> <p>On the one hand, it’s a chance to spend more time with your kiddos, go on a vacation, and enjoy the beautiful weather. On the other, no school means routines are thrown into disarray, you have to arrange for someone to watch your kids while you’re at work, and the threat of boredom is ever-present.</p> <p>Trust us: we feel you. At Nashville Public Library (NPL), many of us are working parents, too. We deal with many of the same challenges you do, and we feel many of the same joys and pressures of parenthood.</p> <p>That’s why we can’t recommend the Summer Reading Challenge enough. With free prizes to be earned, a chance to keep up the learning strides kids make during school, and fun activities to keep kids engaged all summer, it’s a godsend to parents and caregivers everywhere. </p> <p>There are numerous ways to get your kids excited about participating, and we’ll discuss just a few of them, as well as some pro tips to help you get started, below.</p> <p><strong>Spoiler:</strong> Some of them don’t involve books at all!</p> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="9629"> <div class="text-long"><h2>Reading for Kids Who Hate Reading</h2> <p>If we want to ensure that all kids are reading-ready for school and life, then we need to begin by acknowledging a hard truth: there are a lot of kids out there who don’t like to read.</p> <p>According to Scholastic’s “<a href="https://www.scholastic.com/readingreport/navigate-the-world.html">Kids & Family Reading Report (7th Ed.)</a>,” just 58% of children surveyed said they love or like reading books a lot in 2018. That’s down from 60% in 2010. An even more concerning result is that by the time they reach 9 years of age, only 35% of kids read for fun, five to seven days per week, compared to 57% of 8-year-olds.</p> <p>So, the challenge for parents, caregivers, teachers, librarians, and everyone else who cares about children is this: how can we foster literacy in kids who hate reading?</p> <p>Good news: we’ve got plenty of options.</p> <p>You could, for example:</p> <ul> <li>Encourage your kids to act out or tell their own stories, campfire style</li> <li>Create your own games, while writing out your own rules, for your family to play</li> <li>Have kids write about their day, a poem, or anything they like writing about</li> <li>Sing songs together, whether they be songs you hear on TV shows, on your favorite streaming channels, from school, or even ones you make up on your own</li> </ul> <p>Notice anything? None of these ideas involve books at all! But they do involve words and using them to create context. </p> <p>“It’s important that parents and caregivers know that literacy isn’t about just sitting and reading,” said Ashley Tyler-Walker, a Children’s Librarian at NPL’s Edmondson Pike location. “Literacy is about learning to use words to create context and understand the world around us. You don’t have to just use books to do that.”</p> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="9630"> <div class="text-long"><h2>Let Them Choose Their Own Reading Adventure</h2> <p>Even if your child is inclined to read, nothing turns a reading enthusiast into a book-hater quicker than being forced to read things they don’t want to. It’s key that you allow kids to choose the books that are interesting to them.</p> <p>How do you do that? There are a couple of approaches you can take.</p> <p>The first one we recommend is tying what you read to one of the most beloved, oft-used words in the history of children’s vocabulary: “why?” As a parent/caregiver, that word may drive you up the wall with how often you hear it, but it’s the perfect excuse to read books that address those questions (and save you from those awkward, “How on earth do I answer that?” responses).</p> <p>Another option is to find books that are all about the things you know your kids love. One example is gaming — which more and more kids are getting into. From Mario to Fortnite to Minecraft, there are a lot of lil’ gamers out there. And guess what? There are lots of books about those same games!</p> <p>And don’t discount comic books, graphic novels, and manga! They’re more popular than ever with kids, and reading them counts just as much as anything William Shakespeare wrote.</p> <p>If you’re not sure what books might match your child’s interests, or don’t know exactly how to broach the subject with them, bring them to NPL! Our librarians are more than happy to help you explore titles for your kids to choose from.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="media" data-id="9635"> <div><article> <div> <img loading="lazy" src="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/images/original/Family%20reading%20in%20morning%20in%20bare%20feetGettyImages-1146123983.jpg" width="5760" height="3840" alt> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="9631"> <div class="text-long"><h2>Make NPL Your Summer Reading Challenge HQ</h2> <p>So, this might seem a little obvious since we’re the ones organizing and hosting the Summer Reading Challenge, but just so you know: we provide a lot of great resources you and your family can use to rack up your points for the Challenge. And we don’t just mean books!</p> <ul> <li>From story times to special guest performers to shows all about music, we’ve got <a href="https://events.library.nashville.org/cal/main/setSelectionList.do?b=de&listMode=true&setappvar=bwFilters(|||bwNav3-useragrpcalsuiteMainCampusSeriesSummerChallenge)&setappvar=bwQuery()">plenty of special events</a> centered around our theme of “Press Play” that your kiddos will love</li> <li>We’ve got tons of eBooks, eAudiobooks, digital comics and manga, and <a href="https://catalog.library.nashville.org/?browseCategory=online_available_now">much more in our catalog</a> that can read them anywhere, anytime, so long as you have an e-reader, phone, or computer, or tablet</li> <li>Beyond books, we’ve got a lot of great digital resources that not only encourage reading, but make it fun, including two of our favorites, <a href="https://library.nashville.org/research/databases/bookflix">BookFlix</a> and <a href="https://library.nashville.org/research/databases/readyrosie">ReadyRosie</a>, just waiting for you on our website.</li> </ul> <p>In case you didn’t know: we don’t charge overdue fees. And those eMedia listed above? They check themselves back in at the end of your lending period, so you never have to worry about missing your return date.</p> <p>The best part about all of these resources? You can use them without ever setting foot outside your door. Many of them don’t even require a library card to access, but for those that do, <a href="https://library.nashville.org/get-card">your library card</a> comes at no cost if you’re a resident of Davidson County.<br>  </p> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="9632"> <div class="text-long"><h2>Don’t Sweat the Details – Just Have Fun!</h2> <p>Anytime you hear words like “challenge” or “contest,” you or your kids might feel like you have to adhere to strict rules and guidelines to participate, and carve out special time each day to make it work.</p> <p>Take it from us: that’s not what the Summer Reading Challenge is about.</p> <p>If you’re a busy, always-on-the-go family, don’t think that you don’t have time to participate in the Challenge. Listen to an audiobook or sing-along playlist while you take your kids to school; let them follow along with the recipe while you cook dinner; have them read the nutritional labels and brand names while you grocery shop. There are lots of opportunities to read during your day without going out of your way.</p> <p>And when it comes to things like logging your minutes or keeping track of how long you’re reading, don’t stress over it. If your kids read for roughly 9.5 minutes, go ahead and say 10. Don’t have time to record your time as soon as you’re finished, or even that day? No problem – do it at the end of the week, or whenever’s most convenient for you.</p> <p>And maybe you’re feeling a little intimidated by the 600-minute goal to complete the challenge. Please, don’t be. It might seem big, but think about it like this: if your child reads every day from now until August 21, you’d only have to log roughly 17 minutes per day and they complete the Challenge (and you can log any minutes you’ve read since May 3)!</p> <p>This is very much your Challenge, so <a href="http://library.nashville.org/summerchallenge">sign up online</a>, or <a href="https://npl.readsquared.com/ProgramInfo.aspx?ID=25">get a paper reading log</a>, and start approaching the Challenge the way that works best for you and your family, today!</p> <p><strong>One parting note:</strong> be sure to give you and your kiddos points for reading through this post, and thanks for sticking with us to the end!<br>  </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block"> <div> <div class="author-box"> <div class="author-box__photo"> <div> <img loading="lazy" src="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/small_85_85/public/images/avatar/picture-938-1566490785.png?itok=LhwKeKLp" width="85" height="85" alt="Wizard avatar "> </div> </div> <div class="author-box__info"> <h4 dir="ltr" class="name"> <span class="name__inner"> <a class="name__link" href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/profile/ed"> <div>Ed</div> </a> </span> </h4> <div class="text-long"><p>Ed's a proud member of NPL's Marketing and Communications team. Some of his favorite books include <em>Dracula</em>, <em>Once an Eagle</em>, <em>Neuromancer</em>, <em>Starship Troopers</em>, <em>The Black Company</em>, <em>Berserk</em>, <em>Blade of the Immortal</em>, <em>Blame!</em> and <em>Vampire Hunter D</em>. When not at the Library, you'll find him spending time with his wife and son, doing interval training, reading, or waiting for the next FromSoftware game.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="block"> <h2 class="h2">Section</h2> <div class="section--tags"> <ul> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/section/news-feature" hreflang="en">News Feature</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="block"> <h2 class="h2">Genre / Topics</h2> <div class="section--tags"> <ul> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/topic/literacy-and-learning" hreflang="en">Literacy and Learning</a></li> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/topic/literacy-tips" hreflang="en">Literacy Tips</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="block"> <h2 class="h2">Age Groups</h2> <div class="section--tags"> <ul> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/audience/adults" hreflang="en">Adults</a></li> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/audience/children" hreflang="en">Children</a></li> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/audience/early-readers-k-2nd" hreflang="en">Early Readers (K-2nd)</a></li> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/audience/middle-readers-3rd-4th" hreflang="en">Middle Readers (3rd-4th)</a></li> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/audience/tweens-5th-6th" hreflang="en">Tweens (5th-6th)</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> Mon, 14 Jun 2021 07:30:00 +0000 ecbrown 2051 at https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org Think Summer Reading is Just for Kids? Not at All! https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/2021/05/think-summer-reading-just-kids-not-all <span>Think Summer Reading is Just for Kids? Not at All!</span> <span><span>ecbrown</span></span> <span><time datetime="2021-05-17T02:30:00-05:00" title="Monday, May 17, 2021 - 02:30">Mon, 05/17/2021 - 02:30</time> </span> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--75-25"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block"> <div> <div><div class="media" data-id="9538"> <div><article> <div> <img loading="lazy" src="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/images/original/Indian%20woman%20reading%20while%20listening%20on%20headphones%20and%20computer.jpg" width="5472" height="3648" alt> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="9532"> <div class="text-long"><p class="intro-text">Adults Can Have a Blast and Earn Real Benefits by Participating in Our Summer Reading Challenge</p></div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="9533"> <div class="text-long"><p>The Summer Reading Challenge at Nashville Public Library (NPL) has been a highly-anticipated event for many years now. The annual reading initiative sees people across Nashville engage in reading throughout the summer to earn points for free prizes and track their minutes for bragging rights with other book lovers.</p> <p>But for many adults (and we’re guessing this might apply to you since you’re reading this), participating in the Challenge may pose a few challenges of its own. Maybe you don’t like reading print books; maybe you don’t have time to set aside for leisurely reading; maybe you perceive the Challenge as a “just for kids” event.</p> <p>While all those concerns are understandable, we’re here to tell you: whether you like reading print books and have time for leisurely reading, or not, you can absolutely participate in the Summer Reading Challenge, and it's well worth your while to do so.</p> <p>Here’s how.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="9534"> <div class="text-long"><h2>Reading Beyond Print</h2> <p>When many people hear “reading,” what most likely comes to mind is sitting somewhere quiet and reading a print book. There’s nothing wrong with that, but reading encompasses so much more.</p> <p>“What we really want this year is for people to engage in literacy wherever they are and however they choose. Any reading you do contributes to literacy,” said Carlos Shivers, Branch Manager at the Edgehill Branch Library, and a member of the Summer Reading Challenge Committee.</p> <p>To put that in context, consider these examples. The time you spend going through email at work? That’s reading. Following a recipe while you prepare dinner? That’s reading. Reading a blog post for professional development or to catch up on the news? Yep, those count, too.</p> <p>That extends to reading in formats other than the printed word. For foreign film buffs or the hard of hearing, reading the subtitles in a movie or TV show counts. So does listening to your favorite podcast. And, most definitely, listening to audiobooks counts as reading.</p> <p>The main thing to recognize is that all of these activities are things many of us do every day. They don’t require you to go out of your way, and many don’t require that you ever set foot in a bookstore or even an NPL location. They’re all things you can do at home, at work, in the car, or anywhere else you find yourself.</p> <p>The Summer Reading Challenge is just an excuse to reward yourself for doing what you do every day.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="9535"> <div class="text-long"><p>Give Your Brain a Workout</p> <p>For kids, the benefits of reading are easily discernible. A better vocabulary, better writing and communication skills, and better performance in school all stand out as examples.</p> <p>But what about adults? You’ve probably heard, at least once in your life, something to the effect of “if you don’t start young you won’t get the most out of it.” Does that apply to reading, as well?</p> <p>The answer is: absolutely not, and we’ve got the science to prove it.</p> <p>As <a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/benefits-of-reading-books#builds-vocabulary">reported by <em>Healthline</em></a>, researchers have documented many cases where reading provides marked benefits to the reader, no matter their age. Some of the findings included:</p> <ul> <li>Increased brain activity, especially in the somatosensory cortex, which responds to physical sensations such as movement and pain.</li> <li>Increased empathy through identification with characters in stories.</li> <li>Improved vocabulary and communication skills, which 69% percent of surveyed employers said they value when considering job candidates.</li> <li>Reduced stress, even compared to yoga or bouts of humor.</li> <li>Reduced symptoms from age-related cognitive decline, such as dementia.</li> </ul> <p>But don’t think that the benefits of reading only pertain to typed or printed words.</p> <p>“Some people have this stigma that audiobooks and other audio-based literature ‘don’t really count as reading.’ That couldn’t be further from the truth! Audiobooks definitely count as reading, and they share many of the same benefits as reading print books,” said Cassie Welch, a Children’s Librarian at the Edmondson Pike Branch Library, and the Coordinator for the Summer Reading Challenge.</p> <p>In fact, <a href="https://time.com/5388681/audiobooks-reading-books/">as reported in <em>Time</em> magazine</a>, studies have shown that the developmental gains between traditional reading and audio-based literature are marginal, at most. This is doubly true when reading for leisure.</p> <p>So, prefer listening to an audiobook while you’re driving for your summer vacation? Don’t feel guilty and log those minutes!</p> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="media" data-id="9539"> <div><article> <div> <img loading="lazy" src="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/images/original/Two%20adults%20looking%20at%20books%20and%20tablit%20in%20library.jpg" width="5911" height="3941" alt> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="9536"> <div class="text-long"><h2>A Chance to Up Your Reading Game</h2> <p>Even if you’re already a devoted reader, and a regular Summer Reading Challenge participant, we encourage you to make this year’s Challenge a way to expand what and how you’re reading.</p> <p>“Summer Reading Challenge is a great time for adults to set their own reading goals. We ask you to read for at least 600 minutes throughout the summer, which is a great way to start a reading routine,” said Lauren Gilpin, a Librarian at the Bellevue Branch Library, who sits on the Summer Reading Challenge Committee. “For those who read regularly, I encourage adults to set a goal, such as to read more books by Black authors, or Asian and Pacific authors for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in May, or LGBTQ authors in June for Pride Month.”</p> <p>Beyond different authors, you could use the challenge to try out different “flavors” of reading. </p> <p>If you’re a print person, give an audiobook or eBook a try. If you normally read mysteries or thrillers, consider a fantasy or sci-fi title. If you’re big into fiction, try reading through a non-fiction title for a change. Never thought about reading graphic novels? Give ‘em a shot.</p> <p>There are numerous ways to approach the Challenge, but the end goal is this: when we explore new things and push our boundaries, human beings achieve clearer awareness of the world around them, greater empathy for others, and a deeper understanding of themselves.</p> <p>What better way is there to make those discoveries than by accomplishing your reading goals during the Summer Reading Challenge?</p> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="9537"> <div class="text-long"><h2>Begin Your Challenge Today</h2> <p>Thank you for taking the time to read this post, and we hope that it’s got you excited about participating in the Summer Reading Challenge!</p> <p>If you’re ready to challenge yourself (pun intended), the next steps are simple. <a href="http://library.nashville.org/summerchallenge">Visit our Summer Reading Challenge website</a>. From there, either register and start logging your minutes online, or print out a paper reading log to record your time. Once you hit 600 minutes, come into any of <a href="https://library.nashville.org/service-updates">our in-person service locations</a> to receive a free phone charger for iPhone and Android models, while supplies last.</p> <p>And please – don’t feel pressured to log your minutes as soon as you’re finished reading. You can log minutes as you go, at the end of the week or month, or anytime before the Challenge ends on August 21, whatever is most convenient for you.</p> <p>And if you're getting a late start this year, don’t worry. Any minutes you’ve read since the start of the Challenge on May 3 still count. </p> <p>Oh, by the way … go ahead and give yourself points for reading through this post. You’ve earned them!</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block"> <div> <div class="author-box"> <div class="author-box__photo"> <div> <img loading="lazy" src="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/small_85_85/public/images/avatar/picture-938-1566490785.png?itok=LhwKeKLp" width="85" height="85" alt="Wizard avatar "> </div> </div> <div class="author-box__info"> <h4 dir="ltr" class="name"> <span class="name__inner"> <a class="name__link" href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/profile/ed"> <div>Ed</div> </a> </span> </h4> <div class="text-long"><p>Ed's a proud member of NPL's Marketing and Communications team. Some of his favorite books include <em>Dracula</em>, <em>Once an Eagle</em>, <em>Neuromancer</em>, <em>Starship Troopers</em>, <em>The Black Company</em>, <em>Berserk</em>, <em>Blade of the Immortal</em>, <em>Blame!</em> and <em>Vampire Hunter D</em>. When not at the Library, you'll find him spending time with his wife and son, doing interval training, reading, or waiting for the next FromSoftware game.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="block"> <h2 class="h2">Section</h2> <div class="section--tags"> <ul> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/section/news-feature" hreflang="en">News Feature</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="block"> <h2 class="h2">Genre / Topics</h2> <div class="section--tags"> <ul> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/topic/literacy-and-learning" hreflang="en">Literacy and Learning</a></li> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/topic/literacy-tips" hreflang="en">Literacy Tips</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="block"> <h2 class="h2">Age Groups</h2> <div class="section--tags"> <ul> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/audience/adults" hreflang="en">Adults</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> Mon, 17 May 2021 07:30:00 +0000 ecbrown 2038 at https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org 'Tis the Season for Family Research: UPDATED https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/2022/12/tis-season-family-research-updated <span>'Tis the Season for Family Research: UPDATED</span> <span><span>sarntz</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-09-04T09:00:00-05:00" title="Friday, September 4, 2020 - 09:00">Fri, 09/04/2020 - 09:00</time> </span> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--75-25"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block"> <div class="field--text-with-summary"> <div><p>I originally wrote this blog post for March, 2018, because for some unknown reason, genealogy research seems to pick up around the end of February through March. Well, the trend has occurred again during quarantine, and this time makes more sense - you're home and you figure, why not? For whatever reason, we welcome the frequency of usage of our genealogy records. Here's a list of our most helpful and commonly-used materials, and some other tips when doing family research, with a few new additions. UPDATED AGAIN IN 2022 WITH THE ADDITION OF ANCESTRY LIBRARY EDITION TO THE LIBRARY WEBSITE!</p></div> </div> </div> <div class="block"> <div> <div><div class="media" data-id="7921"> <div><article> <div> <img loading="lazy" src="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/images/original/wills_and_marriage_records_books_edited_for_blog_1.jpg" width="509" height="543" alt="View of wills and marriage books in Metro Archives"> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="5489"> <div class="text-long"><p>Before giving you the list of our materials, I'd like to clarify to those that are reading but are not familiar with genealogy research, that genealogy is no easy task. Many individuals that have traced their families back several centuries have spent A LOT OF TIME (and money in some cases) doing it. While it's always worth it, just know that it's not a process that will yield all answers overnight, (unless a family member has already done the work for you, like my family). But you also don't need to be a professional for this kind of research, just patient and willing to do the work.</p> <p>It's also important to clarify for researchers planning to visit us that not all of the materials listed below are in one location. We do not have a genealogy corner set-up for easy access, so knowing what you specifically want to see, and names and dates is highly helpful for us when assisting you in this process.</p> <figure role="group" class="align-center"> <drupal-entity alt="Historic Photos Collection - Photo of Library staff looking at resources, circa 1964" data-embed-button="media" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:media.narrow" data-entity-embed-display-settings data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="513a33b0-98f1-46e4-917d-7f45f448d228" data-langcode="en"></drupal-entity> <figcaption>Photo of Library staff looking at resources, circa 1964</figcaption> </figure> <p>If reading everything I've written below doesn't satisfy you (you're a saint if you do read it all), and you want to know more, here are a couple of websites that will further broaden your genealogy mind:</p> <h3><a href="https://library.nashville.org/metro-archives">Our Website</a>:</h3> <drupal-entity data-embed-button="media" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:media.narrow" data-entity-embed-display-settings data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="06c69344-64a8-4361-bced-2eaf500ac02c" data-langcode="en"></drupal-entity> <p>Since writing this blog post, we've now transitioned our website under the umbrella of the Library website. It's the same materials we had on our old site but mixed in with all the other resources the Library offers. </p> <h3>NEW INFORMATION: <a href="http://www.nashvilleslaverecords.com/">Nashville Enslaved and Free People of Color Database</a> </h3> <p>This database is a project that Kelley and several of our volunteers have been working on for a while. It's a searchable online database of enslaved and free people of color in Nashville, in an effort to make genealogical information more accessible to our researchers. While most of the information of each individual comes from our will books (dated 1780-1865), this project is still ongoing as we index our deed books and court records, that also contain a wealth of information. </p> <h3><a href="https://www.archives.gov/research/genealogy/start-research">National Archives website</a></h3> <p>One of the top links you find when searching "genealogy" in Google is the National Archives' website. There are many helpful tools and other websites that they provide for you here if you'd prefer to check them out (you won't hurt my feelings). They even reference our Library site as a useful link, which brings me to my next recommendation...</p> <h3><a href="https://library.nashville.org/genealogy">Nashville Public Library Website</a></h3> <p>This page is short, but very sweet. The Library lists 2 helpful sites that are free if you are either in a Library or have a Library card - Ancestry (free inside a Library building) and Heritage Quest (can be accessed at home with a Library card). Both of these pull from primary sources such as census, vital, and even war pension records to assist you in your search. On top of that, Special Collections has obituary records from the <em>Tennessean </em>and <em>Nashville Banner </em>newspapers. For an example, view the 1940 U.S. Census from Indiana below. This census shows my great-grandfather's household, when my grandfather was only 14. It's difficult to read, but I've included a zoomed-in photo of the various categories.</p> <p> </p> <drupal-entity data-embed-button="media" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:media.wide" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="644b43bd-3083-47a1-9798-b82d87b0b5fa"></drupal-entity> <p> </p> <drupal-entity data-embed-button="media" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:media.wide" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="aadabbba-c511-4a38-b3f3-fe78fb1292c2"></drupal-entity> <h3><a href="https://www.familysearch.org/">Family Search Website </a></h3> <p>Another tool we use often when assisting patrons is <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/">Familysearch.org</a>. It's a free-to-use genealogy site/service that you do have to create an account for, but again, that's free to do. It pulls from the same sources as Ancestry - census records, social security records, etc., but I personally prefer this site over Ancestry because it's easier to use and often more accurate. And again, <strong>it's free! </strong>No need to be in a Library building or have a Library card.  </p> <h3>NEW INFORMATION: <a href="https://tntel.info/resource-search?text=&field_resource_category_1=34&tag=All&vendor=All">Tennessee Electronic Library - Free Resources for Tennesseans</a></h3> <p>Tennessee State Library and Archives (TSLA) is another great resource for genealogy research, and can help you with information pertaining to the rest of the state versus just Nashville and Davidson County that you're getting from us. These resources are not only highly informative but also easy to use! </p> <h3>NEWER INFORMATION: Ancestry is Back!</h3> <drupal-entity data-embed-button="media" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:media.narrow" data-entity-embed-display-settings data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="463069a1-1716-4dc6-9dfe-f204d6f50f06" data-langcode="en" class="align-center"></drupal-entity> <p>Once again, the Library offers access to <a href="https://library.nashville.org/research/databases/ancestry-library-edition">Ancestry.com</a>, with one very important caveat - it's <strong>IN-LIBRARY USE ONLY </strong>meaning you'll need to be in any of NPL's locations to access it. </p> <h4>Here are some important highlights it offers and helpful user tips:</h4> <ul> <li>Ancestry has a variety of records including: census data, vital records, military records, newspaper obituaries, pictures, and even maps and atlases! </li> <li>If you need assistance in searching, you're welcome to contact either us in <a href="https://nashvillepl.libanswers.com/form?queue_id=2531">Metro Archives</a> or <a href="https://library.nashville.org/research/special-collections">Special Collections</a> with questions. But there's also this helpful <a href="https://proquest.libguides.com/ancestrylibraryedition">Proquest site</a> with instructional webinars for beginners. </li> <li>You cannot create a family tree or profile, but you can send records you find via email to yourself. </li> <li>If you send an email, only 1 email will be sent to you in a 12-hour period, but the link provided will give you access to the last 300 documents sent. And if you don't receive that email in that time window, check your spam folder. </li> <li>If you already have an Ancestry account but are thinking of canceling due to this new subscription - here's an <strong>important warning: </strong>you could potentially lose all of your previous research conducted under your own account. So Caveat Emptor (buyer beware)!</li> <li>If you're having issues searching for someone and coming up empty, try using <span><span>truncation symbols to expand options. </span></span> <ul> <li><span><span>For example, when you are unsure of a spelling – use a ? (question mark) to designate a letter, or </span></span><span><span>* (asterisk) to represent 0 to 5 letters, and “ “ to group names.</span></span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p>We're excited to have this resource back and I know many our patrons are too!</p> <figure role="group" class="align-center"> <drupal-entity data-embed-button="media" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:media.narrow" data-entity-embed-display-settings data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="acce834b-07c0-4a2a-b080-ac685e2f5d96" data-langcode="en"></drupal-entity> <figcaption>Immigrant's Landing at Ellis Island in New York City, circa 1910-1920. From the U.S. Library of Congress Photo Collection, 1840-2000.</figcaption> </figure> <h2>What We Have:</h2> <h3><a href="http://www.nashvillearchives.org/vital-records.html">Vital Records</a></h3> <p><strong>Marriage Records:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Marriage records are one of the most complete record groups we have here in Archives, and are highly beneficial records to genealogy research. Not just for the obvious of identifying family members and date of marriages, but also with providing addresses. The addresses are typically found in the marriage books and were added sometime after the beginning of the 20th century.</li> <li>We have them indexed and on the website up 'til 1916. We're still currently working on an index that will include all Davidson County marriages from 1917 through 1980. After 1980, you can find all Tennessee marriages indexed on the<a href="http://register.shelby.tn.us/"> Shelby County Register of Deeds website.</a> </li> </ul> <p> </p> <drupal-entity data-embed-button="media" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:media.wide" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="56d4e517-f431-4b37-bce0-ab64f4c0e8f3"></drupal-entity> <p><strong>Birth/Death Records:</strong></p> <ul> <li>You can find an index for these on our website, but the date ranges that we have of these is pretty minimal - <strong>Birth: 1881-1913, Death: 1874-1913</strong>. We only have them on microfilm, but they're unique in the info they provide as well. </li> </ul> <h3><a href="http://www.nashvillearchives.org/frequent-records.html">Other Frequently-Used Records</a></h3> <p><strong>Original Wills:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Obviously useful records for estate and descendant information, we have both original wills and will books 1-63 (books after that are with <a href="http://circuitclerk.nashville.gov/probate/">Probate Court</a>). The original wills we have date from 1783-1992. But we only have up to 1963 onsite; the rest are at our storage facility. This is something I worked on during quarantine from home - indexing the wills we have at our storage facility for faster turn-around on patron requests. To locate a will, we recommend providing us with a name, docket number, or preferably probate date. If you don't have this information, you'll need to contact Probate Court. </li> </ul> <p><strong>City Directories:</strong></p> <ul> <li>These are probably our most-used resource for both family and house genealogy. These directories provide valuable information about individuals, companies, institutions, etc. Whether you're looking for a family member or trying to see who lived at your residence years ago, these are always your best bet. The oldest directory we have (and still in decent shape too) is from 1859. It's quite small. We have them sporadically up to 2011. We also have these on microfilm up to 1929, which is preferred because our older ones are in rough shape. NEW INFORMATION: another resource online through TSLA are <a href="https://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/nashville-city-directories">city directories from 1853-1881</a>. </li> <li> <drupal-entity data-embed-button="media" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:media.wide" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="18df41bb-e141-4a7e-bfd1-ff7ef656780d"></drupal-entity> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Clippings files: </strong></p> <ul> <li>Clippings simply refer to newspaper clippings, and these were cut out and collected based on family name, location, business, school, topic, etc. So for example, if you're doing research on Music Row, we can pull the massive folder we have that contains a variety of newspaper clippings and documents related to that part of town. NEW INFORMATION: Internally and for patron requests, we often use newspapers.com as well, which has been a wonderful addition for us in assisting patrons as well as conducting our own research. </li> </ul> <p><strong>Naturalization Records: </strong></p> <ul> <li>These really aren't frequently used, but when they are used, they're helpful. We have both an index (from 1803-1906) and some of the original naturalization records that took place in Nashville between 1853-1904. These records can also be found in several of the court books. </li> </ul> <p><strong>Court Records:</strong> </p> <ul> <li>We have court records from Davidson County, Chancery, Circuit, Criminal, and Quarterly Courts. Information such as land disputes, adoption accounts, divorce records, probated wills, and various other cases are included in these records. We don't have all of the books from each court; to learn what we have, <a href="http://www.nashvillearchives.org/court-records.html">check out our website</a>. Some of the cases can be a little peculiar too, such as the Chancery Court case you see below...</li> </ul> <p> </p> <drupal-entity data-embed-button="media" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:media.wide" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="fb1c4474-7b6f-4dd0-81b6-9975fe4c6a29"></drupal-entity> <p>You're sure they're no longer interested?</p> <p>NEW INFORMATION: Check out this other recent blog post regarding an <a href="https://www.library.nashville.org/blog/2020/07/what-has-metro-archives-division-been-during-quarantine-part-i">important criminal court case file we found involving Rep. John Lewis</a>, when processing the recently-acquired criminal court case files from early-mid 20th century. </p> <h3>Other cool stuff</h3> <p><strong>Cemetery Records:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Our cemetery records, mostly on microfilm, include records from Nashville City Cemetery (an index to interments from 1846-2001), Mt. Olivet Cemetery (lot cards from 1851-1991), and Spring Hill Cemetery (1901-1985). Another good resource to use for other cemeteries is the <a href="http://www.davidsoncocemeterysurvey.com/">Davidson County Cemetery Survey</a>.</li> <li>Here's another example of a strange entry found in these records. The deceased individual was transferred from the "fountain of health". It must've ran dry...</li> </ul> <p> </p> <drupal-entity data-embed-button="media" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:media.wide" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="e5834762-f146-49db-a43d-57814a150917"></drupal-entity> <p><strong>Deed Records:</strong></p> <ul> <li>We use these records more commonly with house genealogy research, but if you know for sure that your relative owned land in Nashville/Davidson County, or even if you're trying to find that out, we have the materials. We have a few of the original deed books, dating from 1784 to 1901 (only a few of them on site though). There's also an index to search on microfilm. The <a href="http://www.nashville.gov/Register-of-Deeds.aspx">Davidson County Register of Deeds Office</a> will have later deed records as well. </li> </ul> <p><strong>Photos:</strong></p> <ul> <li>It'd be rare that we could find a photo of your relative, unless they were a city official (maybe not even then), someone famous, or in one of the yearbooks we have. But you also never know; don't count our photo collections out either. The bulk of our images telling Nashville's story come from the Metro Photographer's Collection and various government departments. Mostly, they range from the 1940's-1960's, but there are a few gems in there that are older and show a much different version of Nashville.</li> <li>Here's a few of my favorites from our Hicks-Green Glass Plate Negative Collection (dated between 1890-1920's) and our McClanahan-Weakley Family Collection: </li> </ul> <p> </p> <figure role="group" class="align-center"> <drupal-entity alt="Parade coming down 5th Ave between Church and Union, in 1897" data-embed-button="media" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:media.wide" data-entity-embed-display-settings data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="6273838e-d443-4294-80ae-6f4437da22ca"></drupal-entity> <figcaption>From Hicks-Green: This is 5th Ave between Church and Union (the Arts District now) during the 1897 Tennessee Centennial Celebration. Maybe it's not too different from today's city...</figcaption> </figure> <p> </p> <figure role="group" class="align-center"> <drupal-entity alt="Photo of a recent flood, early 20th century, with two men sitting on top of a crane to escape the water" data-embed-button="media" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:media.wide" data-entity-embed-display-settings data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="ae49884f-9fbc-4bba-8373-31a5f4969e9b"></drupal-entity> <figcaption>McClanahan-Weakley Family Collection: Unknown date, but this photo shows the flooding of what I assume to be the Cumberland River, though it could potentially be the Tennessee River as well. I'm not sure. Good place to escape the rising waters though...</figcaption> </figure> <p><strong>Reference Materials:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>​</strong>We also have a few bookshelves filled with reference materials that can be helpful in your family search. Some of these books are simply indexes (such as the cover photo for the blog; that's an index to the first marriages in Nashville), while others are either history of Nashville-type texts, and also some government-related materials such as the Annual Reports for Nashville schools in the early 1900's. <drupal-entity data-embed-button="media" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:media.wide" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="46ae334e-9be7-489b-bdf2-ae730ee8e519"></drupal-entity> </li> <li>One example of a book we commonly recommend to patrons that are interested in early Nashville history (as in when the city was founded circa 1779-80) is <em>Chronicles of the Cumberland Settlements, 1779-1796 </em>(see the cover below). This book was written/compiled by one of our favorite Archives' regulars, Paul Clements, who took 11 years to complete the text. It includes first-hand accounts of events that shaped Nashville's birth and growth, mostly from journal entries or newspaper clippings. Quite fascinating indeed, and most importantly, has an index of names. So if you're researching a relative that you think was in Nashville during that era, this book will be helpful to you. </li> </ul> <p> </p> <drupal-entity data-embed-button="media" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:media.wide" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="9aaafcfd-7707-4235-b7f9-c096a307dfc0"></drupal-entity> <p><strong>Newspapers on microfim:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>​</strong>These are rarely used because we do not have an index for them, but they're great to look at if you have an event and date you're certain of, or if you're bored. It's a collection of several old newspapers that used to be published in Nashville many moons ago, dates ranging from 1800 to the late 1970's. They're mostly small newspapers, but there's also the <em>Nashville Whig </em>and <em>Nashville Republican - </em>two newspapers that eventually helped form the <em>Tennessean. </em>NEW INFORMATION: Others include the <em>Nashville Daily American, Daily Union, Nashville Weekly American, Daily Nashville Patriot </em>(a lot of <em>Daily's), </em><em><a href="https://www.library.nashville.org/blog/2019/02/all-things-come-them-wait-providing-they-hustle-while-they-wait">Nashville Globe</a>, Nashville Choctaw Times, and Nashville Sun. </em>But that's not all, and it's been mentally-noted to use these in future blog posts. </li> <li>I mostly mention these because we also have a couple of abstract books for early Tennessee newspapers, that can include some interesting information published in newspapers. For example, this entry from the <em>Jackson Gazette, </em>Oct. 22nd, 1825, Vol. II, No. 21...</li> </ul> <p> </p> <drupal-entity data-embed-button="media" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:media.wide" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="7ef206e7-fc51-42e1-a0b8-df64ae73ee8e"></drupal-entity> <p>As if 8-foot-tall men walked around the city all the time. </p> <h2>Sample Research with Adelicia Acklen...</h2> <p>To show you a sample of some of our helpful records, here's a little background information on Adelicia Acklen (full name actually Adelicia Hayes Franklin Acklen Cheatham). </p> <p>Acklen is most famously known for building the Belmont Mansion with her second husband, Joseph A.S. Acklen, around 1850. She was also and may still today be considered one of the wealthiest women in Tennessee.</p> <p>After the death of her first husband, Isaac Franklin, Adelicia was left an inheritance of approximately $1 million in businesses and land. Her next 2 husbands both signed prenuptial agreements, leaving her to manage her businesses and finances solely, which she was successful at. In fact, her second husband helped triple her fortune by the year 1860, just before he died in the Civil War.</p> <p>Adelicia was only married to her third husband, Dr. William Archer Cheatham, for a short time before leaving him and Nashville behind, moving to Washington, D.C. with 3 of her adult children (she had 10 children, by the way). She died in May, 1887, in New York City while shopping; what a way to go, right? But just before she passed, she sold Belmont Mansion which soon after became a school for girls. I think you know where this ends. Check out a few documents below, related to her property and marriages... </p> <p>Part of a 1989 news clipping about her life at her summer home, Belmont Mansion...</p> <p> </p> <drupal-entity data-embed-button="media" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:media.wide" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="8df8fde6-69aa-412c-b4c3-2d49e50ecda6"></drupal-entity> <p>A copy of the marriage certificate between Adelicia and her second husband, Joseph A.S. Acklen...</p> <p> </p> <drupal-entity data-embed-button="media" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:media.wide" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="7d7950e3-92fa-4898-8596-20c32ab2eb66"></drupal-entity> <p>The marriage contract (possibly the pre-nup) between Adelicia and Dr. Cheatham...</p> <p> </p> <drupal-entity data-embed-button="media" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:media.wide" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="61218783-fb6d-43b7-9792-56f40a8028e5"></drupal-entity> <p>'Til next time, </p> <p>Sarah </p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block"> <div> <div class="author-box"> <div class="author-box__photo"> <div> <img loading="lazy" src="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/small_85_85/public/images/avatar/imageedit_2_2931171291.jpg?itok=tgnsYrh2" width="85" height="85" alt="lucille ball"> </div> </div> <div class="author-box__info"> <h4 dir="ltr" class="name"> <span class="name__inner"> <a class="name__link" href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/profile/sarah"> <div>Sarah</div> </a> </span> </h4> <div class="text-long"><p>Sarah is a Program Coordinator with Metro Archives. Her interests and areas of expertise are history, reading books (of any kind), music, travel, Harry Potter, and <span>bingeing a good comedy series</span>. When not in Archives, <span>she is either nose-deep in a book or planning her next trip.</span> Learn more about the fascinating materials found at <a href="https://library.nashville.org/metro-archives">Metro Archives through their website</a>.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="block"> <h2 class="h2">Section</h2> <div class="section--tags"> <ul> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/section/nashville-community-history" hreflang="en">Nashville / Community History</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="block"> <h2 class="h2">Topic</h2> <div class="section--tags"> <ul> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/topic/community-life" hreflang="en">Community Life</a></li> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/topic/early-nashville" hreflang="en">Early Nashville</a></li> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/topic/genealogy" hreflang="en">Genealogy</a></li> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/topic/history" hreflang="en">History</a></li> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/topic/literacy-tips" hreflang="en">Literacy Tips</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="block"> <h2 class="h2">Age Groups</h2> <div class="section--tags"> <ul> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/audience/adults" hreflang="en">Adults</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> Fri, 04 Sep 2020 14:00:00 +0000 sarntz 718 at https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org ¡Libros ilustrados para compartir, en inglés y en español! https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/2020/06/libros-ilustrados-para-compartir-en-ingles-y-en-espanol <span>¡Libros ilustrados para compartir, en inglés y en español!</span> <span><span>kmcajigas</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-06-11T15:07:40-05:00" title="Thursday, June 11, 2020 - 15:07">Thu, 06/11/2020 - 15:07</time> </span> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--75-25"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block"> <div> <div><div class="text" data-id="7266"> <div class="text-long"><p>¿Sabias que muchos de tus libros ilustrados favoritos también estan disponibles en español? ¡Sí! No importa en que idioma se sienta más cómodo o cómoda leyendo, ¡puede compartir todos sus libros favoritos con su familia!</p></div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="7267"> <div class="text-long"><h2>Hay libros clasicos.</h2></div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="catalog-widget-container"> <div class="catalog"> <div class="catalog__book_cover"> <img src="//catalog.library.nashville.org/bookcover.php?size=medium&id=8ec760e3-fa7e-ee22-d6cc-6a4f25ff0e72-spa" alt="Catalog Book Cover"> </div> <div class="catalog__book_content"> <h3 class="title"> <span class="title__inner"> <a class="title__link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/8ec760e3-fa7e-ee22-d6cc-6a4f25ff0e72-spa"> Buenas Noches, Luna </a> </span> </h3> <span class="authors"> By Margaret Wise Brown </span> </div> <div class="catalog__book_links"> <div class="links"> <div class="links__primary"> <ul> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/8ec760e3-fa7e-ee22-d6cc-6a4f25ff0e72-spa"> Place Hold </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="links__secondary"> <ul> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/8ec760e3-fa7e-ee22-d6cc-6a4f25ff0e72-spa#descriptionPanelBody"> More Info </a> </li> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/8ec760e3-fa7e-ee22-d6cc-6a4f25ff0e72-spa#moreLikeThisPanelBody"> More Like This </a> </li> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/8ec760e3-fa7e-ee22-d6cc-6a4f25ff0e72-spa"> Add to List </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="catalog-widget-container"> <div class="catalog"> <div class="catalog__book_cover"> <img src="//catalog.library.nashville.org/bookcover.php?size=medium&id=97992c24-6a53-2b57-4034-5705f84875f1-eng" alt="Catalog Book Cover"> </div> <div class="catalog__book_content"> <h3 class="title"> <span class="title__inner"> <a class="title__link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/97992c24-6a53-2b57-4034-5705f84875f1-eng"> Gooodnight Moon </a> </span> </h3> <span class="authors"> By Margaret Wise Brown </span> </div> <div class="catalog__book_links"> <div class="links"> <div class="links__primary"> <ul> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/97992c24-6a53-2b57-4034-5705f84875f1-eng"> Place Hold </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="links__secondary"> <ul> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/97992c24-6a53-2b57-4034-5705f84875f1-eng#descriptionPanelBody"> More Info </a> </li> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/97992c24-6a53-2b57-4034-5705f84875f1-eng#moreLikeThisPanelBody"> More Like This </a> </li> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/97992c24-6a53-2b57-4034-5705f84875f1-eng"> Add to List </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="7270"> <div class="text-long"><h2>Hay libros informativos, o de no-ficción.</h2></div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="catalog-widget-container"> <div class="catalog"> <div class="catalog__book_cover"> <img src="//catalog.library.nashville.org/bookcover.php?size=medium&id=36e5358d-6946-b84b-e543-101911abcab2-spa" alt="Catalog Book Cover"> </div> <div class="catalog__book_content"> <h3 class="title"> <span class="title__inner"> <a class="title__link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/36e5358d-6946-b84b-e543-101911abcab2-spa"> ¿Qué harías con una cola como ésta? </a> </span> </h3> <span class="authors"> By Steve Jenkins </span> </div> <div class="catalog__book_links"> <div class="links"> <div class="links__primary"> <ul> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/36e5358d-6946-b84b-e543-101911abcab2-spa"> Place Hold </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="links__secondary"> <ul> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/36e5358d-6946-b84b-e543-101911abcab2-spa#descriptionPanelBody"> More Info </a> </li> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/36e5358d-6946-b84b-e543-101911abcab2-spa#moreLikeThisPanelBody"> More Like This </a> </li> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/36e5358d-6946-b84b-e543-101911abcab2-spa"> Add to List </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="catalog-widget-container"> <div class="catalog"> <div class="catalog__book_cover"> <img src="//catalog.library.nashville.org/bookcover.php?size=medium&id=5bf78a5e-1773-0186-812e-4fbf2450dc1d-eng" alt="Catalog Book Cover"> </div> <div class="catalog__book_content"> <h3 class="title"> <span class="title__inner"> <a class="title__link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/5bf78a5e-1773-0186-812e-4fbf2450dc1d-eng"> What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? </a> </span> </h3> <span class="authors"> By Steve Jenkins </span> </div> <div class="catalog__book_links"> <div class="links"> <div class="links__primary"> <ul> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/5bf78a5e-1773-0186-812e-4fbf2450dc1d-eng"> Place Hold </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="links__secondary"> <ul> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/5bf78a5e-1773-0186-812e-4fbf2450dc1d-eng#descriptionPanelBody"> More Info </a> </li> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/5bf78a5e-1773-0186-812e-4fbf2450dc1d-eng#moreLikeThisPanelBody"> More Like This </a> </li> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/5bf78a5e-1773-0186-812e-4fbf2450dc1d-eng"> Add to List </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="7274"> <div class="text-long"><h2>Hay libros de comics escritos especialmente para niñas y niños.</h2></div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="catalog-widget-container"> <div class="catalog"> <div class="catalog__book_cover"> <img src="//catalog.library.nashville.org/bookcover.php?size=medium&id=4138fa09-487e-4902-c124-4ab0854704e6-spa" alt="Catalog Book Cover"> </div> <div class="catalog__book_content"> <h3 class="title"> <span class="title__inner"> <a class="title__link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/4138fa09-487e-4902-c124-4ab0854704e6-spa"> El globo grande y mojado </a> </span> </h3> <span class="authors"> By Liniers </span> </div> <div class="catalog__book_links"> <div class="links"> <div class="links__primary"> <ul> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/4138fa09-487e-4902-c124-4ab0854704e6-spa"> Place Hold </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="links__secondary"> <ul> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/4138fa09-487e-4902-c124-4ab0854704e6-spa#descriptionPanelBody"> More Info </a> </li> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/4138fa09-487e-4902-c124-4ab0854704e6-spa#moreLikeThisPanelBody"> More Like This </a> </li> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/4138fa09-487e-4902-c124-4ab0854704e6-spa"> Add to List </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="catalog-widget-container"> <div class="catalog"> <div class="catalog__book_cover"> <img src="//catalog.library.nashville.org/bookcover.php?size=medium&id=e95ac228-63e7-c2ee-c76a-768a304ecc07-eng" alt="Catalog Book Cover"> </div> <div class="catalog__book_content"> <h3 class="title"> <span class="title__inner"> <a class="title__link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/e95ac228-63e7-c2ee-c76a-768a304ecc07-eng"> The Big Wet Balloon </a> </span> </h3> <span class="authors"> By Liniers </span> </div> <div class="catalog__book_links"> <div class="links"> <div class="links__primary"> <ul> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/e95ac228-63e7-c2ee-c76a-768a304ecc07-eng"> Place Hold </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="links__secondary"> <ul> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/e95ac228-63e7-c2ee-c76a-768a304ecc07-eng#descriptionPanelBody"> More Info </a> </li> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/e95ac228-63e7-c2ee-c76a-768a304ecc07-eng#moreLikeThisPanelBody"> More Like This </a> </li> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/e95ac228-63e7-c2ee-c76a-768a304ecc07-eng"> Add to List </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="7277"> <div class="text-long"><h2>Hay libros interactivos.</h2></div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="catalog-widget-container"> <div class="catalog"> <div class="catalog__book_cover"> <img src="//catalog.library.nashville.org/bookcover.php?size=medium&id=59af3e55-11aa-2315-b14f-6ff38416f177-spa" alt="Catalog Book Cover"> </div> <div class="catalog__book_content"> <h3 class="title"> <span class="title__inner"> <a class="title__link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/59af3e55-11aa-2315-b14f-6ff38416f177-spa"> Presiona aquí </a> </span> </h3> <span class="authors"> By Hervé Tullet </span> </div> <div class="catalog__book_links"> <div class="links"> <div class="links__primary"> <ul> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/59af3e55-11aa-2315-b14f-6ff38416f177-spa"> Place Hold </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="links__secondary"> <ul> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/59af3e55-11aa-2315-b14f-6ff38416f177-spa#descriptionPanelBody"> More Info </a> </li> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/59af3e55-11aa-2315-b14f-6ff38416f177-spa#moreLikeThisPanelBody"> More Like This </a> </li> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/59af3e55-11aa-2315-b14f-6ff38416f177-spa"> Add to List </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="catalog-widget-container"> <div class="catalog"> <div class="catalog__book_cover"> <img src="//catalog.library.nashville.org/bookcover.php?size=medium&id=a74816aa-d0f2-131c-dc8c-865cf944b035-eng" alt="Catalog Book Cover"> </div> <div class="catalog__book_content"> <h3 class="title"> <span class="title__inner"> <a class="title__link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/a74816aa-d0f2-131c-dc8c-865cf944b035-eng"> Press Here </a> </span> </h3> <span class="authors"> By Hervé Tullet </span> </div> <div class="catalog__book_links"> <div class="links"> <div class="links__primary"> <ul> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/a74816aa-d0f2-131c-dc8c-865cf944b035-eng"> Place Hold </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="links__secondary"> <ul> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/a74816aa-d0f2-131c-dc8c-865cf944b035-eng#descriptionPanelBody"> More Info </a> </li> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/a74816aa-d0f2-131c-dc8c-865cf944b035-eng#moreLikeThisPanelBody"> More Like This </a> </li> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/a74816aa-d0f2-131c-dc8c-865cf944b035-eng"> Add to List </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="7280"> <div class="text-long"><h2>Libros sin palabras con los cuales puedes contar tu propio cuento.</h2></div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="catalog-widget-container"> <div class="catalog"> <div class="catalog__book_cover"> <img src="//catalog.library.nashville.org/bookcover.php?size=medium&id=601d29cb-cd7e-b0fa-c8fa-151871c01758-spa" alt="Catalog Book Cover"> </div> <div class="catalog__book_content"> <h3 class="title"> <span class="title__inner"> <a class="title__link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/601d29cb-cd7e-b0fa-c8fa-151871c01758-spa"> Una pelota para Daisy </a> </span> </h3> <span class="authors"> By Christopher Raschka </span> </div> <div class="catalog__book_links"> <div class="links"> <div class="links__primary"> <ul> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/601d29cb-cd7e-b0fa-c8fa-151871c01758-spa"> Place Hold </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="links__secondary"> <ul> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/601d29cb-cd7e-b0fa-c8fa-151871c01758-spa#descriptionPanelBody"> More Info </a> </li> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/601d29cb-cd7e-b0fa-c8fa-151871c01758-spa#moreLikeThisPanelBody"> More Like This </a> </li> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/601d29cb-cd7e-b0fa-c8fa-151871c01758-spa"> Add to List </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="catalog-widget-container"> <div class="catalog"> <div class="catalog__book_cover"> <img src="//catalog.library.nashville.org/bookcover.php?size=medium&id=51ab2231-9706-f354-6566-8a030b9ce2b2-eng" alt="Catalog Book Cover"> </div> <div class="catalog__book_content"> <h3 class="title"> <span class="title__inner"> <a class="title__link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/51ab2231-9706-f354-6566-8a030b9ce2b2-eng"> A Ball for Daisy </a> </span> </h3> <span class="authors"> By Christopher Raschka </span> </div> <div class="catalog__book_links"> <div class="links"> <div class="links__primary"> <ul> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/51ab2231-9706-f354-6566-8a030b9ce2b2-eng"> Place Hold </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="links__secondary"> <ul> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/51ab2231-9706-f354-6566-8a030b9ce2b2-eng#descriptionPanelBody"> More Info </a> </li> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/51ab2231-9706-f354-6566-8a030b9ce2b2-eng#moreLikeThisPanelBody"> More Like This </a> </li> <li> <a class="link" href="//catalog.library.nashville.org/GroupedWork/51ab2231-9706-f354-6566-8a030b9ce2b2-eng"> Add to List </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="7283"> <div class="text-long"><h2>¡Y muchos más!</h2> <p>Mire la lista abajo para otros libros ilustrados disponibles en inglés y español.</p></div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="container"> <div class="container__content container__content--support-iframe"> <div> <div class="iframe__wrapper"><div class> <style type="text/css">iframe#iframe-field_iframe-7285 {/*frameborder*/ border-width:0;/*scrolling*/ overflow:hidden;}</style> <iframe width="100%" height="100%" name="iframe-field_iframe-7285" id="iframe-field_iframe-7285" title 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Las investigaciones has demostrado que los niños no se "confunden" cuando estén aprendiendo más de un idioma. Las <a href="https://cuentosparacrecer.org/blog/habilidades-pre-lectoras-cuales-son-y-como-podemos-potenciarlas/">destrezas de pre-lectura </a>que se aprenden en un idioma pueden ser transferidas y aplicadas <a href="https://www.dubuque.lib.ia.us/79/The-Six-Essential-Pre-Reading-Skills">a otro idioma</a>. Si su niña está aprendiendo  a leer en inglés, y se siente más cómoda leyendo en ese idioma, anímela a que lea en voz alta a usted en inglés. ¡De esa manera, toda la familia recibe los beneficios de la lectura en  voz alta!</span></span></span></span></p></div> </div> </div> <div><div class="text" data-id="7287"> <div class="text-long"><p><em>You can read this blog post in English <a href="https://library.nashville.org/blog/2020/06/picture-books-share-both-english-and-spanish">here</a>.</em></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block"> <div> <div class="author-box"> <div class="author-box__photo"> <div> <img loading="lazy" src="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/small_85_85/public/images/avatar/KM%20Cajigas%20Pic.jpg?itok=4PAkMtT2" width="85" height="85" alt="Klem-Mari Cajigas"> </div> </div> <div class="author-box__info"> <h4 dir="ltr" class="name"> <span class="name__inner"> <a class="name__link" href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/profile/klem-mari"> <div>Klem-Mari</div> </a> </span> </h4> <div class="text-long"><p>In a former life, Klem-Marí was a Religious Studies scholar. She much prefers being the Family Literacy Coordinator for <a href="https://library.nashville.org/services/bringing-books-to-life">Bringing Books to Life</a>! She wants you to read and share books with the children in your life, and for those children to see you to read as well. Originally from Puerto Rico, Klem-Marí also enjoys her cat, baking, yoga, and the works of Octavia Butler.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="block"> <h2 class="h2">Section</h2> <div class="section--tags"> <ul> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/section/children" hreflang="en">Children</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="block"> <h2 class="h2">Genre / Topics</h2> <div class="section--tags"> <ul> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/topic/child-development" hreflang="en">Child Development</a></li> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/topic/comics-and-graphic-novels" hreflang="en">Comics and Graphic Novels</a></li> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/topic/fiction-and-literature" hreflang="en">Fiction and Literature</a></li> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/topic/literacy-and-learning" hreflang="en">Literacy and Learning</a></li> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/topic/literacy-tips" hreflang="en">Literacy Tips</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="block"> <h2 class="h2">Age Groups</h2> <div class="section--tags"> <ul> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/audience/adults" hreflang="en">Adults</a></li> <li class="tags--secondary--solid"><a href="https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/blog/audience/children" hreflang="en">Children</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> Thu, 11 Jun 2020 20:07:40 +0000 kmcajigas 1692 at https://nashvillepubliclibrary.org
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