Celebrate Earth Day in style with native gardening!

Ok, "borrow" definitely isn't one of the 3 R's, but it should be an honorary member. And when you borrow from NPL instead of buy new, you're doing our Earth a huge favor. Plus, now there's so much more you can borrow from your library -- take a look!

Not all of us are gifted with a green thumb. However, getting our hands dirty in the garden (or with whatever space you have) can be a fantastic opportunity for you and your child to learn about the natural world. Here are a few books and resources to inspire a love of plants this spring! 

It's February, get those seeds started!

A wintery walk through the trees.

Disaster preparedness and self-sufficiency for urbanites with limited space.

Are you ready to get growing again? Your Nashville Public Library Seed Exchange team is back after a brief winter hiatus, and invites you to borrow seeds for your spring, summer, and fall gardens. If you're not growing herbs, let Herb Society of Nashville's Todd Breyer inspire you! Breyer kindly shared stories from his career as a landscape architect and his life-long journey as a gardener.

Whether you're eighteen or forty-eight, adulthood can be hard and exhausting to navigate. Luckily, Kelly Williams Brown has written an excellent guide to help us all out. 

As we round the corner to our virtual opening on August 18, we're capping off our Nashville Voices series with one last story—a powerful testimonial from a powerful woman.

The Brooklyn Heights Community Garden that Nella Pearl Frierson founded nurtures more than local produce.

Getting married has easily been the best part of 2020 for me. And although life is pretty similar, there have been a couple of excellent changes for us.

Finding ways to keep busy in my own backyard.

Whether you are getting ready to move or just getting the house in order, here are a few guidelines that might help.

Whether you have room for a acre mini-farm or a single pot in a sunny window, your child can benefit from growing things! 

This spring, get a little dirty. (Gardening, that is.)

We asked some of the local farmers who helped build NPL's seed collection: What are you growing – and reading – this spring?

NPL is thrilled to kick off the fifth year of Seed Exchange. Visit one of our fifteen seed exchange locations and borrow all sorts of seed varieties to grow in early spring, summer, or fall. While serving as "seed librarian" at the Main Library, I've had the incredible honor of getting to know Davidson County Master Gardener Joan Clayton-Davis, who is always happy to share her wealth of gardening knowledge and love of growing vegetables. "Fresh tomato sandwiches cannot be described with mortal words" Joan declares, and I most heartily agree! I reached out to Joan with a few garden-related questions and she kindly responded.

Are your kids driving you nuts with "I'm bored!"? Check out the library for awesome books to keep them entertained all summer long!

My favorite HGTV show now has a book too? Must. Read. Now.