Librarians recommend favorite local resources, activities

If you’re looking for new things to do with your family as the weeks at home stretch into months, the Hassenfeld librarians have lots of great suggestions for you.
 
Mary Buxton, Library Director:
On April 17, our beloved Nashville Public Library announced NPL Universe:
“NPL Universe is a gathering of everything we’re doing online to stay engaged with you – from our expanded e-collections and podcasts to the 15+ story times and other programs we’re broadcasting on Facebook, Instagram, and our NPL TV YouTube channel,” wrote Nashville Public Library Director Kent Oliver in his email “Introducing NPL Universe.”

Kristin Frank, Library Assistant:

Catherine Lemaire Lozier, Library Assistant:
Working from home has made me crave time outside, away from the computer. Now that it’s warmer, I can’t wait to get out on the water. River Queen Voyages is a local company that will let you rent a sanitized kayak, paddle, and life jacket with no-contact pickup.

Kate Pritchard, MS/HS Librarian:
This list of virtual cultural experiences in Nashville is a fabulous treasure trove of family-friendly activities. Cheekwood, the Belcourt, the Nashville Ballet, and Humanities Tennessee are some of our local cultural institutions producing a wide array of online materials to enliven your days at home. I’m especially excited to see “Quaranteened,” an original musical being created by teen writers, songwriters, and performers through The Theater Bug.

Emily Theobald, LS Librarian:
In honor of Earth Day this week, I want to share a resource my family and I have been using regularly while looking for safe outdoor activities to do in the Nashville area. Plan your next adventure along nearly 100 miles of paved, multi-use trails with the Greenways for Nashville Interactive Map. These paths are great for walkers, runners, bikers, strollers, and your dogs.  We have found that the paths a little further out of Nashville make social distancing easier and we also try to go earlier in the day to avoid peak usage times.

Jenny Winston, Archivist:
There’s nothing closer to home than a conversation with a loved one. StoryCorps is trying out a new platform, StoryCorps Connect, which offers a way for individuals to remotely conduct an interview with someone and add it to the archive at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. If you haven’t had the pleasure of conducting an oral history interview, this is the perfect time to try. It’s a great way to connect with someone at home or afar, as well as help document history. To guide you, try using StoryCorps' suggested questions, or these from our friends at the Tennessee State Library and Archives. For kids and grownups alike, an exercise in listening is never wasted.
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