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Welcome to Our Latest Chapter, the newsletter of the Nashville Public Library Foundation.  Once a month, you will receive information about the Nashville Public Library and the Foundation. If you do not want to receive updates, please unsubscribe by using the TrueRemove link below. Click photo for virtual library tour! Summer Concerts in the Courtyard at the Main Library are popular lunchtime concerts that kick off with Riders in the Sky on Wednesday, July 30, at 11:30! Each Wednesday through October 8th, Concerts in the Courtyard will feature a different artist. Bring your lunch. Bring a friend.  Enjoy! Concerned about the future of libraries? Join the NPL Strategic Conversation!   or you can...   Read how Mongolian Gerbils relate to Google    Read Gannett News Stats on NPL   Read why Nintendo Wii belongs in a library   Click on the photo to see a list of NPL databases. NPLF seeks and stewards private funding to enhance the programs, collections, and facilities of the Nashville Public Library.