Celebrate World Read Aloud Day

World Read Aloud Day, February 3, 2021

We celebrate World Read Aloud Day 2021 by offering you tips for reading aloud at home. From reading to your favorite people and pets to reading in a different language, watch the video here (or below) and see how these suggestions can help you encourage the young people in your life to make their voices heard.

Upcoming Event

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Building Statewide Access: Lessons from Tennessee’s Library Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

November 17, 2025, 3:00 PM

 In this session, Beth Williamson and Cynthia Moynihan will share how the program—through collaboration between Tennessee State Library and Archives and Nashville Public Library—has built and sustained a statewide model for accessibility, outreach, and partnership.