Families
Guide
A Map Designed to Support Your Family
Background
Nashville is home to an expansive network of literacy resources, including libraries, bookstores, and community organizations/centers, that contribute greatly to literacy efforts citywide. While these resources exist, they are often scattered or hard to find, preventing families and partners from leveraging the supports available near them.
The Nashville Black Literacy Map gathers these resources into a single, easy-to-access tool so your family can see what’s nearby and connect with it directly.
What You Can Find***
How To Use It
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The Map in Action
An example of how the map can support you!
Libraries, Black-owned bookstores, and community centers where children can have a space centered around learning and visualize themselves in the material they interact with.
Discover free and low-cost reading resources and enrichment opportunities for children and adults.
Summer and weekend options that keep reading and educational enrichment going when school is out.
Filter by the resource type.
Use the available filters under "What's Available" to narrow the map down to the categories most relevant to your needs (for example, food assistance, healthcare, housing, or educational support).
A parent in Cane Ridge, Nashville, would like to find a Little Library for her second-grade son, but she is unsure what resources are available nearby. She opens up the map, filters for “Little Libraries” within a 1-mile radius, and finds 2 options. The parent and her son travel to one of the Little Libraries the following day and score 3 books, while returning 4.
Get Started!
→ Open the interactive map and search for your school or students' address/neighborhood: [map link]
→ Add your school to the map if it is not already featured: [submission link]