Partner Programs
Humanities Tennessee is pleased to support the following programs, conducted by partner organizations around the state, with annual funding and/or staff time.
Children’s Festival of Reading
Knox Co. Public Library (Knoxville)
The annual Children’s Festival of Reading is a free day of storytelling, music, arts & crafts, science experiments, food, and fun.
My Family, My Community, My World
East Nashville Hope Exchange (Nashville)
This summer camp offers intensive reading enrichment and community building for K-4 children through a thematic curriculum and citywide exploration.
Nashville Reads
The Mayor’s Office, Nashville Public Library, Nashville Public Library Foundation, Parnassus Books, BookPage (Nashville)
Nashville Reads is a community-wide program that brings the entire city together to read great literature in an attempt to broaden the literary horizons of the city and open a forum for discussion.
Salon@615
Nashville Public Library, Nashville Public Library Foundation, BookPage (Nashville)
Salon@615 nurtures and celebrates the literary life of Nashville by presenting bestselling authors for talks and book signings.
Spoken Word Poet Residencies
Southern Word, Inc. (Memphis, Jackson, Selmer)
By placing poet mentors in high-school classrooms, Southern Word makes reading, writing, and performing poetry relevant to students’ own experiences, identities, and futures.
Teach Tennessee History Workshops
East Tennessee Historical Society (Statewide)
This program provides professional development for teachers through hands-on workshops featuring customized local-history content designed to meet curriculum requirements.
Tennessee History Day
Tennessee Historical Society (Statewide)
Tennessee History Day is an annual competition for students in grades 6-12 that engages educators and students to improve the teaching and learning of history in public, private, and home schools.
Turn the Page Literacy Initiative
Southern Lit Alliance (Cleveland, Chattanooga)
Turn the Page Literacy Initiative brings literature to readers in the Bradley and Hamilton County Jails for educational reading & discussion series.