This year has been nothing short of extraordinary at the Nashville Public Library and the Nashville Public Library Foundation. The magic of partnership: alone each of us makes a difference. Together, we create something transformational. With your generosity to the Foundation and the Library’s vision, we are writing a story for Nashville that inspires, uplifts, and endures. Over the past year, your support made remarkable chapters possible. Explore our annual report.
Every day, people across Nashville find refuge within Nashville Public Library’s programs and the pages of a great story. When you become a monthly sustainer or make a one-time gift, you become a hero in your library’s story and help ensure NPL can continue this essential work for our community.
During our year-end campaign, your gift goes even further thanks to a generous $10,000 match from our friends at First Onsite Property Restoration, who are not only working tirelessly to reopen the Main Library but are also standing with us to strengthen NPL’s next chapter.
The Nashville Public Library Foundation has raised more than $99.5 million to expand Nashville Public Library’s community impact, which includes providing a vast collection of diverse resources and delivering award-winning programming on a massive scale, free of charge.
Kindergarten reading-readiness is a first foundational skill. NPLF is proud to partner with Nashville Public Library to fund this groundbreaking initiative in collaboration with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
Join a committed community of leaders, learners and achievers in helping us reach our goal.
Literacy changes lives. Through NPL's expansive collection and award-winning programming, children can develop strong foundations, build literacy skills, and expand their imaginations.
All people deserve the resources and tools to live informed, choice-filled lives. NPL programming helps patrons learn critical skills, receive support, and reach their goals.
Nashville Public Library thrives as a vibrant and dynamic center with open and equal access - a place where civic discourse is strengthened, human connections are formed, and all are welcome.
In the library of the 21st century, books are only half the story. Today’s community library is an agile information hub for personal empowerment, continuously adapting to meet the needs of its patrons and the rapidly changing circumstances of our society. Government funding pays for staff, books, and buildings, but the programs that make Nashville Public Library a community jewel require more support than is available in public funds. The Nashville Public Library Foundation provides that bridge.
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