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Picnic with the Library, the Nashville Public Library Foundation’s family event, raises critical funds to support life-changing children’s early literacy programming, like Nashville Public Library’s Wishing Chair Productions, story times, Puppet Trucks, mentorship programs, and early literacy initiatives reaching more than 100,000 children and their families.
On Sunday, April 26th, we will gather once again for the 11th annual Picnic with the Library! Spin a little magic at the Main Library during a Charlotte’s Web–themed afternoon of family-friendly fun. Enjoy enchanting story time with Wishing Chair Productions, creative crafts, music, face painting, delicious treats, visits from beloved children’s book characters, cocktails for grown-ups, and more all woven together for a truly memorable day.
Studio NPL will be a part of the Picnic festivities! Tech, arts, design, and fun for ALL AGES!
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Kendra and Terry Deas
Memorie White-Johnson
Ryan and Barrett Wood
Cara and Preston Adams
Michelle Gaskin Brown and Herb Brown
Chrissie and Matt Bubis
Connie and Nick Deidiker
Crystal and Victor Evans
Laura and Chuck Goldberg
Heather and Michael Golinko
Katherine and Ben Gowdey
Meghan Gwaltney and Alvaro Manrique Barrenechea
Anita and Austen Helfrich
Jessica and Andrew Hill
Mary and Matt Hubbard
Margaret Riley King and Casey King
Laura and Fred McLaughlin
Rachael and Dick Lodge
Hadley and Ryan Miller
Chelsea and Jared O’Leary
Lillian Blackshear Peay and Clifton Peay
Holly and John Schario
Elizabeth and Tom Sherrard
Divya Shroff and Matthew Hargis
Molly and Michael Snow
Daniel and Vaishali Weese
Lillian Blackshear Peay and Clifton Peay
Emily Procter and Paul Bryan
Kendra and Terry Deas
Lucy and Jeff Haynes
Cara and Preston Adams
Heathie Bagwell
Samantha and Chris Boyd
Michelle and Herbert Brown
Chrissie and Matt Bubis
Connie and Nick Deidiker
Crystal and Victor Evans
Laura and Chuck Goldberg
Heather and Michael Golinko
Katherine and Ben Gowdey
Meghan Gwaltney and Alvaro Manrique Barrenechea
Anita and Austen Helfrich
Jessica and Andrew Hill
Mary Lindley and Matt Hubbard
Margaret Riley King and Casey King
Laura and Fred McLaughlin
Rachael and Dick Lodge
Hadley and Ryan Miller
Chelsea and Jared O’Leary
Emily and Matt Serck
Elizabeth and Tom Sherrard
Divya Shroff and Matthew Hargis
Molly and Michael Snow
Daniel and Vaishali Weese
Holly and John Schario
Interested in supporting Picnic with the Library? Please contact Jack French, Manager of Events at Jack.French@nplf.org or (615) 862-5843 ext. 25843.
2016 – Vandana Abramson & Kathryn Hays
2017 – Melissa Rick & Katie Robinson
2018 – Cassidy Bentley & Ashley Frist
2019 – Kailey Hand & Caroline West
2020 – Elizabeth Frist & Julia Spickard
2021 – Sara Bovender & Dee Patel
2022 – Mary Craven & Burney Dawkins • Johari & Lonnell Matthews
2023 – Amy & Julian Bryant • Kelsey & Robert Finger • Sara & Jeremy Garner
2024 – Caroline and Rascoe Dean • Tiffany & Alfred Degrafinreid • Lindsay & Tyson Moore
2025 – Libba & Niel Alden • Lillian Blackshear Peay & Clifton Peay • Hayley & Barton Simmons
