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Raising Funds AND Fun!

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!

2026 Event Co-Chairs

Kendra and Terry Deas 
Memorie White-Johnson
Ryan and Barrett Wood 

Host Families

Michelle Gaskin Brown and Herb Brown

Chrissie and Matt Bubis

Laura and Chuck Goldberg

Anita and Austen Helfrich

Fred McLaughlin

Hadley and Ryan Miller

Chelsea and Jared O’Leary

Holly and John Schario

Molly and Michael Snow

Daniel and Vaishali Weese

Thank you to our Picnic Patrons

Giving Tree Patron

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Hungry Caterpillar Patron

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Corduroy Patron 

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Goodnight Moon Patron

Michelle Gaskin Brown and Herb Brown

Chrissie and Matt Bubis

Laura and Chuck Goldberg

Anita and Austen Helfrich

Fred McLaughlin

Hadley and Ryan Miller

Chelsea and Jared O’Leary

Molly and Michael Snow

Daniel and Vaishali Weese

Grandpa Joe Patron 

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. 

Check out Past Picnic Fun!

Thank You to Our Sponsors!

Story Time Sponsor

Puppet Sponsor

Story Time Sponsor

Past Picnic with the Library Co-Chairs

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