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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 27th, we will gather once again for the 10th annual Picnic with the Library! Let the wild rumpus start at the Main Library for a Where The Wild Things Are-themed afternoon of family-friendly fun including puppet shows and story time from Wishing Chair Productions, food, face painting, music, crafts, visits from favorite children’s book characters, cocktails, and more! 

2025 Event Co-Chairs

Libba and Niel Alden
Lillian Blackshear Peay and Clifton Peay
Hayley and Barton Simmons

Host Families

Erica and Darren Adderly
Lauren and Brian Beem
Brooklyn and Lamont Belk
Jenn and Jessie Bland
Morey and Durant Bridges
Michelle Gaskin Brown and Herb Brown
Jocelyn and Nick Chambers
Susan and Paul Crook
Caroline and Rascoe Dean
Tiffany and Alfred Degrafinreid
Flynne and Ronald Dowdy
Crystal and Victor Evans
Christiane Buggs Frazier and Michael Frazier
Grace and Brad French
Katie Gallagher
Allie Reed and Sam Garza
Alice and Max Goldberg
Liz and Anderson Green
Lisa and Ross Jagar
Alisha Shoates James and Michael James
Bethany and William Liles
Meghan Gwaltney and Alvaro Manrique Barrenechea
Johari and Lonnell Matthews
Antonia and Rod McDaniel
Jennifer and Daniel McGugin
Blair and KB Parkes
Kerry and Cullen Roberts
Helen and Rod Roudi
Magda and Stephen Schleicher
Katherine Crocker and Keith Simmons
Amy and Steven Sloop
Amanda and Drew Smith
Abby and Brandon Vann
Ryan McLaughlin Wood and Barrett Wood
Karen and Brad Wolfson
Kathleen and Matt Yabroudy
Shonta’ and Nathan Youngblood
Nahed and Joel Zehr 

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Thank you to our Picnic Patrons

Giving Tree Patron

Lillian Blackshear Peay and Clifton Peay

Hungry Caterpillar Patron

Joelle and Brant Phillips

Corduroy Patron 

Veronica Votypka and Russell McLean

Goodnight Moon Patron

Michelle Gaskin Brown and Herb Brown
Allie Reed and Sam Garza
Rosemary and Patrick Girouard
Stephanie and Allen Grant
Liz and Anderson Green
Anne-Marie and Jonathan Farmer
Lisa and Ross Jagar
Meghan Gwaltney and Alvaro Manrique Barrenechea
Elizabeth and Tom Sherrard

Grandpa Joe Patron 

Interested in supporting Picnic with the Library? Please contact Caitlin Reed, Director of Events at caitlin.reed@nplf.org or (615) 862-5804 ext. 73679.

Check out Past Picnic Fun!

Past 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