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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 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!
NEW THIS YEAR! Studio NPL will be a part of the Picnic festivities! Tech, arts, design, and fun for ALL AGES!
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 Sheridan 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
Lillian Blackshear Peay and Clifton Peay
Joelle and Brant Phillips
Memorie K. White
Brooklyn and Lamont Belk
Hilary and Imaan Ferdowsi
Kelsey and Robert Finger
Antonia and Rod McDaniel
Veronica Votypka and Russell McLean
Hermica and Seyi Alalade
Samantha and Chris Boyd
Michelle Gaskin Brown and Herb Brown
Caroline and Rascoe Dean
Crystal and Victor Evans
Kate Read Ezell
Anne-Marie and Jonathan Farmer
Christiane Buggs Frazier and Michael Frazier
Allie Reed and Sam Garza
Rosemary and Patrick Girouard
Stephanie and Allen Grant
Liz and Anderson Green
Margaret and Miller Harris
Lauren and Edmund Jackson
Lisa and Ross Jagar
Margaret Riley King and Casey King
Meghan Gwaltney and Alvaro Manrique Barrenechea
Kathryn and Blake Mealey
Lisa Jambusaria and Brendan O’Hare
Liz Sze and Chris Powers
Kerry and Cullen Roberts
Helen and Rod Roudi
Elizabeth and Tom Sherrard
Juanita and Charles Traughber
The Weinman Family
Marisa and Alex Williams
Kelly Wang and Alan Wiseman
Shonta’ and Nathan Youngblood
Pops Gallagher
Brenda and Colin Reed
Sylvia Rapoport and Ronald Soltman
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.
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
