Carnegie Society members are building a brighter city by inspiring reading, advancing learning and connecting our community.
A nod to Andrew Carnegie, the philanthropic leader responsible for building Nashville’s first public libraries and for laying the foundation with which NPLF’s efforts stand today, the Carnegie Society is an annual giving opportunity that supports the Nashville Public Library and its mission to provide education, literacy and equal access for all.
Our Carnegie Society members allow us, year after year, to create and sustain programs that change the lives of more than 600,000 Nashville residents. These programs help children and adults learn vital reading skills, inspire teens to explore technology in state-of-the-art spaces and bring the community together to hear award-winning authors, enjoy visual art exhibits and hear live music.
Become a member of the Carnegie Society and join a circle of civic-minded individuals dedicated to making our city a more vibrant, literate and connected place to live and work.
As a member of the Carnegie Society you will receive the following benefits:
Member: $1,500-$2,999
- Quarterly Newsletter
- Invitation to Book Club
- Reserved tickets to special author events
- Listed in Annual Report
Patron: $3,000-$4,999
- Same as above
- 3 book plates in your honor or someone of your choosing
Benefactor: $5,000-$9,999
- Same as above
- Special behind the scenes tour such as White Glove, Metro Archives, Puppet Theater, Life of a Book
President’s Circle: $10,000+
- Same as above
- Copy of the Book Club book mailed/delivered
- Two guest passes for the annual Book Club
For more information, please contact Claudia Schenck, Director of Annual Giving and Events, at claudia.schenck@nplf.org or 615.880.2613.
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Past Book Clubs & Co-Chairs
2016 – Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
Co-chairs Jessica Viner and Kate Satz
2017 Swing Time by Zadie Smith
Co-Chairs Lucy Haynes, Karen Fleming, Tracy Frazier
2018 Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
Tracy Frazier, Lucy Haynes and Elizabeth Hawkins
2019 The Library Book by Susan Orlean
Co-chairs Mary Leyden Johnson and Elizabeth Papel
2020 How to Catch a Mole by Marc Hamer
Co-chairs Tricia Carswell and Jerry Williams
2021 His Truth Keeps Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope by Jon Meacham
Co-Chairs Lucy Haynes and Stefanie Rome
Carnegie Society Co-Chairs
2021-2022
Chandra and Harry Allen
&
Missy and John Eason
Carnegie Society Members
As of May 30, 2022
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President’s Circle
Annual gift of $10,000+
Anita Cochran
Anne Davis and Karl Dean
Anne and Bob Doolittle
Annette Eskind
The Willard R. and Frances J. Hendrix Foundation
Leslie and Charles Higgins
Vicki and Rick Holton
Jennifer and Eric Paisley
Susannah and Zulu Scott-Barnes
Jackie Shrago
Shirley and Stuart Speyer
Jerry and Ernest Williams III
Benefactors
Annual gift of $5,000-$9,999
Cindy and Scott Brooks
Ann and Frank Bumstead
Donna and Jeffrey Eskind
Megan and Brad Lawrence
Mary Leyden and Torry Johnson III
Ann Meador and Jon Shayne
Meredith Oates
Kim and Brad Paisley
Joan K. Raskin
Rhonda Taylor and Kevin Forbes
Nancy and Robert W. Wahl
Patrons
Annual gift of $3,000-$4,999
Melinda and Jeff Balser
Elizabeth and David Fox, Jr.
Carrie and Damon Hininger
Ann and Owen Kelly
Paige and Matt Kisber
Laura Ryan
Keith Simmons
Ellen and Joseph Torrence
Sarah and Stephen Ward
Members
Annual gift of $1,500-$2,999
Beth and Dave Alexander
Chandra and Harry Allen
Frank Andrews
Sallie and John Bailey III
Shawn and Jeremy Bakker
Jean Ann and Barry Banker
Kathleen and Doug Bark
Baulch Family Foundation
Allison and John Beasley II
Cassidy and Dierks Bentley
Reid & Rudi Berry
Claudia and Gordon Bonnyman, Jr.
Martha and Stephen T. Braun
Molly and Stewart Bronaugh, Jr.
Lou Ann and Gary Brown
Wyeth and Edward Burgess
Tricia and Ben Carswell
Ruth Cate and Chuck White
Scott Chambers
Sandy and Don Cochran
Amy and Overton Colton
Jamieson and Paul Connelly
Karen and David Conrad
Marty and Jim Conrad
Mary and Charlie Cook, Jr.
Ashley and Joe Cook III
Jane F. Corcoran
Beth and Richard Courtney
Sondra and Doug Cruickshanks, Jr.
Katie and Kevin Crumbo
Laura and Brad Currie
Ann and Tom Curtis
Carlisle R. Davis, Jr.
Ann and Kirby Davis
Caroline A. Davis
Suann and Ralph Davis
Bonnie Dow
Marilyn Dubree
Ellen and Townes Duncan
Missy and John Eason
Lisa and Matthew Eckert
Laurie and Steven Eskind
Jamie and Billy Eskind
Kim and David Esquivel
Kellee Ewing
Kate and Steven Ezell
Carole and John Ferguson
Sara Finley
Emily and James Flautt
Karen and Gene Fleming
Janetta Fleming
Jennifer and Billy Frist
Melissa and Bobby Frist, Jr.
Deana and Fred Goad, Jr.
Bernice and Joel Gordon
Gwen and Frank Gordon
Jamie and Jimmy Granberry
Patti and Bill Harbison
Cordia and Tom Harrington
Jane and Brevard Haynes
Julie and Scott Haynes
Lucy and Jeff Haynes
Phyllis G. Heard
Robin Holab-Abelman and
Stephen Abelman
Debbie and Don Holmes
Tari and Jim Hughes
Paula DeWitt Hughey
Martha Ingram
Cathy and Clay Jackson
Cathy and Jerry Johnson
Harriet and Brad Karro
Emily and Will Kendrick
Robin and Bill King
Llew Ann and Matt King
Carol and Howard Kirshner
Lee Pratt and Neil Krugman
Susan Kupisch
Kristine LaLonde and Claudio Mosse
Edward Lanquist
Ellen and John Lea IV
Mark Magnuson and Steve Westfield
Pat Matthews-Juarez
Kaaren and Ben May
Katherine and Jim McElroy
Ann Marie and Martin McNamara
Lynn and Kenneth Melkus
Heather Fairbanks and Rusty Miller
Marlee Mitchell
Trish and Chris Mixon
Lindsay and Tyson Moore
Michael Shane Neal
Donna and Gerald Nicely
Dianne and Kent Oliver
Marguerite and Kevin Orndorff
Libby and Ben Page, Jr.
Elizabeth and Larry Papel
Ann Patchett and Karl VanDevender
Elizabeth and Senton Pojani
Carol Len and Scott Portis
David Pruett
Jennifer and Gus Puryear
Sylvia Rapoport
Maria Salas
Anne Sanford
Kate and Eric Satz
Lynn and Rick Scarola
Elaina Scott
Joyce and Walter Searcy
Harriett and Robert Sewell
Caroline and Gary Shockley
Denise and Greg Sikes
Susan and Luke Simons
David Skelton
Patti and Brian Smallwood
Jeanette and Overton Smith
Sandra and William Spitz
Elise Stawarz
Brenda and Joe Steakley
Katie and Tom Steele
Beth and John Stein
Hope Stringer
Rebecca and Michael Swan
Cecelia and Patrick Theobald
Ellen and John Tighe
Aleta and Byron Trauger
Christi and Jay Turner
Jan van Eys
Jessica and Dan Viner
Linda and Alexander Waddell
Elizabeth C. Walls
Peggy and John Warner
Cathy and Richard Warren
Ryan Wautlet
Judy and Brian Wilcox
Betsy and Ridley Wills III
Joyce and Stephen Wood
Nahed and Joel Zehr
Pam Zimmerman
Mary Zutter and Sam Santoro