City Leaders Bet Big on Begin Bright

Includes $5M Investment from The Frist Foundation – the Largest Gift Ever Made to NPLF   NASHVILLE (November 26, 2024) — The Nashville Public Library Foundation (NPLF) announced that – only two weeks into public fundraising efforts for Begin Bright, a groundbreaking, new early literacy effort – they have raised 85% of their initial goal as […]

Nashville Public Library Foundation and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Partner on Major New Early Literacy Initiative

Represents Historic Gift for the Library & Offers Hope for Transformational Model  NASHVILLE, Tenn. – NASHVILLE (November 12, 2024) — The Nashville Public Library Foundation announced today the most significant gift in their 27-year history – a $4.5 million investment by The Dollywood Foundation, home of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to kickstart Nashville Public Library […]

Coming To a Branch Near You- Lorraine: The Girl Who Sang the Storm Away

Image of Puppet Truck and Lorraine

By NPLF For the month of February, NPL’s iconic puppet troupe, Wishing Chair Productions, will hit the road to begin touring Lorraine: The Girl Who Sang the Storm Away. Set in the Tennessee hills, Lorraine and her Pawpaw use music to cope with life’s challenges. When a storm rolls in and their instruments are nowhere […]