Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE NASHVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INVESTS IN PROGRAMS THAT HELP NASHVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY EMPOWER OUR COMMUNITY, IGNITE CHILDREN'S IMAGINATIONS, AND FOSTER LIFELONG LEARNING THROUGHOUT NASHVILLE. AT THE NASHVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION, WE PROVIDE NASHVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY WITH CRITICAL SUPPORT THAT BRIDGES THE GAP BETWEEN PUBLIC TAX DOLLARS AND THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT IS REQUIRED TO MAKE THESE PROGRAMS POSSIBLE. FOUNDED IN 1997, THIS PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP HAS RAISED MORE THAN $55M TO DEVELOP A DYNAMIC LIBRARY SYSTEM THAT SERVES EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THE MISSION OF THE NASHVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION (NPLF) IS TO RAISE PRIVATE FUNDS TO ENHANCE THE PROGRAMS, FACILITIES AND COLLECTIONS OF THE NASHVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
BRINGING BOOKS TO LIFE IS AN AWARD-WINNING EARLY-LITERACY PROGRAM THAT HELPS TEACHERS AND PARENTS FOSTER A LOVE OF READING IN CHILDREN THROUGH TEACHER TRAININGS, FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAMS, AND STORY-RELATED CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES. LAST YEAR, BBTL TRAINED OVER 700 TEACHERS AND ARMED OVER 1,000 PARENTS WITH THE LITERACY TOOLS NEEDED TO INSPIRE READING BOTH AT HOME AND IN THE CLASSROOM. AFTER COMPLETING THE PROGRAM, 98 PERCENT OF SURVEYED PARENTS WERE MORE INCLINED TO USE THE LIBRARY AS A RESOURCE 99 PERCENT WERE INSPIRED TO ENGAGE IN MORE LITERACY-RELATED ACTIVITIES WITH THEIR CHILDREN. BBTL REWARDS CHILDREN, TEACHERS, AND FAMILIES WITH A VISIT FROM THE PUPPET TRUCK A MOBILE PUPPET SHOW. THE PUPPET TRUCK EXTENDS THE REACH OF THE LIBRARY BY TAKING LITERATURE-BASED PUPPET SHOWS ON THE ROAD TO REACH OVER 15,000 CHILDREN AND SCHOOL GROUPS. THE LIBRARY'S INVENTIVE STORYTELLING BRINGS BOOKS TO LIFE AND INSPIRES LITERACY THROUGHOUT DAVIDSON COUNTY.
LIMITLESS LIBRARIES STARTED IN 2009 AS A PILOT PROJECT LED BY FORMER MAYOR KARL DEAN TO PROVIDE FOUR METRO NASHVILLE PUBLIC (MNPS) HIGH SCHOOLS WITH ACCESS TO NEARLY 2 MILLION NASHVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOKS AND MATERIALS. TODAY, LIMITLESS LIBRARIES SHARES THE PUBLIC LIBRARY'S RESOURCES WITH THE STUDENTS IN 126 METRO NASHVILLE PUBLIC ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS BY DELIVERING THEM DIRECTLY TO SCHOOL LIBRARIES. DURING THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR, LIMITLESS LIBRARIES SERVED OVER 90,000 MNPS STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS. 90% OF TEACHER SURVEYED SAY LIMITLESS LIBRARIES ENHANCES STUDENT SUCCESS AND THEIR CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION. 42% OF STUDENTS POLLED SAY LIMITLESS LIBRARIES HAS IMPROVED THEIR READING SKILLS. LIMITLESS LIBRARIES' BUYING POWER SAVED MNPS $500,000.ADDITIONALLY, A PRIVATE DONOR MADE A GIFT OF $350,000 TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL NPL BOOKS AND MATERIALS RELEVANT TO STUDENTS' EVER-INCREASING NEEDS. THIS GIFT WENT TO PURCHASE 24,000 BOOKS DVDS, CDS AND MATERIALS AND RESULTED IN A 70% INCREASE IN CIRCULATION.
ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT: IN FY20, NPLF CONTRIBUTED OVER $1 MILLION TOWARDS CONSTRUCTION OF THE VOTES FOR WOMEN EXHIBIT AT THE MAIN LIBRARY, WHICH TELLS THE PIVOTAL AND DRAMATIC STORY OF NASHVILLE'S ROLE IN WINNING WOMEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE 19TH AMENDMENT. ADDITIONALLY, NPLF SUPPORT PROVIDED NEARLY 34,000 NEW BOOKS AND MATERIALS OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND A MOBILE JOB SEARCH LAB THAT TRAVELED THE CITY AND OFFERED PATRONS RESUM BUILDING, BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS AND JOB APPLICATION SERVICES. SALON@615 BROUGHT AUTHOR TALKS AND BOOK SIGNINGS WITH BESTSELLING AUTHORS TO THOUSANDS OF AUDIENCE MEMBERS AND COURTYARD CONCERTS ENTERTAINED ATTENDEES WITH FREE MUSIC BY DIVERSE LOCAL PERFORMERS. THE FOUNDATION ALSO SUPPORTS A DIVERSE ARRAY OF PROGRAMMING AT EACH OF THE 21 BRANCH LOCATIONS REACHING OVER 10,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY AND NAZA'S SUMMER AND AFTERSCHOOL LEARNING CHALLENGED OVER 2,500 YOUNG PEOPLE WITH INNOVATIVE OUT-OF-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING. ART EXHIBITS, SPECIAL COLLECTION STAFFING, CIVIL RIGHTS PROGRAMMING PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGES THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM ROUND OUT SUPPORT FROM NPLF TO THE LIBRARY IN FY20.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Shawn Bakker | NPLF PRESIDENT - NON-VOTIN | 50 | $135,831 |
| Kent Oliver | LIBRARY DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lee Molette | SECRETARY | 3 | $0 |
| Ben May | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| David Esquivel | CHAIRMAN | 3 | $0 |
| Christi Turner | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Meg Harris | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kailey Hand | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ronette Adams-Taylor | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Mayor John Cooper | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Katy Varney | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Senton Pojani | EX-OFFICIO | 1 | $0 |
| Don Holmes | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Bob Higgins | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Billy Eskind | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Cassidy Bentley | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Beth Stein | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Libby Page | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Joyce Searcy | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Tyson Moore | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Orndorff | TREASURER | 3 | $0 |
| Jerry Johnson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Bonnie Dow | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Lucy Haynes | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Emily Freitag | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| David Fox | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kate Ezell | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Missy Eason | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Grace Awh | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
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