Programs
Program 1 [2018]
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 TRAINING, FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAMS AND STORY-RELATED CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES. LAST YEAR, BBTL TRAINED 827 TEACHERS AND ARMED 1,843 PARENTS WITH THE LITERACY TOOLS NEEDED TO INSPIRE READING BOTH AT HOME AND IN THE CLASSROOM. AFTER COMPLETING THE PROGRAM, 99 PERCENT OF SURVEYED PARENTS WERE MORE INCLINED TO USE THE LIBRARY AS A RESOURCE AND 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 44,288 CHILDREN AND SCHOOL GROUPS. THE LIBRARY'S INVENTIVE STORYTELLING BRINGS BOOKS TO LIFE AND INSPIRES LITERACY. JEANNE MCGEHEE, RETIRED LITERACY COACH AT EAST NASHVILLE'S FANNIE BATTLE DAY HOME, HAS WORKED WITH BBTL SINCE 2004 AND BELIEVES IN THE PROGRAM'S ABILITY TO EMPOWER BOTH CHILDREN AND PARENTS TO BE READERS. "THE BBTL TEAM IS SO WELL-PREPARED AND ALWAYS COMES WITH NEW AND INTERESTING MATERIALS FOR OUR PARENTS AND BOOKS FOR THE CHILDREN," JEANNE SAYS. AND THE PUPPET TRUCK ... I JUST CAN'T SAY ENOUGH GOOD THINGS ABOUT THE RESOURCE AND THINK IT'S ONE OF THE BEST IN THE U.S. A LOT OF THESE CHILDREN WOULD NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE LIBRARY TO SEE THOSE SHOWS, AND TO BRING THAT EXPERIENCE TO THE CHILDREN IS JUST AMAZING."GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$319.1KProgram 2 [2018]
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 ALL 125 TRADITIONAL METRO NASHVILLE PUBLIC ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS BY DELIVERING THEM DIRECTLY TO SCHOOL LIBRARIES. DURING THE 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR, LIMITLESS LIBRARIES SERVED OVER 90,000 MNPS STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS. 42% OF STUDENTS POLLED SAY THAT LIMITLESS LIBRARIES HAS IMPROVED THEIR READING SKILLS. 80% OF TEACHERS SURVEYED USE LIMITLESS LIBRARIES TO SUPPORT CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION. LIMITLESS LIBRARIES' BUYING POWER SAVED MNPS $500,000.00ADDITIONALLY, 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 CLOSE TO 24,000 BOOKS DVDS, CDS AND MATERIALS AND RESULTED IN A 70% INCREASE IN CIRCULATION.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$369.7KProgram 3 [2018]
ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT: IN FY18, NPLF SUPPORT PROVIDED FUNDS FOR: 31,000 NEW BOOKS AND MATERIALS OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE CITY; A MOBILE JOB SEARCH LAB THAT TRAVELED THE CITY AND OFFERED PATRONS RESUME BUILDING, BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS AND JOB APPLICATION SERVICES; SALON@615 BROUGHT AUTHOR TALKS AND BOOK SIGNINGS WITH BESTSELLING AUTHORS TO 8,313 AUDIENCE MEMBERS; COURTYARD CONCERTS ENTERTAINED 1,564 ATTENDEES WITH FREE MUSIC BY DIVERSE LOCAL PERFORMERS. OVERALL, THE FOUNDATION FUNDED SYSTEM-WIDE PROGRAMMING FOR 26,051 PEOPLE; SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2009, NAZA'S SUMMER AND AFTERSCHOOL LEARNING HAS REACHED OVER 10,000 STUDENTS. IN FY 2018, 2945 YOUNG PEOPLE WERE CHALLENGED 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 FY18.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.7M
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