Nashville Public Library + Nashville Public Library Foundation | 2015 Annual Report
Nashville Public Library + Nashville Public Library Foundation | 2015 Annual Report
Nashville Public Library + Nashville Public Library Foundation | 2015 Annual Report
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BOOKS ARE ONLY HALF THE STORY<br />
Limitless Libraries<br />
“Traditional education systems cannot meet today’s learning<br />
and skill development needs alone. Like many modern challenges,<br />
education takes a village – a well-coordinated network of<br />
government, business and formal and informal education<br />
institutions committed to improving education outcomes…<br />
A critical and sometimes overlooked resource is the public<br />
library, which is well-positioned to facilitate collaboration, build<br />
partnerships, address gaps and support a lifetime of improved<br />
education outcomes.”<br />
– Urban Libraries Council, Leadership Brief: Partners for Education, Winter <strong>2015</strong><br />
Limitless Libraries is a collaborative program between <strong>Nashville</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Library</strong><br />
and Metro <strong>Nashville</strong> <strong>Public</strong> Schools designed to strengthen school libraries and<br />
increase use of NPL’s collections for children and teens. Envisioned in 2009 by<br />
Mayor Karl Dean, and based on research proving a positive correlation between<br />
strong libraries and better prepared students, this groundbreaking initiative<br />
shares the library’s resources with more than 80,000 K–12 students and teachers<br />
by delivering physical and digital materials directly to school libraries within two<br />
days of request. Today, Limitless Libraries is in 123 of the city’s traditional schools,<br />
including 16 high schools, 34 middle schools, 71 elementary schools and two<br />
exceptional education schools.<br />
Previously, Limitless Libraries checkouts were limited to middle and high school<br />
students. This past year, NPL launched a pilot program to serve third- and fourthgrade<br />
classes at six elementary schools to check out items. More than 2,414 items<br />
were delivered to participating students. Thanks to the pilot’s success, Limitless<br />
Libraries is expanding during the <strong>2015</strong>-2016 school year to include all third- and<br />
fourth-graders, reaching an additional 14,500 students.<br />
Limitless Libraries is sponsored by the Dollar General Literacy <strong>Foundation</strong> and Metro <strong>Nashville</strong> <strong>Public</strong> Schools.<br />
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