For every workshop, class, story time, and bookshelf you see at Nashville Public Library, there are two sets of hands at work. One belongs to a Nashville Public Library employee. The other belongs to one of the library's volunteers.
In 2018, NPL's volunteers gave 23,205 hours of public service. In fact, while the library employs about 300 people, its volunteer force is larger: 400-plus.
That's what we call library love.