Donna Nicely

Donna Nicely

Donna Nicely has served as Director of the Nashville Public Library since 1995. Prior to that, she was Director of the DeKalb Public Library in Decatur, GA. She is involved in many leadership positions in her community and the library profession, including the boards of Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, the Nashville Downtown Partnership, Country Music Foundation, and Nashville’s Agenda Steering Committee. Donna has served on the Urban Libraries Council Executive Board, and was Chair from 2004-2005. In July 2009 she was awarded the Charlie Robinson Award from the Public Library Association which recognizes a library director for innovation and risk-taking.