About Donelson Branch

Opened June 24, 2024. 

Nestled within Donelson Plaza, a mid-century shopping center, and central to the vision for Downtown Donelson and the Donelson Urban Design Overlay, the two story Donelson Branch Library is 25,000 square feet and built in accordance with LEED Gold Certification guidelines. Environmentally-friendly features include 4 electric vehicle charging terminals, stormwater management, electric solar generation, geothermal heating and cooling, low VOC materials, and low flow faucets and toilets. It was designed by HASTINGS Architecture. 

To match the needs of the growing Donelson community, the current branch replaced the original Donelson Branch Library which opened in June of 1966. 

Public art from Metro Public Arts and through the Percent for Art Fund includes the exterior piece Reverie, by the Northern California art collective WOWHAUS, and the interior piece Celestial Falls Suspended Sculpture II, by local artist Amber Lelli.