National Library Week, April 8 - 14, 2018

National Library Week is an observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country usually during the second week in April. The first National Library Week was observed in 1958 with the theme "Wake Up and Read!" This year's theme is "Libraries Lead!"

National Library Week allows everyone to celebrate the contributions of our nation's libraries and  library workers and to promote library use and support. All types of libraries - school, public, academic and special - participate. This year we beat the drum for libraries April 8 - 14. If you haven't visited one or more of our buildings lately, drop by and sign up for a library card.

On Monday, April 9, the State of America's Libraries Report is released, including a list of the Top Ten Frequently Challenged Books of 2017. (Note: The link should be live by Noon on Monday).

Tuesday, April 10 is National Library Workers Day when the focus is on all those who keep libraries up and running, that is, professional and paraprofessional library staff, Friends groups, Library boards, and the administrative units that help pay each library's bills.

On Wednesday, April 11 we celebrate National Bookmobile Day.  There will be a Connections post about how the reconstituted bookmobile service is going on Wednesday so stay tuned.

Also stayed tuned for an announcement about our own Library's history.

And since April also happens to be National Poetry Month, we share "Library Poem" by Julia Donaldson with you:

https://www.poemsearcher.com/topic/library