National Library Week is in Full Swing

Nationwide Library Week began on April 3 and this year’s concept is “Connect with Your Library.”

In accordance to the American Library Association’s internet site, this year’s theme “promotes the concept that libraries are areas to get connected to technologies by using broadband, computer systems, and other methods. Libraries also offer options to join with media, plans, suggestions, and classes—in addition to textbooks. Most importantly libraries also hook up communities to each and every other. Total, the theme is an specific get in touch with to action—an invitation for communities to sign up for, stop by, or advocate for their community libraries.”

The honorary chair of Nationwide Library Week 2022 is actress-comedian Molly Shannon, whose mother was a librarian. In a assertion on serving as chair, Shannon claimed:

“I am so honored to provide as honorary chair of National Library 7 days for 2022. My mother was a librarian. She inspired children to browse. So, the operate of librarians and libraries has this sort of a particular position in my heart.

“Libraries are locations wherever communities connect—to items like broadband, computer systems, courses and courses, publications, motion pictures, movie online games, and a lot more. But most importantly, libraries connect us to just about every other. Supporting Countrywide Library Week in this part lets me to hook up to my mother’s memory and all the librarians out there. Thank you for everything you do.”

Initial observed in 1958, Countrywide Library Week was a joint initiative of the ALA and the American E-book Publishers. Upon finding out of study which recommended Americans were being reading through significantly less, the two shaped a nonprofit known as the National Reserve Committee and established out to really encourage additional Individuals to read. To drum up public help, the then-director of Nationwide Library 7 days, John S. Robling, touted it as “an exceptional chance to access non-readers and make current readers more active audience.” He cautioned, on the other hand, that its accomplishment hinged on the participation of librarians across the country.

Decades later, librarians proceed to style inspirational programming about Countrywide Library 7 days.

This 12 months, the ALA encourages library lovers to:

1. Stop by your library
2. #UniteAgainstBookBans
3. Participate in the #MyLibrary promotion on social media
4. Follow your library, ALA, and I Enjoy Libraries on social media

How have you and your learners commemorated National Library 7 days 2022? Depart us a take note in the feedback portion!