Celebrate all libraries every week, but especially this week, April 6-12 as the American Library Association’s National Library Week
National Library Week is an annual celebration highlighting the valuable role libraries and library professionals play in transforming lives and strengthening our communities.
Millions of people visit their libraries every week. What’s the draw? Everything. During National Library Week, April 6–12, 2025, take time to discover (or rediscover) what draws people in.
- Visit your library and bring friends or family along.
- Encourage a friend to get a library card—it’s a simple act that opens up a world of opportunity.
- Browse the shelves, join a book club, or attend a storytime. Sketch out your next creative project in a makerspace, hear from an inspiring author, or find expert help with research, job hunting, or tracing your family roots. Libraries connect us to ideas, information, and each other—and they’re built for everyone.
This National Library Week, libraries need your support more than ever. Book challenges and censorship efforts are still on the rise, and federal funding is under threat. These challenges don’t just impact libraries—they impact all of us.
We can’t have too many days/weeks to recognize libraries. Noting as well April 16, 2025 is deemed National Librarians Day and April 4 was National School Librarians Day. The UK Celebrated a Green Libraries Week in October. We missed last month South African Library Week. But there’s time to prepare for Australia’s Library and Information Week July 28-August 3, 2025.
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When: April 6-12
Info: https://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/celebrationweeks/natlibraryweek
Special Days for National Library Week 2025
Monday, April 7: Right to Read Day, a day for readers, advocates, and library lovers to take action to protect, defend, and celebrate the right to read. The American Library Association (ALA) kicks off National Library Week with the release of its State of America’s Libraries Report, including the list of Top Ten Most Challenged Books of 2023.
Tuesday, April 8: National Library Workers Day, a day for library staff, users, administrators, and Friends groups to recognize the valuable contributions made by all library workers.
Wednesday, April 9: National Library Outreach Day (formerly National Bookmobile Day), a day to celebrate library outreach and the dedicated library professionals who are meeting their patrons where they are.
Thursday, April 10: Take Action for Libraries Day, a day to rally advocates to support libraries. Make sure to take one of these actions and then pass along ala.org/ShowUp to encourage your friends, family, and neighbors to act alongside you.
This is an event offered by and for the open education community. If you are logged into OEG Connect, return to the main OE Events space where you can add your own event as a new topic