National Library Week

National Library Week

First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the United States each April, typically the second full week.[1] The first National Library Week was held March 6–12, 1966.[2]

References

  1. ^ Anderson, Dee (2009). Reading is Funny!. ALA Editions. p. 135. ISBN 0838909574. 
  2. ^ Drake, Miriam A. (2003). Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science: Des-Lib. CRC Press. p. 1428. ISBN 0824720784. 

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Justin Winsor • Charles Ammi Cutter • Samuel S. Green • James L. Whitney • Melvil Dewey • Fred B. Perkins • Thomas W. Bicknell
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American Association of School Librarians (AASL) • Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) • Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) • Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) • Library Information Technology Association (LITA)  • Public Library Association (PLA) • Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) • Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)
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