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Ways to Celebrate National Library Week

POSTED BY
Dina Weinstein

The American Library Association (ALA) has set the theme for National Library Week 2024 which runs from April 7-13, to “Ready, Set, Library!”

You can always find your place at the library because libraries are open for business online, providing the virtual services and digital content their communities need more than ever. 

You can access ebooks, movies, music, video games, virtual storytimes and activities, and so much more — all from the the comfort of your home.

Celebrating your library recognizes how important these resources are in our community.

This year during National Library Week, ALA encourages all to celebrate by showing our appreciation for the many innovative ways libraries, librarians and library workers are continuing to serve their communities during a time of crisis.

1. Visit your library [online]

National Library Week is a great time to explore the many digital resources they provide.

Most libraries offer access to audiobooks, e-books, music and movies. Some are even finding ways to offer programs online, such as virtual storytimes, book clubs, and crafting sessions.

Links to area library systems to download materials and streaming resources:   

2. Say #ThankYouLibraries on social media

This National Library Week, let library staff know that you appreciate their efforts by sharing some love about their virtual service.

Post to Instagram, Twitter, or on the I Love Libraries Facebook page,  about an e-book, audiobook, virtual storytime or bookclub, or how your library has made a difference while you’ve been social distancing at home.

Use the hashtag #ThankYouLibraries and tag your library. 

3. Follow your library, ALA, and I Love Libraries on social media

Be sure to follow your library on social media so you don’t miss out on all they have to offer.

OTHER WAYS TO CELEBRATE LIBRARIES

  • Search up where you can find the closest locations of those Little Free Libraries people put in their yards and public places to swap books.
  • Invite grandparents, neighbors and relatives to read books to grandchildren through Skype, Facetime, or Zoom.
  • Share your magazine collection through Nextdoor.
  • Make a donation to your Friends of the Library
  • Collect books you are finished with to share with hungry neighbors on Nextdoor for your neighbors to enjoy
  • Support authors by visiting and shopping at local bookstores

Be sure to subscribe to email updates, follow @rvacheap on Twitter or like RVA (Richmond) on the Cheap on Facebook to stay in the know about the latest freebies & deals.

More things to do in and around Richmond:

Chesterfield County Library

About Dina Weinstein

Dina Weinstein is a Richmond, Virginia based award-winning journalist who reports for numerous local and national outlets. Weinstein moved north from Miami, Florida where she worked mentoring young journalists as an advisor at the Miami Dade College student newspaper The Reporter. She is a Boston native and a proud graduate of Boston University School for the Arts and Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

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