National Library Week
Celebrate the library this week
This week, schools, campuses and communities across the country celebrate National Library Week, a time to remind the public about the contribution libraries, librarians and library workers make to their communities everyday.
Libraries are the places where everyone — regardless of age, race or income — can come together, whether it’s for entertainment, self-help or to find their place in the community.
Students come to the library to learn critical research skills and find a place to study with friends. Parents and guardians introduce their child to his first books and videos and stay for a family concert. Seniors keep in touch with family across the country using free Internet access, job seekers get connected with resources to help them land their next interview, and researchers and medical professionals tap into the databases, journals and other resources they need to make breakthroughs and to impact the lives of their patients.
What makes the library unique is that everyone has access to trained professionals — librarians — to help them find and interpret the information they need to make a difference in their lives.
How can the library help transform your life? National Library Week is the perfect time to find out. Come together @ your library.
Barbara Masterson
Chair, Mill Creek Library Board
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