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It's National Library Week!

National Library Week (April 19 - 25, 2020) is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation's libraries and library workers and to promote library use and support. The theme for National Library Week 2020 is " Find Your Place at the Library," and Olympic medalists Maia and Alex Shibutani will serve as 2020 National Library Week Honorary Chairs. Today, Monday, April 20 the 2020 State of America's Libraries Report was released, including Top Ten Frequently Challenged Books of 2019.

As the impact of the COVID-19 crisis continues to evolve and change the work of libraries and library workers, libraries are proving resourceful and resilient, serving as a rich pipeline for content, delivering access to more online content than ever before. Check out Forsyth Tech's list of online resources!

Just as libraries are pivoting in response to the current situation, the ALA is changing the focus of its annual National Library Week celebration, which will be held April 19-25, 2020. The theme for National Library Week (NLW) 2020, “Find your place at the library,” was chosen before the emergence of the global pandemic. To acknowledge our altered landscape, ALA flipped the script a bit on the theme. “Find the library at your place” highlights how libraries are offering virtual services and digital content their communities need now more than ever.

First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and observed in libraries across the country each April. All types of libraries - school, public, academic and special - participate.

Follow  National Library Week activities at your library, the American Library Association, and I Love Libraries on social media by tracking the hashtags: 

 #NationalLibraryWeek | #LibrariesTransform

To celebrate the release of the 2020 State of America's Libraries Report, below we have shared the Top Ten Frequently Challenged Books of 2019 and Censorship by the Numbers infographics. Click the images below to view the accessible PDF file for each.