National Library Week 2025
It’s National Library Week! Come into the Flagstaff City – Coconino County Public Libraries to celebrate the incredible contributions libraries and their hard-working staff make every day. During National Library Week, we recognize all of the contributions from the Libraries that serve our fantastic Flagstaff community. It is an annual celebration highlighting the valuable role libraries, librarians, and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening their communities.
This year’s National Library Week theme is “Drawn to the Library”! Millions of people in the USA visit libraries every day. So, what’s the draw? Everything.
Libraries serve populations of all ages, races, and walks of life. In our Flagstaff libraries, we offer Senior Book Club, Lego Club for all ages, story times for toddlers and babies, Dungeons and Dragons for Teens, and so much more. Our programs are a direct reflection of the populations that we serve, and what their needs are.
When you visit a library, you are visiting a facility that contains the most unique setting one could imagine. In one corner, a mother reads a book to her child. In another corner, a group of adults meet to discuss the book they are reading together. Patrons hop on computers, not only to surf the web, but to apply for jobs and more professional opportunities. “Chart your next literary adventure by browsing the stacks or joining a book club. Let an author color your imagination at an author talk, outline your big business idea at an entrepreneur workshop, or trace your history with your library’s genealogy resources. Make your mark and get involved with your library by volunteering or spreading the word” (ALA 2025).
Check out days of celebration during National Library Week!
Monday, April 7th, is Right to Read Day! This is a day for readers, advocates, and library lovers to take action to protect, defend, and celebrate the right to read.
Tuesday, April 8th, is National Library Worker’s Day! This is a day to celebrate and appreciate library staff, users, administrators, and Friends groups to recognize the valuable contributions made by all library workers.
Wednesday, April 9th, is National Library Outreach Day, a day to celebrate library outreach and the dedicated library professionals who are meeting their patrons where they are.
Thursday, April 10th, is Take Action for Libraries Day, a day to rally advocates to support libraries.
We can’t wait to celebrate our fabulous libraries and their staff with you!