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Happy National Library Week!

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Programming Coordinator • 0 Comments

National Library Week 2016 ends this Saturday and it’s safe to say that it sure has been a success! The very first National Library Week was celebrated on March 16-22, 1958 and the theme was “Wake up and Read for a Better-Read Better-Informed America.” This year’s was “Libraries Transform” and it was so applicable, more than ever. This article from the American Libraries Magazine gives a nice summary of “How ALA’s annual advocacy event got started.”

Hope you all had a great National Library Week and we look forward to next year!

Libraries Transform

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Programming Coordinator • 0 Comments

National Library Week begins this coming Monday, April 10! This year’s theme is “Libraries Transform” which is perfect for the changing roles libraries are playing nowadays. The theme also comes from the “Libraries Transform” initiative of the American Library Association. The campaign is “is designed to increase public awareness of the value, impact and services… Continue Reading

The Freedom to Read

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Programming Coordinator • 0 Comments

Happy National Library Week! For the past few weeks, this blog has featured its first mini-series, looking at the rights and freedoms Libraries across America (including Lower Macungie Library!) guarantee you, and stand for. Wrapping up this series is the Freedom to Read Statement, a Statement largely written by the American Library Association, but endorsed… Continue Reading

American Library Association’s Library Bill of Rights

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Programming Coordinator • 0 Comments

With National Library Week coming up on April 12, Fun Day Friday is currently in the middle of its first mini-series, looking at the rights and freedoms the library offers you. The American Library Association has its own Library Bill of Rights, which Lower Macungie Library believes in and strives to abide by. While this… Continue Reading

Code of Ethics of the American Library Association

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Programming Coordinator • 0 Comments

This year, National Library Week occurs on the week of April 12. For the next few Fun day Friday’s, we will be taking a look at some aspects of the Library that you may not know about, but should. The American Library Association recognizes a Code of Ethics, which we here at Lower Macungie Library… Continue Reading