Ready, set, library! National Library Week is April 7–13, 2024, and Centralia Regional Library District encourages everyone in the community to visit the library to take part in the week’s Virtual Library Crawl and Spirit Week activities and to receive daily prizes while exploring all the library has to offer.
Virtual Library Crawl:
Take a virtual crawl through library websites across the world! Visit 9 library websites (3 local, 3 U.S., 3 world) to complete your library passport. When you submit your completed passport, you’ll score free early admission into our next Friends of the Library Used Book Sale! Get your passport here.
Spirit Week Activities:
Sunday, April 7: Sharing Sunday – Share a social media post about the Library!
Monday, April 8: Mentioning Monday – Mention your favorite TV series, movie, or book that you enjoy checking out when you visit the Library!
Tuesday, April 9: National Library Workers Day/True Love Tuesday – Show some love to your favorite library staff member(s)! Consider nominating them for a Library Star award or an Illinois Library Association Award.
Wednesday, April 10: National Library Outreach Day/Work Outside Wednesday – Reach out to your friends and family and share the Library’s resources with someone who hasn’t visited the Library!
Thursday, April 11: Tour-It Thursday – Never been to Centralia Regional Library District or haven’t seen all of it? Get a free tour!
Friday, April 12: Free Time Friday – Have an extra minute of our day? Visit the Library!
Saturday, April 13: Shelfie Saturday – Come on in and take a “shelfie” in the Library, then post it online. Tag us @centralialibrary on Facebook and Instagram!
Be sure to check out our events happening this week too:
Monday, April 8: 2024 Great American Eclipse Viewing Party
Tuesday, April 9: Family Fun
Wednesday, April 10: Miss Rita’s Story Time
Saturday, April 13: Teen Reading Club
While you’re here, head to our front desk to spin the wheel for a prize! You can spin the wheel once a day Monday through Saturday during the celebration week.
No matter where you find yourself on the roadmap through life’s journey—preparing for a new career, launching a business, raising a family, or settling into retirement—the Library offers the resources and support you need and an inclusive and supportive community where you will feel welcome.
So, get ready to explore, become inspired, and connect with others this National Library Week. Centralia Regional Library is there for you, all the way to the finish line.
First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association and libraries of all types across the country each April.
