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National Library Week: Take Action for Libraries Day
Thursday, April 10: Take Action for Libraries Day, a day to rally advocates to support libraries. Did you know … “The American Library Association condemns censorship and works to defend each person’s right to read under the First Amendment and to ensure free access to information.” Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2024 “Every year,…
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National Library Week: “What Draws You To The Library”
What do you LOVE about our Library? Why did you come to the Library today? Let us know!!! Visit our “What Draws You To The Library” cart and fill out a book shape with your reason in writing or as a drawing! We’d LOVE to know what you LOVE about your Library. The cart is…
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Right to Read Day
Monday, April 7, 2025, is Right to Read Day “For National Library Week, we’re “Drawn to the Library.” What can you find at the library? In a word: FREEDOM. For Right to Read Day, we’re “Drawn to Freedom” — the freedom to read, the freedom to access information, the freedom to find community — all…
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National Library Week! April 6-12, 2025
Help the Memorial Library celebrate National Library Week! April 6-12, 2025 What Draws You to the Library? National Library Week is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation’s libraries and library workers and to promote library use and support. #NationalLibraryWeek#sunycortlandmemoriallibrary
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National Library Week: The State of America’s Libraries 2023 Report
Thank you for joining the SUNY Cortland Memorial Library in celebrating National Library Week! To finish out the week here is the American Library Association’s “State of America’s Libraries Report 2023”https://www.ala.org/news/sites/ala.org.news/files/content/state-of-americas-libraries-report-2023-web-version.pdf In 2022, the global COVID-19 pandemic entered its third year; political, economic and digital divides grew; and book challenges and bans surged across the…
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National Library Week: Vote!
#TakeActionForLibraries Day: ALA launches #ReaderVoterReady campaign to encourage all library advocates and their communities to get informed, get registered, and get ready to vote! Learn more & make a commitment to vote: https://www.ala.org/advocacy/reader-voter-ready #sunycortlandmemoriallibrary
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National Library Week: Outreach
National Library Outreach Day celebrates library outreach and the dedicated library professionals who are meeting their patrons where they are. National Library Outreach Day is an opportunity for library advocates to make their support known—through thanking library staff, writing a letter or e-mail to their libraries, or voicing their support to community leaders. National Library…
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National Library Week: National Library Workers Day
What is National Library Workers Day? NLWD is a day for library staff, users, administrators and Friends groups to recognize the valuable contributions made by all library workers. https://ala-apa.org/nlwd/ Nominate a stellar library worker! Nominations may come from library users, students, children, colleagues, faculty, or management. Please visit the Galaxy of Stars to see your…
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National Library Week: Right to Read Da
National Library Week: Monday, April 8th,2024 – Right to Read Dayhttps://uniteagainstbookbans.org/right-to-read-day/ Over the last few years, censors have accelerated their attempts to remove or restrict books and programs in schools and public libraries. In 2023, the American Library Association documented efforts to censor 4,240 unique book titles in schools and public libraries, a stratospheric increase…
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National Library Week
The SUNY Cortland Memorial Library invites you to celebrate National Library Week April 7-13, 2024 with the American Library Association (ALA). #sunycortlandmemoriallibrary