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Category: National Library Week

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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

  • National Library Week: Challenged Books

    THANK YOU for joining us in our celebration of National Library Week 2022! As the week draws to a close let’s reflect on the importance of the Freedom of Information and the fact that books are still being challenged. Here is a list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2021. The Memorial Library…

  • National Library Week: Fund Libraries

    Thursday, April 7, 2022 is a day to consider Advocating for and Funding Libraries. Thank you to all who donated to the Memorial Library yesterday during The Cortland Challenge! If you did not have an opportunity to donate yesterday, you can make a donation here: http://reddragonnetwork.org Click “Make a Gift,” then “Choose your Designation”and check…

  • National Library Outreach Day 4/6/22

    Today is National Library Outreach Day! Q: How do Academic Libraries provide outreach?A: One important way is to provide resources to our users where they are, which is not always in the library building. We strive to provide quality online resources so our users can do their research from home, their dorm, in another country…

  • National Library Workers Day 4/5/22

    April 5, 2022 is National Library Workers Day! To celebrate and show appreciation for library workers and the work they do throughout the year, library users are invited to “Submit a Star” by providing a testimonial about a favorite library employee. Submit a Star: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SubmitAStarforNLWD Visit the Galaxy of Library Stars from NY State to…

  • National Library Week – Molly Shannon

    Molly Shannon is celebrating National Library Week as Honorary Chair and has this to say about the importance of Libraries, “Libraries are places where communities connect – to things like broadband, computers, programs and classes, books, movies, video games and more. But most importantly libraries connect us to each other.” #NationalLibraryWeek#nationallibraryweek2022#LibrariesTransform#sunycortlandmemoriallibrary

  • NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK April 3-9, 2022

    It’s NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK!April 3-9, 2022 Help us Celebrate by taking a moment to … ℂ𝕠𝕟𝕟𝕖𝕔𝕥 with your Library. ℝ𝕖𝕔𝕠𝕘𝕟𝕚𝕫𝕖 library workers’ contributions. ℙ𝕣𝕠𝕞𝕠𝕥𝕖 the use and support of libraries on your campus and in your community. Check out the IFLA LIBRARY MAP OF THE WORLD … Did you know there are 2.6 million libraries?!…