National Library Week (April 7- 13, 2019) is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation's libraries and library workers and to promote library use and support.

From free access to books and online resources for families to library business centers that help support entrepreneurship and retraining, libraries offer opportunity to all. 

The theme for 2019 National Library Week is "Libraries = Strong Communities.” Gates Foundation Co-founder Melinda Gates will serve as 2019 National Library Week Honorary Chair. 

First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and observed in libraries across the country each April. All types of libraries - school, public, academic and special - participate.

See what’s happening this week on the Edgewater Branch Library Calendar, Harold Washington Library and on the Friends of the Edgewater Library Calendar.