This week is National Library Week in the United States. Here’s some links about the history of this event to help celebrate!:
National Library Week: How ALA’s Annual Advocacy Event Got Started (Wayne A. Wiegand, American Libraries) https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2016/04/13/national-library-week/
National Library Week: “For a Better-Read, Better-Informed America” (Lydia Tang, American Library Association Archives Blog)
https://archives.library.illinois.edu/ala/national-library-week/
National Library Week – A Philatelic Tribute (Larry Nix, Library History Buff Blog)