Promote National Library Week Purchase National Library Week posters, bookmarks, digital art Download sample media materials Bring Julie Andrews PSAs to your community Information about National Library Week NEW! Interview with Jenifer Grady, Director of the ALA-APA, about National Library Workers Day NEW! Share your National Library Week story - win a $25 gift certificate  Julie Andrews named honorary chair, National Library Week National Library Week Events What is National Library Week? Future National Library Week Dates ----- -----  Listen now! [mp3] ALA-APA Director Jenifer Grady talks with ALA's  Public Information Office about National Library Workers Day -----               Julie Andrews Named National Library Week Honorary Chair  Julie Andrews was named Honorary Chair of   National Library Week 2008 at a press  conference at the ALA Annual Conference   in Washington, DC.  View and download public service announcements starring Julie Andrews. Magical Places Libraries Make a Difference Julie Andrews discusses libraries            Visit Julie Andrews' Web site, where she mentions National Library Week Special thank you to American Libraries magazine and ALA Graphics for helping ALA's Public Information Office obtain Ms. Andrews' participation. ----- Other Events April is School Library Media Month April 15: National Library Workers Day  April 17: YALSA's Support Teen Literature Day ----- What is National Library Week? First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. It is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation's libraries and librarians and to promote library use and support. All types of libraries - school, public, academic and special - participate. More information is available on the National Library Week fact sheet ----- Future National Library Week dates 2009 - April 12-18 2010 - April 4-10 2011 - April 10-16 2012 - April 8-14 2013 - April 14-20