National Library Outreach Day

 

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National Library Outreach Day (formerly National Bookmobile Day) celebrates library outreach and the dedicated library professionals who are meeting their patrons where they are. Whether it's a bookmobile stop at the local elementary school, services provided to community homes, or library pop-ups at community gatherings, these services are essential to the community. Each year, National Library Outreach Day is celebrated on Wednesday of National Library Week. In 2024, National Library Outreach Day will be April 10. 

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 Outreach Day is coordinated by the ALA Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services (ODLOS), the Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services (ABOS), and the Association for Rural & Small Libraries (ARSL).

 

Get Involved

  • Meet your patrons where they are! Provide flyers for patrons on all of the library's outreach services.
  • Connect with us on social media using #LibraryOutreachDay.

2024 Publicity Templates

2024 publicity templates will be available soon.

Resources

Social Media 

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Contact Information

For general inquiries about National Library Outreach Day, please contact the ALA Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services at 800.545.2433  x4294, or email diversity@ala.org

Reporters

To learn more about the key issues facing libraries and their outreach services and to talk to an ALA spokesperson, please contact ALA Communications, Marketing & Media Relations, cmomedia@ala.org.