National Library Week Apr 19, 2026

National Library Week

National Library Week kicks off today as libraries across the United States celebrate the power of free access to knowledge—and for younger generations, that availability can be life-shaping. Created by the American Library Association, it highlights how libraries support literacy, curiosity, and learning at every age, especially in childhood, when reading habits first take root.

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Today in History

Apr 19, 2018Craig Goch Dam in the Elan Valley of Wales
Apr 19, 2019Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park shines
Apr 19, 2020Step into the dark
Apr 19, 2021Rays on parade
Apr 19, 2022Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia
Apr 19, 2023Taiwan yuhinas in Alishan National Scenic Area
Apr 19, 2024Ring of Brodgar, Orkney, Scotland
Apr 19, 2025First day of National Park Week

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Jan 30, 2024Aýna, Albacete, Spain
Dec 21, 2023Winter solstice
Apr 5, 2019A day of death and rebirth
Aug 21, 2020Lobster tales
Jul 12, 2024Mount Rainier National Park
Sep 17, 2021Eye of the cave
Jun 12, 2021In Texas, even the riverbend is big
Jul 21, 2023Storseisundet Bridge, Norway
May 18, 2022International Museum Day
Oct 29, 2019And the skies filled with bats…
Dec 3, 2022Art Basel Miami Beach
Mar 31, 2023Steyr River, Austria
Nov 7, 2021Mack Arch Rock
Jan 6, 2020Have fun storming the castle
Apr 8, 2021I m here! Take a look at me!
Feb 19, 2020Flocking together in the Antarctic
May 15, 2019Basking in the glow
Dec 20, 2021Ministry of Fun Santa School
Mar 10, 2025National Napping Day
Mar 1, 2026Womens History Month
Feb 7, 2025Blue hour in Trondheim, Norway
May 4, 2025Star Wars Day
Oct 28, 2020A grotesque scene
Nov 18, 2023Polar bear season in Manitoba
Mar 7, 2023Terraced rice fields, Yuanyang County, China
Jan 3, 2025Happy Birthday, J.R.R. Tolkien!
Oct 27, 2020A bridge of Madison County
Oct 29, 2020Let s get lost
Apr 11, 2024Churún Merú waterfall in Venezuela
Nov 24, 2018The tortoise and the finch