Local Libraries Celebrating National Library Week

The American Library Association has designated April 8 to14 as National Library Week, and the Montgomery County Commissioners want to encourage county residents to support their local libraries and make time to read with their families.  

“Reading is a solid foundation on which to build a child’s education and a great way to spend quality time with your family,” said Josh Shapiro, chair of the Montgomery County Commissioners.  “I urge everyone to support this effort and take time to explore their local library.”

Montgomery County has an extensive library and information network consortium with branches located across the county. Constituents can search for county libraries on the Living & Working page of the Montgomery County website. To look up local libraries by township or borough, search the Municipal Fact Sheets page.   

National Library Week events include:

• April – School Library Month
• Monday, April 9 – 2012 State of America's Library’s Report released
• Tuesday, April 10 – National Library Workers Day
• Wednesday, April 11 – National Bookmobile Day
• Thursday, April 12 – Support Teen Literature Day

At the Wissahickon Valley Public Library, both the and branches, there are a lot of event going on this week, including:

Tuesday: 10:30 a.m. Miss Michelle’s Storytime with Guitar (Ambler)

Tuesday: 7 p.m. Teen Movie Night (Blue Bell)

Wednesday: 5 p.m. Teens Talk Books (Ambler)

Thursday: 4:30 p.m. Blue Bell Lego Club (Blue Bell)

Thursday: 7 p.m. Ambler Idol (Ambler)

Friday through Tuesday, April 17: Friends of the Library Book Sale

For more events at the Wissahickon Valley Public Library branches, click here.

For more information or to access the MCLINC online catalogue, visit http://www.mclinc.org/.