Celebrate National Library Week 2013!
(Released March 28, 2013) - The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library is proud to celebrate National Library Week 2013, Sunday, April 14 through Saturday, April 20, with festivities and programs for all ages. Most library locations will offer family-oriented programs to celebrate the week. *Please log on to toledolibrary.org and search for fun National Library Week activities and programs throughout the system and at your favorite library.
First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance presented 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.
So what will happen during the week?
· On the first day of National Library Week, Sunday, April 14, bring the entire family to the Huntington Meeting Room at Main Library, 325 Michigan St., for The Stevens Puppets
Beauty and the Beast, a touching and humorous marionette play full of chuckles and drama. Artistic staging and clever effects accented with beautiful harp music bring this ever popular classic triumphantly to life. Shows are scheduled at 1:30 p.m. and at 3:30 p.m.
· During the week, April 14-20, we will promote *Fine Free @ Your Library, where customers can return overdue materials without having to pay a fee. *(Fines will not be charged for materials returned during this week only. Fines incurred before or after this week are assessed as per library policy).
· Also during the week, enter a drawing for a FREE bag of Friends of the Library (FOL) books. Look for the contest entry box at your branch location. The drawing is scheduled to take place on Monday, April 22.
· Attend the 13th Annual Connect to Creativity Teen Art Show at Main Library, 325 Michigan St., with artwork from nearly 100 area teen artists on display in the Wintergarden area.
Here are highlights from branch events scheduled throughout the week (see toledolibrary.org for full details):
· Monday, April 15
- Film Focus featuring Resurrect the Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles at Main Library
- Martha Speaks! Party at Sylvania Branch Library (family program)
- Speed Book Club at Sanger Branch Library
· Tuesday, April 16
- Holland Branch Library Café
- Open House at Reynolds Corners Branch Library
- Wonderful Winnie the Pooh at Maumee Branch Library
- Joyce Davis Puppet Show at Waterville Branch Library
· Thursday, April 18
- Authors! Authors! featuring American historian Richard Norton Smith in the McMaster Center at Main Library
· Friday, April 19
- Patron Appreciation Day at Maumee Branch Library
- Read to Me with Cookies and Milk at Mott Branch Library
· Saturday, April 20
- Jazz Appreciation Month Celebration at Kent Branch Library Public @CCESS Center
- Teen Poetry (spoken word event) at Sanger Branch Library
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