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Celebrate National Library Week with a Scavenger Hunt

Posted 03/21/25

Celebrate National Library Week with a Scavenger Hunt

The Ohio County Public Library is proud to join in the celebration of National Library Week with other libraries across the country. The theme of this year's National Library Week is Drawn to the Library!  The Ohio County Public Library is one of the libraries across the country that millions of people visit every week. What's the draw? Eveything!

From young families stopping in for play and storytime, to students sketching out their next creative project in a makerspace, to seniors seeking tech help and everyone in between, libraries of all kinds help us connect the dots from one part of our journey to the next. Chart your next literary adventure by browsing the stacks or joining a book club. Let an author color your imagination at an author talk, outline your big business idea at an entrepreneur workshop, or trace your history with your library’s genealogy resources. Make your mark and get involved with your library by volunteering or spreading the word.

Whatever draws you in, the library has something for everyone. Celebrate National Library Week, April 6 - 12, 2025.

Stop by the Ohio County Public Library this National Library Week to join in fun activities, win great prizes, and more!

OCPL Scavenger Hunt!

Download an OCPL Scavenger Hunt  Card below or pick up a card at the Circulation Desk to play! During Library week, complete the card and return to the Ohio County Public Library Circulation Desk by Saturday, April 12th for a chance to win one of nine grand prizes! Don't worry, though, we have enough smaller prizes to go around, so everybody's a winner.

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Kids OCPL Scavenger Hunt!

We haven't forgotten the little ones! We've made a special scavenger hunt for the Children's Department. Download an OCPL Scavenger Hunt  Card below or pick up a card with the Children's Department staff to play! During Library week, complete the card and return to the Children's Department staff by Saturday, April 12th for a prize! Every kid's a winner!

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American Library Association - Celebration Days During National Library Week

Monday, April 7: Right to Read Day, a day for readers, advocates, and library lovers to take action to protect, defend, and celebrate the right to read. The American Library Association (ALA) kicks off National Library Week with the release of its State of America's Libraries Report, including the list of Top Ten Most Challenged Books of 2023.

 

Tuesday, April 8: National Library Workers Day, a day for library staff, users, administrators, and Friends groups to recognize the valuable contributions made by all library workers.

 

Wednesday, April 9: National Library Outreach Day (formerly National Bookmobile Day), a day to celebrate library outreach and the dedicated library professionals who are meeting their patrons where they are.

 

Thursday, April 10: Take Action for Libraries Day, a day to rally advocates to support libraries.

National Library Week is an annual celebration highlighting the valuable role libraries, librarians, and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening our communities.

In the mid-1950s, research showed that Americans were spending less on books and more on radios, televisions and musical instruments. Concerned that Americans were reading less, the ALA and the American Book Publishers formed a nonprofit citizens organization called the National Book Committee in 1954. The committee's goals were ambitious. They ranged from "encouraging people to read in their increasing leisure time" to "improving incomes and health" and "developing strong and happy family life."

In 1957, the committee developed a plan for National Library Week based on the idea that once people were motivated to read, they would support and use libraries. With the cooperation of ALA and with help from the Advertising Council, the first National Library Week was observed in 1958 with the theme "Wake Up and Read!" The 2025 celebration marked the 67th anniversary of the first event.

Read more about the history of National Library Week at American Libraries magazine, and check out the list of past National Library Week themes.

Source: ALA.org

 

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