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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Jul 21, 2023Storseisundet Bridge, Norway
Jun 30, 2026Giraffes at sunset in the Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Feb 19, 2023Humpback whales in Maui, Hawaii
Jan 28, 2019Ancient groves in Australia
Oct 20, 2022International Sloth Day
Apr 9, 2022Light show at the skatepark
Apr 23, 2018National Park Week: Haleakalā National Park, Hawaii
Jun 5, 2019Happy trees = Clean air
Oct 16, 2023Golden larches and Prusik Peak, the Enchantments, Washington
Apr 1, 2026National Frog Month
Dec 1, 2025Antarctica Day
Jul 28, 2026World Nature Conservation Day
Nov 12, 2018Honoring those who served
Feb 26, 2024Grand Canyon National Park turns 105
Mar 9, 2026Gray seal sleeping on the beach, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Jan 8, 2024Bernina Pass, Graubünden, Switzerland
Nov 6, 2021World Numbat Day
Jan 17, 2025Brown pelican, San Diego, California
Dec 16, 2020Beethoven s 250th
Aug 10, 2020Kings of the Kalahari
Jul 30, 2023Palouse farmland, Washington state
Feb 22, 2020It s not always sunny in Abu Simbel…
Jul 3, 2018To the 155th on the 155th
Mar 6, 2019Dreaming of the Tyrrhenian Sea
Apr 2, 2025Sandstone formations in the badlands near Caineville, Utah
Jul 7, 2024Rice terraces of Mù Cang Chải, Yên Bái province, Vietnam
Jan 9, 2018Great Fountain Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Jun 6, 2026National Trails Day
Oct 4, 2025World Space Week
Aug 1, 2019Hawaii Volcanoes National Park turns 103