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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Sep 17, 2018Gateway to America
Jan 10, 2022Ski touring in Austria
Jan 3, 2023Sandhill cranes, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
Mar 15, 2018The Colosseum of Rome, Italy
Mar 2, 2020And to think that I saw it in Cappadocia
Oct 13, 2018‘Hello’ from zero degrees longitude
Jan 19, 2023Sundance Film Festival opens in Park City
Jun 27, 2023Sedona, Arizona
Dec 28, 2019Did they forget to fly south?
Apr 29, 2025Formal garden at Château de Villandry, Loire Valley, France
Oct 20, 2022International Sloth Day
Jun 20, 2020 Beyond Walls for World Refugee Day
Mar 20, 2026Spring equinox
Nov 29, 2019Opt outside today
Sep 18, 2021Hanging out on a limb
Dec 23, 2018Make your list and check it twice
Sep 16, 2023Oktoberfest begins
Aug 14, 2024World Lizard Day
Jan 12, 2023Rumelihisarı in Istanbul, Türkiye
Oct 12, 2019It s aboat time for the Barcolana
Nov 26, 2022World Olive Tree Day
Nov 28, 2018Christmas comes to New York City
Sep 3, 2021Welcome to the Alien Egg Hatchery
Jul 31, 2018Honoring the rangers on World Ranger Day
Jul 21, 2023Storseisundet Bridge, Norway
Jan 26, 2023Heavens Gate Cave, Tianmen Mountain National Park, China
Jul 29, 2022International Tiger Day
Feb 13, 2025Lake Tyrrell, Victoria, Australia
May 26, 2023Wat Sri Sawai in Sukhothai Historical Park, Thailand
Sep 3, 2022Skyscraper Day