Let’s Celebrate National Library Week
What is National Library Week?
National Library Week, April 19 – 25, 2026, is a celebration highlighting the valuable role libraries, librarians, and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening our communities.
National Library Week is sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and has been observed in libraries across the Unites Sates each April since 1958. NLW has spread all over the world in different countries including the UK, Australia, and Jamaica.
What is this year’s NLW theme?
The theme for 2026 is Find Your Joy! Libraries are filled with books, ideas, programs, people, community and so much more. Libraries are spaces for connection, creativity, and lifelong learning. National Library Week is the perfect time to rediscover your library and see how it can support you every day.
Check out the programs we have scheduled at libraries all across Los Angeles County by browsing the events below.
Message From County Librarian, Skye Patrick
This National Library Week, take time to remember that free access to information is among your greatest freedoms, providing you endless opportunities to advance and thrive. We look forward to seeing you soon.
Featured Event
Trailblazers in Conversation: Mychal Threets
Award-winning librarian, author, and new host of the children’s program “Reading Rainbow” Mychal Threets will serve as Honorary Chair of National Library Week this year! Check out our special edition of Trailblazers in Conversation featuring Mychal Threets and LA County Library Directory Dr. Skye Patrick from April 2024.
National Library Week Events
To celebrate National Library Week, our Friends of the Library will host special events selling books, DVDs, and music at select locations. Find out about these events and others below.





