Each year libraries across the United States celebrate National Library Week. National Library Week is sponsored by the American Library Association, which provides leadership for the development, promotion, and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship. All types of libraries – school, public, academic, and special libraries – participate in National Library Week. It’s a chance for us to celebrate what libraries and librarians offer to our communities and to promote library services. In 2022, National Library Week will be celebrated April 3-9.

This year’s theme is “Connect with Your Library.” We want to know all of your favorite ways to connect with your library. Each time you visit New Ulm Public Library from April 3-9 you’ll have the chance to enter a drawing to win one of six $50 gift cards to local businesses. Each library visit earns you one entry. As part of your entry you’ll tell us one of your favorite ways to connect with New Ulm Public Library. We’ll share these ideas anonymously throughout the library and on our Facebook page. At the end of the week we’ll draw the prize winners. We hope you’ll visit us many times throughout National Library Week and after! Thank you to the Friends of the New Ulm Public Library for sponsoring the prizes.

One special part of National Library Week is National Library Workers Day, which will be celebrated on Tuesday, April 5. Library workers play a critical role in keeping our libraries running. We have an excellent group of people working at New Ulm Public Library. I am truly lucky to work with such intelligent, creative, dedicated, and fun people. It is their hard work that makes New Ulm Public Library such an asset to the community. Please let them know how much you appreciate their efforts if you have the chance.

I invite you to stop by and celebrate National Library Week with us! The library is located at 17 N. Broadway and is open to the public Monday to Thursday 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m. and Friday and Saturday 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Call 507-359-8331 or visit www.newulmlibrary.org for more information.