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 5, 2025Pacific Park, Santa Monica State Beach, California
Feb 16, 2021Mardi Gras flower power
May 5, 2025Cinco de Mayo
Aug 1, 2022Hawai i Volcanoes National Park at 106
Nov 20, 2019Atop the roof of Africa
Dec 8, 2018How lovely are your branches
Nov 26, 2020Happy Thanksgiving from an expert face-stuffer
Jun 4, 2019Breaking the fast for Eid
Aug 15, 2021Swim city
Feb 8, 2025Medieval towers in Mestia, Upper Svaneti, Georgia
Jan 15, 2026The fishing village of Reine, Norway
Sep 14, 2020Tiny fliers head south
Jul 2, 2025Spine-cheeked anemonefish in Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Dec 15, 2020A bridge that rocks
Dec 30, 2018Adorably evolutionary sea sheep
Oct 27, 2020A bridge of Madison County
Nov 10, 2023Badlands National Parks 45th anniversary
Dec 23, 2020Swimming into the season
Sep 16, 2024Wallabies at sunrise, Australia
Apr 27, 2018National Park Week: Yosemite National Park, California
Jan 18, 2018Entoloma hochstetteri mushroom at Lake Mahinapua, New Zealand
May 20, 2019The island fox’s incredible comeback
Oct 22, 2025The Belogradchik Rocks in Bulgaria
Dec 14, 2021American robin
Mar 13, 2019A look at Uranus, seventh planet from the sun
Feb 14, 2024Valentines Day
Jan 22, 2020A horse of many colors
Jan 26, 2026Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany
Nov 2, 2018Celebrating Native American Heritage Month
Apr 12, 2021In orbit for Yuri s Night