This week, the Le Mars Public Library is celebrating National Library Week with a slate of special events and activities. Library director Shirley Taylor explained to KLEM what the nationwide celebration is about and what the theme is for this year.
The first event of the week, “Stuffed Animal Story Time Sleepover” for children in kindergarten through 2nd grade, was held last night. Other events planned include “Tech Tuesday” today from 2-4pm, “Share Your Library Joy Day” on Wednesday from 10am-12pm, a special “Andrew Carnegie’s Riches in Iowa” presentation on Thursday, and the “1,000 Books before Kindergarten Graduation” event on Saturday at 10am.
Taylor says the events celebrate what the library has to offer to the community, and the evolving role of the library over its 150 years of operation.
Taylor says the library wants to be an “essential service” to the community.
National Library Week will run from now through Saturday, April 25th, with a full list of events available on the library’s website.
