Happy Easter!
Dont miss the Hancock Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 19 at the Hancock Community Center! The search will begin at 1:00 pm
Dont miss the Hancock Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 19 at the Hancock Community Center! The search will begin at 1:00 pm
About National Library Week
National Library Week is an annual celebration highlighting the valuable role libraries, librarians, and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening our communities.
In the mid-1950s, research showed that Americans were spending less on books and more on radios, televisions and musical instruments. Concerned that Americans were reading less, the ALA and the American Book Publishers formed a nonprofit citizens organization called the National Book Committee in 1954. The committee's goals were ambitious. They ranged from "encouraging people to read in their increasing leisure time" to "improving incomes and health" and "developing strong and happy family life."
In 1957, the committee developed a plan for National Library Week based on the idea that once people were motivated to read, they would support and use libraries. With the cooperation of ALA and with help from the Advertising Council, the first National Library Week was observed in 1958 with the theme "Wake Up and Read!"
NewspaperARCHIVE
Explore historic and everyday news articles presented in original format! This collection of digitized newspapers, now with coverage for every state in the U. S., supplies great information for both history and genealogy projects.
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