National Library Week is a time to celebrate

Monday, April 15, 2013

This week, the Putnam County Public Library joins libraries in schools, campuses and communities nationwide in celebrating National Library Week, a time to highlight the value of libraries, librarians and library workers.

Libraries today are more than repositories for books and other resources. Often the heart of their communities, campuses or schools, libraries are deeply committed to the places where their patrons live, work and study. Libraries are trusted places where everyone in the community can gather to reconnect and re-engage with each other to enrich and shape the community and address local issues.

Librarians work with elected officials, small business owners, students and the public at large to discover what their communities needs are and meet them. Whether through offering e-books and technology classes, materials for English-language learners, programs for job seekers or those to support early literacy, librarians listen to the community they serve, and they respond.

The Putnam County Public Library serves Putnam County residents by providing a large collection of books, eBooks, audiobooks, CDs, DVDs, free access to the internet, public meeting rooms, child and adult programs, and much more.

First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April.

For more information, visit the Putnam County Public Library at 103 E. Poplar St., call 653-2755 or see the library's website at www.putnam.lib.in.us.

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