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Celebrate National Library Week at Booth Library April 20-23
Posted on April 17th, 2026
National Library Week is an annual celebration of the contributions libraries provide for scholarship and community connection. From April 20
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-23
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, find your library joy during Booth Library’s fun-filled events and activities! Join us as we celebrate intellectual freedom and uplift our community of library patrons and workers.
Monday, April 20
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Right to Read Day: Defend our right to read! Use today to take action to protect the freedom to read and fight back against censorship.
Learn more about Right to Read Day online
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Button-Making with the LAB: Stop by the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union from 11 AM-1 PM to make your own button and visit with the LAB members!
University Archives Open House: Check out our Mary J. Booth display and our collection of EIU artifacts in the south entry of Booth Library from 1-3 PM.
Exhibit Opening/Artists’ Talk: Celebrate the artistic talents of EIU students and engage in discussion with the 75th Anniversary Student Art Contest finalists in the West Reading Room at 5 PM.
Tuesday, April 21
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National Library Workers Day: Libraries work because we do! Now is the time to celebrate the hard work put in by our library workers. We encourage EIU faculty and staff to
send a shout out to a library worker online.
17
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Annual Awards for Excellence in Student Research and Creative Works: Join us in the West Reading Room from 4 PM-5:30 PM to celebrate our award recipients.
Wednesday, April 22
nd
EIU Giving Day
: Step up for Booth Library and uphold the future of EIU!
Thursday, April 23
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Take Actions for Libraries Day: Advocate for libraries across the country!
Look to ALA
for ways to campaign against book bans and voice your support for libraries.
Documentary Watch Party: Discover how librarians fight against book banning in the United States during our screening of the documentary film The Librarians (2025) in the West Reading Room from 6-8 PM.
All events are free and open to the public. For the latest information, follow Booth Library on Facebook and Instagram.
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