Celebrate National Library Week April 7-13, 2024 with Allegheny County libraries

Ready, set, library! National Library Week is April 7–13, 2024, and the Allegheny County Library Association encourages everyone in the community to visit the library to take part in the festivities and explore all the library has to offer. Libraries give us a green light to experience something truly special: a place to connect with […]

National Library Week 2023

ACLA encourages all community members to visit the library during National Library Week, April 23-29, to explore all they have to offer. Most people know about the wealth of stories available at the library, from picture books and large print to audiobooks and ebooks. But there’s so much more to the story of libraries. Libraries are […]

Celebrating the Bookmobile on National Library Outreach Day

National Library Outreach Day (formerly National Bookmobile Day) celebrates library outreach and the dedicated library professionals who are meeting their patrons where they are.   ACLA Mobile Services is on the road every day, providing support services to enhance and expand the rich library resources available in Allegheny County. Mobile Services offers much of what a […]

National Library Week 2022

National Library Week (April 3- 9, 2022) is a time to celebrate our nation’s libraries, library workers’ contributions and promote library use and support.   The theme for National Library Week 2022 is “Connect With Your Library.”  During the pandemic, library workers continue to exceed their communities’ demands and adapt resources and services to meet their users’ needs […]