National Library Week Apr 19, 2026

National Library Week kicks off today as libraries across the United States celebrate the power of free access to knowledge—and for younger generations, that availability can be life-shaping. Created by the American Library Association, it highlights how libraries support literacy, curiosity, and learning at every age, especially in childhood, when reading habits first take root.

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Today in History

Apr 19, 2018Craig Goch Dam in the Elan Valley of Wales
Apr 19, 2019Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park shines
Apr 19, 2020Step into the dark
Apr 19, 2021Rays on parade
Apr 19, 2022Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia
Apr 19, 2023Taiwan yuhinas in Alishan National Scenic Area
Apr 19, 2024Ring of Brodgar, Orkney, Scotland
Apr 19, 2025First day of National Park Week

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Apr 3, 2018The village of Castelluccio above the Piano Grande, Umbria, Italy
Jan 10, 2026The Matterhorn reflected in Lake Stellisee at sunrise, Zermatt, Switzerland
Aug 2, 2018The Aomori Nebuta Festival parade, Japan
Sep 9, 2020Where the bearded reedling sings
May 2, 2022Pamukkale, Turkey
Nov 4, 2022A century since Tut s tomb was discovered
Dec 24, 2018The birthplace of a classic Christmas carol
Feb 28, 2023Atrani, Amalfi Coast, Italy
Mar 12, 2021Ringing in the new year at Teotihuacan
Feb 17, 2019Flock online for the Great Backyard Bird Count
Jun 7, 2021Dressed to impress
Dec 5, 2024Tufa formations in Mono Lake, California
Jan 11, 2024Eurasian lynx
Jan 3, 2020 Field of Light at Sensorio by Bruce Munro
Sep 12, 2021A grand event
Jul 13, 2018The puffin-rabbit connection
Feb 5, 2026Salt evaporation ponds on the island of Gozo, Malta
Aug 14, 2020In the Navajo Nation for Code Talkers Day
Mar 2, 2024Modica, Sicily, Italy
Oct 11, 2020A monastery in the mountain
Oct 12, 2022Fossil Day
Mar 14, 2022Pi Day
Feb 18, 2024World Whale Day
Aug 29, 2024Castellfollit de la Roca, Catalonia, Spain
Apr 22, 2024Earth Day
May 21, 2022Albion Falls, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Feb 23, 2023The lights of Paris
Oct 27, 2018Don’t get lost in there
Jul 13, 2019Batten down the hatches
Jun 18, 2024Lupine fields, Snæfellsnes, Iceland