National Library Workers' Day in the United States

Librarians across the United States celebrate National Library Workers’ Day (NLWD) on the Tuesday of National Library Week, held in April every year.

Celebrate National Library Workers’ Day

NLWD activities include schools and community organizations giving stars and other awards to honor library workers, lunches to celebrate librarians, and donations made to libraries.

Public Life

NLWD is an observance and not a public holiday in the United States.

About National Library Workers’ Day

Libraries give millions of Americans the knowledge and information they need to live, learn and work in the 21st century. First celebrated in 2004, National Library Workers' Day recognizes the unique contributions that library workers make to help people find the information they need for learning, working, as well as for recreational purposes.

National Library Workers' Day Observances

Weekday	Date	Year	Name	Holiday Type
Tue	Apr 13	2010	National Library Workers' Day	Observance
Tue	Apr 12	2011	National Library Workers' Day	Observance
Tue	Apr 17	2012	National Library Workers' Day	Observance
Tue	Apr 16	2013	National Library Workers' Day	Observance
Tue	Apr 15	2014	National Library Workers' Day	Observance
Tue	Apr 14	2015	National Library Workers' Day	Observance
Tue	Apr 12	2016	National Library Workers' Day	Observance
Tue	Apr 11	2017	National Library Workers' Day	Observance
Tue	Apr 10	2018	National Library Workers' Day	Observance
Tue	Apr 9	2019	National Library Workers' Day	Observance
Tue	Apr 14	2020	National Library Workers' Day	Observance

Quick Facts

National Library Workers’ Day recognizes the efforts and achievements that librarians make to give Americans access to information via books, computers and other media.

National Library Workers' Day 2018

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

National Library Workers' Day 2019

Tuesday, April 9, 2019

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Name in other languages

Name	Language
National Library Workers' Day	English
Día de los Trabajadores de la biblioteca	Spanish
יום 'ספריית הפועלים	Hebrew
يوم العمال مكتبة	Arabic
도서관 근로자의 날	Korean
Najonal bibliotekardag	Norwegian
Nationaler Tag der Büchereiangestellten	German