March 22, 2021
Dear editor;
The Yorkville Public Library will celebrate National Library Week April 4-10. The Library encourages all community members to stop for a visit whether in person, or through our website, and explore what the Library has to offer.
National Library Week is a special time to highlight the essential role libraries, librarians, and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening communities. The theme for this year’s National Library Week is “Welcome to your library,” which promotes the idea that libraries extend far beyond the four walls of a building and that everyone is welcome to use their services. Libraries are accessible and inclusive places that foster a sense of belonging and community through learning, discovery, and exploration.
We provide both in person and Zoom programms for all ages. There are several online resources that are available from the comfort of home, including eBooks and audiobooks, novelist, a fiction database to find your next great read, and Gale General OneFile for full text articles from various periodicals. You can download our PrairieCat app to manage your own account and request materials to be picked up at the Library. Don’t want to get out of your car? We have curbside pickup for your convenience.
During these challenging times, libraries of all types have been going above and beyond to adapt to our changing world by expanding their resources and continuing to meet the needs of their patrons. The Yorkville Public Library is supporting the community with virtual programs such as book clubs, adult writing group, crafting group, Family Bingo, Dungeons & Dragons, Facebook storytime in English and Spanish, Facebook STEM programs, and special webinars including a portrayal of Abraham Lincoln Wednesday, April 7 at 7 p.m. through Zoom.
This National Library Week, the public can show its appreciation and support for libraries by visiting our library’s website, following us on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and by using the hashtag #NationalLibraryWeek.
For more information, visit the library’s website at www.yorkville.lib.il.us.
Respectfully,
Shelley Augustine, co-interim director, Yorkville Public Library