[Scla-list] National Library Week 2010

[Curtis Rogers]

Neil Gaiman named Honorary Chair of National Library Week

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CHICAGO - Author Neil Gaiman, winner of this year's Newbery Medal for "The Graveyard Book," has been named the 2010 Honorary Chair of National Library Week, which will be celebrated April 11-17.

As Honorary Chair, Gaiman will appear in both print and radio public service announcements (PSA) and a podcast and will participate in a National Library Week event developed by the American Library Association's Campaign for America's Libraries.

Other materials are currently available in both English and Spanish, focusing on the 2010 National Library Week theme "Communities thrive @ your library." They include a proclamation, sample press release and letter-to-the-editor, as well as scripts for use in radio public service announcements (PSAs). Libraries can download materials at www.ala.org/nlw<http://www.ala.org/nlw>.

Libraries planning to participate in "Communities thrive @ your library"- themed programming are encouraged to share their stories with the Campaign for America's Libraries, by sending an e-mail to atyourlibrary at ala.org<mailto:atyourlibrary at ala.org>.

ALA Graphics products supporting the "Communities thrive" theme are also available. In addition to the 2010 National Library Week poster and bookmark, libraries can also purchase mini poster and new this year, a downloadable transit sign. National Library Week-themed Web files along with all Graphics products can be purchased through the ALA Store at www.alastore.ala.org/nlw<http://www.alastore.ala.org/nlw>.



National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. It is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation's libraries and librarians and to promote library use.

The Campaign for America's Libraries (www.ala.org/@yourlibrary<http://www.ala.org/@yourlibrary>), ALA's public awareness campaign that promotes the value of libraries and librarians. Thousands of libraries of all types - across the country and around the globe - use the Campaign's @ your library(r) brand. The Campaign is made possible by ALA's Library Champions, corporations and foundations that advocate the importance of the library in American society.

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