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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Aug 22, 2018Summer’s in home stretch
Aug 27, 2020Rocks on the move
Oct 16, 2022Prince Christian Sound in southern Greenland
Apr 2, 2025Sandstone formations in the badlands near Caineville, Utah
Dec 17, 2024Traditional red fishermens cabins, Reine, Norway
Mar 8, 2026Daylight Saving Time
May 9, 2025International Chameleon Day
Apr 6, 2024Castle Day in Japan
Oct 29, 2019And the skies filled with bats…
Sep 22, 2020Happy Hobbit Day
Jan 25, 2022Saint Dwynwen s Day
Jul 10, 2023A field of English lavender
Dec 19, 2025Bormio, Lombardy, Italy
Mar 6, 2026The Wave, Vejle, Denmark
Apr 15, 2026World Art Day
Jul 21, 2022Abbey Gardens in Bury St Edmunds, England
Jun 3, 2021Get on your bike and ride
Mar 13, 2023National Napping Day
May 14, 2021A misty morning in Brazil
Dec 16, 2018Holidays in the Venetian Lagoon
Jun 1, 2023World Reef Awareness Day
Mar 29, 2025Superbloom in Carrizo Plain National Monument, California
May 15, 2025Palace of Westminster, London, England
Apr 19, 2023Taiwan yuhinas in Alishan National Scenic Area
Jul 5, 2019Peel Castle on St. Patrick’s Isle with the Isle of Man in the background
Aug 19, 2024National Aviation Day
Jan 6, 2021Travels to the Oregon deep
Jul 12, 2019The ‘Night of Nights’
Sep 30, 2025Koala in the Great Otway National Park, Australia
Jun 24, 2021The call of the wild in Alaska