The American Library Association’s National Library Week is being honored April 19-26 this year. Libraries are a key part of the book culture and reading ecosystem of our nation.
Please support your library!
Right To Read Day, Monday, April 20
Book bans and literary censorship have skyrocketed in recent years. Join the fight against lawsuits, legislative actions, and political campaigns to remove books from shelves or fine/jail people who seek to protect your right to read.
National Library Workers Day, Tuesday, April
21
Honor the hardworking employees and volunteers who make our libraries such great places.
National Library Outreach Day, Wednesday,
April 22
Acknowledge how libraries meet their patrons where they are, from a book mobile stop at a local school library, pop-ups at community gatherings, to online availability of content and resources, 24/7.
Take Action For Libraries Day, Thursday, April
23
Use this day to rally others to support libraries. Encourage the government, corporations, and individuals to donate resources to help libraries thrive and survive.
This honorary week is a great time to highlight how libraries serve the greater community, transforming lives and strengthening society. The library is a literary haven, a treasure trove of millions of free books, historical content such as old newspapers and original documents, and a place where people can gather. To learn more of how you can participate or support libraries, please consult www.ala.org.
You can always donate books, money, or your time to volunteer at a library. You can always be a patron of a public library. And you can always champion to others the treasures that libraries provide us with today- and always.
About Brian Feinblum
This award-winning blog has generated over
5,850,000 page views. With 5,600+ posts over the past 14 years, it was named
one of the best book marketing blogs by BookBaby http://blog.bookbaby.com/2013/09/the-best-book-marketing-blogs and recognized by Feedspot in 2021
and 2018 as one of the top book marketing blogs. It was also named by www.WinningWriters.com as a "best resource.” Copyright 2026.
For
the past three decades, Brian Feinblum has helped thousands of authors. He
formed his own book publicity firm in 2020. Prior to that, for 21 years as the
head of marketing for the nation’s largest book publicity firm, and as the
director of publicity at two independent presses, Brian has worked with many
first-time, self-published, authors of all genres, right along with
best-selling authors and celebrities such as: Dr. Ruth, Mark Victor Hansen,
Joseph Finder, Katherine Spurway, Neil Rackham, Harvey Mackay, Ken Blanchard,
Stephen Covey, Warren Adler, Cindy Adams, Todd Duncan, Susan RoAne, John C.
Maxwell, Jeff Foxworthy, Seth Godin, and Henry Winkler.
His
writings are often featured in The Writer and IBPA’s
The Independent (https://pubspot.ibpa-online.org/article/whats-needed-to-promote-a-book-successfully). He was recently interviewed by the IBPA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0BhO9m8jbs
He
hosted a panel on book publicity for Book Expo America several years ago, and
has spoken at ASJA, BookCAMP, Independent Book Publishers Association Sarah
Lawrence College, Nonfiction Writers Association, Cape Cod Writers Association,
Willamette (Portland) Writers Association, APEX, Morgan James Publishing, and
Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association. He served as a judge for the
2024 IBPA Book Awards.
His
letters-to-the-editor have been published in The Wall Street Journal,
USA Today, New York Post, NY Daily News, Newsday, The Journal News (Westchester)
and The Washington Post. His first published book was The
Florida Homeowner, Condo, & Co-Op Association Handbook. It
was featured in The Sun Sentinel and Miami Herald.
Born
and raised in Brooklyn, he now resides in Westchester with his wife, two kids,
and Ferris, a black lab rescue dog, and El Chapo, a pug rescue dog.
You
can connect with him at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianfeinblum/ or https://www.facebook.com/brian.feinblum
