National Library Week 2025 lands amid book bans, budget cuts, job losses

Library staff laid off, let go or placed on leave. Books banned, challenged and purged. Funding cut, slashed or outright ended.
Believe it or not, it’s National Library Week.
During the seven days from April 6-12, Americans honor the work of our libraries, librarians and staff and all they do for our communities. For this year’s theme of “Drawn to the Library,” the honorary chairs are best-selling authors and illustrators Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud, who teamed up