\t\t\t\tThis week, ESHC\u00a0joins libraries in schools, campuses and communities nationwide in celebrating National Library Week, a time to highlight the value of libraries, librarians and library workers along with the promotion of literacy they do each and every day.<\/p>\n
Libraries today are more than repositories for books and other resources. Often the heart of their communities, campuses or schools, libraries are deeply committed to the places where their patrons live, work and study. \u00a0Libraries are trusted places where everyone in the community can gather to reconnect and reengage with each other to enrich and shape the community and address local issues.<\/p>\n
Librarians work with elected officials, small business owners, students and the public at large to discover what their communities needs are and meet them. \u00a0Whether through offering e-books and technology classes, materials for English-language learners, programs for job seekers or those to support early literacy, librarians listen to the community they serve, and they respond.<\/p>\n
Here in the Puget Sound area we are lucky to have the wonderful services of the King County Library system<\/a>. Join in the celebration all week long, and drop by your local library and thank the wonderful librarians and staff that dedicate themselves to improved literacy and communities!<\/p>\n