Today, April 4th, is National Library Workers Day - a day to celebrate the fact that "Libraries Work Because We Do".
I can remember over a decade ago, a small group of library support staff (those without their Masters degree) from around the country were discussing the fact that there was a day for Nurse's and "Administrative Professionals" other professions, but, nothing for Library Workers. This group of "Support Staff" activists along with the now out of print "Library Mosaics" magazine did something about it and held the first Library Workers Day. Today, the American Library Association recognizes the Tuesday of National Library Week as Library Workers Day and celebrates all of those who work in libraries and make information available to all, no matter how rich or poor you are.
Just another example of how a small group of people can make a change!
What does this have to do with Unions you might ask. Well, AFSCME International is the first union to have a committee for Library Workers and as a result of that Committee's work, is one of the major sponsors of Library Workers Day. Here are a couple of links to the AFSCME website and the ALA website about Library Workers Day.
In the meantime, go to your library and thank your favorite worker there and help Celebrate National Library Week!
http://afscme.org/press/pr060404.htm
http://www.afscme.org/press/libraries.pdf
http://www.ala-apa.org/about/nlwd.html
UW Oshkosh Polk Library will be holding it's 2nd Used Book Sale on Wednesday April 5 in conjunction with National Library Week. Stop by and see what kind of interesting items are available for sale, as low as 50 cents a piece! For more information, go to http://www.uwosh.edu/library/news/#booksale
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