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What Could Take Your Child to the Library Day Look Like at your Library?

Join our partners at the Connecticut Library Consortium for a Zoom kickoff celebrating Take Your Child to the Library Day! This is a chance to hear what libraries across the country have done to celebrate this special day, gather inspiration, and start thinking about possibilities for the next celebration on February 6, 2027.

Take Your Child to the Library Day is an initiative of the Connecticut Library Consortium. Since 2024, EveryLibrary has served as a national partner, promoting the importance of libraries for families and supporting access to books, early literacy programs, technology, homework help, and lifelong learning opportunities.

The annual event invites families to explore their local libraries through special programs, hands-on activities, and welcoming experiences that highlight the essential role libraries play in literacy, learning, and community connection.

Registration for libraries is free, allowing each participating location to design events that reflect the unique needs and interests of its community.

Across the country, libraries hosted storytimes, crafts, scavenger hunts, LEGO builds, STEM activities, and family drop-in programs. Many welcomed local children’s book authors, therapy dogs, and beloved characters such as Pete the Cat, the Cat in the Hat, the Ninja Turtles, and Sonic the Hedgehog. From magic shows to creative play and shared reading, libraries opened their doors as inclusive spaces for families of all kinds.

If you are interested in learning more, please join the Zoom kickoff on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, from 12:30 - 1:30pm Eastern Time.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.

We will kick off by introducing this national celebration and our partnership, followed by guest speakers from four libraries that celebrated Take Your Child to the Library Day 2026. Hear directly from:

• Manson Public Library - Iowa
• Essex Library Association - Connecticut
• Linebaugh Public Library - Tennessee
• Clute Library - Texas

Guest speakers will share what they did for Take Your Child to the Library Day 2026, including what they tried, what worked, what they learned, and what they might do differently or build upon for 2027.

Whether your library has been celebrating Take Your Child to the Library Day for years or 2026 was your first time, you’re welcome to join us! This kickoff is an opportunity to celebrate what libraries are already doing, discover new ideas, and connect with colleagues who are making this national celebration their own.

Following the presentations, we’ll have time for questions, ideas, and sharing among libraries. Bring your successes, challenges, questions, and ideas; there’s something to learn from every library, whether you’re a longtime celebrator or just getting started!

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