Lives change @ your library: celebrate National Library Week April 13-19

WAUKESHA, Wis. - April 14, 2014 - PRLog -- (WAUKESHA, WI) –This week, the Waukesha County Federated Library System joins libraries in schools, campuses and communities nationwide in celebrating National Library Week, a time to highlight the value of libraries, librarians and library workers.

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. Libraries 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.

Librarians work with elected officials, small business owners, students and the public at large to discover what their communities needs are and meet them. Whether 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.

The Waukesha County Federated Library System serves Waukesha County public libraries by providing leadership, collaboration and support.

First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April.

For more information, visit the Waukesha County Federated Library System at www.wcfls.org. Hours and locations of Waukesha County public libraries can be found online at http://www.wcfls.org/library-locations.php.