AR Libraries Prepare to Celebrate Take Your Child to the Library Day - February 1, 2025
On February 1, 2025, over 650 libraries across the US and Canada will celebrate Take Your Child to the Library Day. Now in its 14th year, this annual event is a wonderful opportunity for children to have fun while parents and caregivers learn more about their library. Take Your Child to the Library Day will showcase all the free resources local public libraries provide for families.
In 2024, hundreds of libraries hosted thousands of families for free and family-friendly events that encouraged families to make reading a part of their lives. In 2025, Take Your Child to the Library Day will see libraries hosting free activities, games, and reading opportunities all across the country. While festivities vary from library to library, Take Your Child to the Library Day celebrates every library's importance in children's and families' lives. All seven branches of the Arkansas River Valley Regional Library System in Logan, Franklin, and Yell counties are hosting events; visit their website to see the details of each library’s program. The Garland County Library in Hot Springs, AR will be having drop-in crafts and stories throughout the day as well, and the Mountainburg Public Library in Mountainburg, AR will be hosting an exciting event featuring snacks, crafts, games, a scavenger hunt, prizes, goodie bags, a dance party, and photos with everyone’s favorite Blue Heeler character! Wow!
Take Your Child to the Library Day is supported by the Connecticut Library Consortium. Since its launch in 2011, TYCLD events have been held annually in the US and Canada. EveryLibrary has partnered with Take Your Child to the Library Day as a national organizational partner. Libraries help families build solid foundations of literacy and love of learning by providing access to books, early literacy storytimes, technology, homework help, online resources, fun, safe spaces, and more. Through this partnership, we aim to help spread the word about Take Your Child to the Library Day and encourage libraries and families to participate.
To see all the 2025 participating libraries, visit takeyourchildtothelibrary.org and connect with us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/tycld/. Follow Take Your Child to the Library Day 2025 on social media with the tag #takeyourchildtothelibraryday.