05/01/2026
April is School Library Month, when school librarians across the U.S. are encouraged to host activities to help their school and local community celebrate the essential role that strong school libraries play in transforming learning. For more than 40 years, School Library Month has highlighted the vital role school libraries play in the lives and education of our nation’s youth.
The American Association of School Librarians' efforts for a national School Library Month were spearheaded by Lucille Cole Thomas, chair of the School Library Media Month Committee. Thomas and her committee diligently gathered ideas from previous state and local celebrations for school libraries and compiled a 52-page handbook for the first national observance.
On April 1, 1985, their work culminated with the official start of School Library Media Month, which kicked off at a ceremony on the west steps of the U.S. Capitol. The theme of the first national observance was “Where Learning Never Ends: The School Library Media Center.”
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