National Library Week 2017

The American Library Association has designated April 9-April 15

National Library Week.
 



Olympian, Julie Foudy

Julie Foudy is the 2017 National Library Week Honorary Chair

Julie and her teammates won three Olympic medals in women's soccer. She is a two-time World Cup champion, an author, speaker, and analyst for ESPN, and was inducted into the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2007.


Choose to Matter,
by Julie Foudy

She created the Julie Foudy Sports Leadership Academy, the Julie Foudy Leadership Foundation, and wrote Choose to Matter, releasing May 2.

Julie's mission is to empower young women to reach their potential and to impact their communities through sports, fitness, and leadership.


Look for these ALA events this week:

• Tuesday, April 11: National Library Workers Day
• Wednesday, April 12: National Bookmobile Day
• Thursday, April 13, Take Action for Libraries Day

Libraries Transform
Join the fun at ILoveLibraries.org