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National Library Week at Merced College

National Library Week

National Library Week is an annual celebration highlighting the valuable role libraries, librarians, and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening our communities.

Events and Highlights

Merced College Libraries, Merced and Los Banos campus, will offer free cocoa and coffee for students:

Merced Campus Downey Learning Resource Center

Monday 8-10am
Tuesday 8-10am

Los Banos Library

Wednesday 8-10am
Thursday 8-10am

American Library Association: National Library Week

ALA National Library Week website
National Library Week is an annual celebration highlighting the valuable role libraries, librarians, and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening our communities.
Right to Read Day: April 7
For Right to Read Day, which takes place Monday, April 7, 2025, we’re “Drawn to Freedom” — the freedom to read, the freedom to access information, the freedom to find community — all of the opportunities our libraries provide.
National Library Workers Day April 8
NLWD is a day for library staff, users, administrators and Friends groups to recognize the valuable contributions made by all library workers.
National Library Outreach Day April 9
National Library Outreach Day (formally National Bookmobile Day) celebrates library outreach and the dedicated library professionals who are meeting their patrons where they are.

Frequently Asked Questions

Contact a Librarian

The librarians are professors who work in the library. Contact us for help with your research.

Email refdesk@mccd.edu
Text (209) 666-3235 during open hours
Chat below during open hours

Book Recommendations

The Library Book by Susan Orlean
Call Number: Nonfiction ; 027.4794 ORL
ISBN: 9781476740188
Publication Date: 2018-10-16
On the morning of April 29, 1986, a fire alarm sounded in the Los Angeles Public Library. As the moments passed, the patrons and staff who had been cleared out of the building realized this was not the usual fire alarm. As one fireman recounted, "Once that first stack got going, it was 'Goodbye, Charlie.'" The fire was disastrous: it reached 2000 degrees and burned for more than seven hours. By the time it was extinguished, it had consumed four hundred thousand books and damaged seven hundred thousand more.
BiblioCraft by Jessica Pigza
Call Number: Nonfiction ; 745.5 PIG
ISBN: 9781617690969
Publication Date: 2014-03-18
In BiblioCraft, Pigza hones her literary hunting-and-gathering skills to help creatives of all types, from DIY hobbyists to fine artists, develop projects based on library resources.
Library Patrons' Privacy by Sandra J. Valenti; Brady D. Lund; Matthew A. Beckstrom
Call Number: Reference Desk ; 342.7308 VAL
ISBN: 9781440874109
Publication Date: 2022-01-11
A quick, easy-to-read synthesis of theory, guidelines, and evidence-based research, this book offers timely, practical guidance for library and information professionals who must navigate ethical crises in information privacy and stay on top of emerging privacy trends.
Research Strategies: Finding Your Way Through the Information Fog by William Badke
Call Number: Nonfiction ; 025.04 BAD
ISBN: 9781663218742
Publication Date: 2021-03-02
Everyone does research. Some just do it better than others. In this chaotic world of information and misinformation, referred to as "information fog," university students, in particular, need to learn how to conduct research effectively.
Library Mouse by Daniel Kirk
Call Number: Children's collections ; CHB KIR
ISBN: 9780810993464
Publication Date: 2007-09-01
Sam's home was in a little hole in the wall in the children's reference books section, and he thought that life was very good indeed. For Sam loved to read. He read picture books and chapter books, biographies and poetry, and ghost stories and mysteries. Sam read so much that finally one day he decided to write books himself!Sam shared his books with other library visitors by placing them on a bookshelf at night. Until there came the time that people wanted to meet this talented author. Whatever was Sam to do?The joy of reading, writing, and sharing is brought to life in this warmhearted tale.