Stark County Library Foundation

Congratulations to Stark Library Foundation board member Madison Chapanar Robinson on being named a Twenty Under 40 honoree by ystark! and the Canton Repository. We are so grateful for everything Madison does to support the Foundation and community!

Meet Stark County's most talented young professionals. Twenty under 40! honorees announced - AOL The Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce's ystark! and the Canton Repository have announced the 2026 class of the Twenty under 40! program.

It's National Library Week! Did you know that 90% of Ohioans say public libraries are important to their local community, according to a recent Ohio Library Council poll? (https://members.olc.org/news/Details/new-research-shows-ohioans-strongly-value-local-library-services-and-support-local-funding-that-keeps-them-strong-315127) We hope you'll join us in celebrating our local libraries and taking action to keep them strong.

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It's National Library Week!

Millions of people visit their libraries every week—and for good reason. During National Library Week, April 19–25, take time to discover what brings you joy at your library. Visit your library and bring friends and family along; encourage a friend to get a library card and discover the opportunities it unlocks; browse the shelves, join a book club, attend a program or storytime, or get started on your next creative project in a makerspace.

National Library Week is filled with opportunities to celebrate our libraries and take action to keep them strong. Join in on one (or all!) of the various commemoration days:

Monday, 4/20: Right to Read Day - we're calling on library lovers and advocates to celebrate wins against censorship efforts and to take action to defend the freedom to read. On Right to Read Day, ALA will release the State of America's Libraries Report, including the list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2025.

Tuesday, 4/21: National Library Workers Day - take time to honor and thank the library workers at your library for all they do to impact your community.

Wednesday, 4/22: National Library Outreach Day - a day to celebrate libraries meeting people where they are. Look for your library out in your community - in the bookmobile, at a local pop-up, at schools or assisted living facilities, or wherever!

Thursday, 4/23: Take Action For Libraries Day - this year, we're asking YOU to show up for our libraries and take action against legislative censorship attempts by contacting Congress.

Stay tuned for posts throughout the week and more ways to get involved, and be sure to visit your library and ilovelibraries.org and celebrate your library.

We are a proud sponsor of Stark Library's Speaking of Books Author Series featuring Derek Hough on Thursday, April 23 at First Christian Church Auditorium.

Free tickets are now available at StarkLibrary.org/Derek. This is going to be a fun one. We hope to see you there! Learn more at StarkLibrary.org/SpeakingofBooks

This is no April Fools! Tickets for our next Speaking of Books Author Series event with Derek Hough, Dancing with the Stars champion and four-time Emmy Award winner, go on sale tomorrow at 10am!

🗓 Thursday, April 23, 2026
🕡 7:15pm – 8:15pm
📍 First Christian Church Auditorium

Start with us and grab your tickets tomorrow at StarkLibrary.org/Derek

It’s Library Giving Day! 📚

Today, library lovers across the country are coming together to support the places that connect us to knowledge, opportunity, and each other.

Stark Library Foundation serves as the philanthropic partner to Stark Library, ensuring that every dollar donated enhances the library’s essential services to families throughout our community.

But we can’t do it alone. Will you consider making a gift to help us continue this vital work? Every donation helps us serve more neighbors and strengthen our community:
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