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How Do You Library? Tell Us to Win!

Phil Morehart on September 6, 2023

Periodic table of the elements. Blocks at the top read #HOWILIBRARY. Text: "What's your LIBRARY ELEMENT? Tell us how you library for the chance to win! September is Library Card Sign-Up Month. ilovelibraries.org"

This Library Card-Sign-up Month, we’re celebrating the value of libraries! Do you love the library’s summer reading program, storytime, or book club? Checking out DVDs, magazines, or cake pans? Do you simply enjoy getting lost in the magic of a good book? We want to know how YOU library! Tell us for a chance to win some really awesome prizes.

It’s Library Card Sign-up Month!

Phil Morehart on September 1, 2023

"Elemental" characters Ember and Wade ride a scooter brandishing an Element City Library Card. Text reads: "A library card is elemental. Get yours today! September is Library Card Sign-Up Month." Logos for American Library Association, OverDrive, Library Champions, and Elemental.

It’s Library Card Sign-Up Month (LCSUM)! Held each September, LCSUM is an annual reminder that library cards empower individuals and communities by providing free access to technology, multimedia content, educational programming, and much more. A library card opens a world of learning for everyone and is one of the most cost-effective back-to-school supplies available.

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