Here is a really fun idea from Paula Popma and Dave Tyckoson from Fresno State:
National Library Workers Day
Does your library celebrate National Library Workers Day? It is a day set aside during National Library Week to honor those who make libraries work.
At Madden Library, Fresno State, we have celebrated National Library Workers Day with a catered luncheon, paid for by the Library Administration. Even though we have great potlucks, we decided to treat ourselves, and not have to do any cooking, setting up or cleaning up. This gave us the opportunity to relax and catch up with our colleagues.
In 2008, we combined the luncheon with a fun event that we titled “Beige Day”. We asked all employees to wear beige that day. We had an appearance by the Beige Brothers. Our library lyricist and one of the Beige Brothers (Associate Dean Dave Tyckoson) wrote lyrics to some old rock and roll tunes that celebrated our move from our old library into temporary quarters while our new library was constructed. As you can imagine, being an old building, all of our walls were beige. When we took a photo of the staff wearing beige against the beige wall, we blended right in.
At the luncheon in 2010, we honored our retired librarian volunteers. These are librarians who have retired, but can’t seem to get working in a library out of their system. They fill essential roles in our library, including cataloging special collections, working on the reference desk, and reviewing all gift books that are donated to the library. We are very grateful for their service.
So, think about doing something special on National Library Workers Day
