National Library Week + National Poetry Month?

National Library Week is April 11-17. National Poetry Month is April. What does this mean? It's time for a poem about National Library Week festivities in the Parkland Library!

The sun is finally back
The skies are no longer bleak
It only means one thing
National Library Week!

Communities thrive @ your Library
Where every one can receive
With so many things to choose from
You'll never want to leave!

So how will we celebrate
This week the nation presents?
Check out the fun we'll have
At these Library-sponsored events!

On the 13th of April
It will go off like a dream!
The second Cupcake-A-Book contest
With kids' books as its theme!

Pick your favorite tale,
or a novel if you want
then decorate your cupcakes
with some sass and flaunt!

Come to the College Center
Between 10 and 2
To make your cash donation
The lucky winner might be you!

To the Homework Club
Goes all those coins and bills
To buy some snacks and fun
For the kids at Garden Hills

On Thursday April 15th
Surprises will be revealed
Who is on the READ poster?
So long it has been concealed!

But off will come the velvet
And everyone will cheer
For this READ poster has two people
Who are looking quite austere!

Then next we will disclose
the Parkland Reads new book
And if we say so ourselves
It's really "off the hook!"

And finally we rest
And wipe away a sad tear
But then think about more cupcakes
for NLW will be back next year!

- Sarah Whittington
Parkland College Library

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