National Library Week
Summary
National Library Week is an annual celebration recognized by the City of Fairfax through a mayoral proclamation. On April 8, 2025, Mayor Catherine S. Reed presented a proclamation designating April 6–12, 2025 as National Library Week under the theme "Drawn to the Library," received by Library Board of Trustee Vice Chair Suzanne Levy and Library Director Eric Carzon. On April 14, 2026, Mayor Reed again presented a proclamation, this time designating April 19–25, 2026 as National Library Week under the theme "Find Your Joy," received by Suzanne Levy (now identified as Board of Trustees Chair in her second year), Library Director Eric Carzon, and Fairfax City Branch Manager Alana Quarles. Both proclamations emphasized libraries' roles in fostering learning, intellectual freedom, community connection, and free expression. The 2026 proclamation also highlighted library support for job seekers, entrepreneurs, and lifelong learners.
What members have said
Mayor Reed presented the National Library Week proclamation in both 2025 (April 8) and 2026 (April 14), reading the full text of each proclamation and encouraging community members to visit the library, explore its resources, and celebrate its role in bringing the community together. In 2026, she invited attendees to say hello to library staff during National Library Week.
Levy, Library Board of Trustee Vice Chair in 2025 and Chair in her second year in 2026, received the proclamation on behalf of the library both years. In 2026, she noted her honor in serving as the city's representative to the Fairfax County Public Library Board of Trustees and mentioned that her career was at the Fairfax City Regional Library; she also noted she would be turning over the chairmanship to someone else in July 2026.
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Discussion time
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Full history
[3a] Proclamation acknowledging April 6–12, 2025 as National Library Week in the City of Fairfax was presented.
[3a] Mayor Read presented a proclamation acknowledging April 19–25, 2026 as National Library Week to Suzanne Levy (Library Board of Trustee Vice Chair), Alana Quarles (Fairfax City Branch Manager), and Eric Carzon (Library Director).