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National Library Outreach Day (formerly National Bookmobile Day)

ALA states that National Library Outreach Day, formerly National Bookmobile Day, is celebrated on the Wednesday of National Library Week and falls on 22 April in 2026.

Date / rule22 April 2026
ScopeAmerican Library Association / National Library Week
VerificationFirst Party Current Identity Verified
PortabilityEdition Specific
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-09
Target-year policyRefresh Edition
Next occurrenceNot projected automatically

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Authority summary

What is National Library Outreach Day (formerly National Bookmobile Day)?

ALA states that National Library Outreach Day, formerly National Bookmobile Day, is celebrated on the Wednesday of National Library Week and falls on 22 April in 2026.

Date and recurrence

22 April 2026

The stored date is verified for a specific edition only. It is not projected into another year without a fresh authoritative source.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is American Library Association / National Library Week. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Also known as

National Bookmobile Day

Classification

Topic and context

Arts, Entertainment & Lifestyle →
Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
  • Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
Provenance

Sources

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  1. American Library Association — National Library Outreach DayFirst Party Professional Association
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is National Library Outreach Day (formerly National Bookmobile Day)?

22 April 2026 The stored recurrence guidance is: Refresh the authoritative target-year edition/schedule; current stored evidence: 22 April 2026.

Does National Library Outreach Day (formerly National Bookmobile Day) fall on the same date every year?

No. The stored date is edition-specific and must be refreshed for another year.

Is National Library Outreach Day (formerly National Bookmobile Day) an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: American Library Association / National Library Week. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes National Library Outreach Day (formerly National Bookmobile Day)?

The stored designation basis is: ALA states that National Library Outreach Day, formerly National Bookmobile Day, is celebrated on the Wednesday of National Library Week and falls on 22 April in 2026.. Supporting provenance includes American Library Association — National Library Outreach Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is National Library Outreach Day (formerly National Bookmobile Day) international or country-specific?

No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: American Library Association / National Library Week. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.

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