The official 2024 Children’s Book Week poster was created by award-winning illustrator and author Sophie Blackall.
Three Cheers for Books, by Adrienne Adams, Book Week, 1963.
Join the Gustavus Library in celebrating Children’s Book Week (May 6-12), a celebration of children’s books and the joy of reading that started back in 1919. This year’s theme is No Rules. Just Read.
Take a break and visit our Children’s Book Week Display (Central Display, Library main floor), browse our Children’s Literature Collection (Library lower level), find award-winning children’s books in the library, or peruse the Cooperative Children’s Book Center’s 2023 data on diversity in books for children and teens.
This is a great time to think about the role of books in our own childhoods and how we can promote children’s access to books, literacy, and the joy of reading today.