1.0First Focus on Childrenhttps://firstfocus.orgtjsmithhttps://firstfocus.org/author/tjsmith/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="tgOSJ8W3ac"><a href="https://firstfocus.org/update/update-national-library-month/">Alliance for Student Liberty: National Library Month</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://firstfocus.org/update/update-national-library-month/embed/#?secret=tgOSJ8W3ac" width="600" height="338" title="“Alliance for Student Liberty: National Library Month” — First Focus on Children" data-secret="tgOSJ8W3ac" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://firstfocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Librarian.jpg360157Happy National Library Month! Libraries are a place where any member of society, regardless of race, gender, income level, immigration status, can access endless opportunities for learning. Libraries host family events, book clubs, computer classes, and many more activities. They are a place where a child can feel empowered to learn about any topic without the barriers present in almost every other place in society. We have librarians to thank for nearly every element of keeping libraries functional.