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==National Bookmobile Day==
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In the U.S., the [[American Library Association]] sponsors National Bookmobile Day in April each year, on the Wednesday of [[National Library Week]].<ref>{{cite web|website=ALA|title=National Bookmobile Day|date=17 February 2021|url=http://www.ala.org/offices/olos/nbdhome|access-date=19 March 2015|archive-date=13 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150313152412/http://www.ala.org/offices/olos/nbdhome|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|website=Pinterest|title=Bookmobiles|author=ALA|url=https://www.pinterest.com/amlibraries/bookmobiles/}}</ref> They celebrate the nation's bookmobiles and the dedicated library professionals who provide this service to their communities.<ref name="riot">{{cite web |url=https://bookriot.com/history-of-bookmobiles/ |title=The History of Bookmobiles: Bookmobiles are here, and there and everywhere, to stay |last=Pan |first=Connie |date=April 12, 2022 |access-date=October 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412112749/https://bookriot.com/history-of-bookmobiles/ |archive-date=April 12, 2022}}</ref>

In February 2021, the American Library Association (ALA), the Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services (ABOS), and the Association for Rural and Small Libraries (ARSL) agreed to rebrand National Bookmobile Day in recognition of all that outreach library professional do within their communities. Instead, libraries across the country will observe National Library Outreach Day on April 7, 2021. Formerly known as National Bookmobile Day, communities will celebrate the invaluable role library professionals and libraries continuously play in bringing library services to those in need.<ref>{{cite web|website=ALA|title=First ever national library outreach day|date=22 February 2021|url=http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2021/02/first-ever-national-library-outreach-day-take-place-during-national-library|access-date=14 March 2021|archive-date=25 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225223133/http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2021/02/first-ever-national-library-outreach-day-take-place-during-national-library|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="riot" />