NEW YORK, April 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of 85 years of sharing the joy of reading, Direct Brands' Book-of-the-Month Club is proud to announce its declaration of the first-ever Donate A Book Day(TM), commencing on Thursday, April 14th during National Library Week.

CHICAGO, April 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The value of libraries in communities across the country continued to grow in 2008 -- and accelerated dramatically as the national economy sank and people looked for cost effective resources in a time of crisis, according to the American Library Association's (ALA) annual State of America's Libraries report, released today as part of National Library Week, April 12-18, 2009. U.S.