Library Day Wishes

All-Ukrainian Library Day is celebrated every year on 30 September. The date was chosen because under the Julian calendar it was the feast of Saints Faith, Hope, Love and their mother Sophia, a symbol of wisdom. It is the day of librarians, archivists and everyone who preserves knowledge. A modern library is not just books but also a co-working space, courses and clubs, and in wartime a place to warm up and charge a phone. Below are Library Day wishes for librarians, colleagues and readers, plus poems and flower ideas.

Related holidays: Culture Workers Day, Ukrainian Language Day, Science Day.

Short Library Day wishes

• Happy Library Day! Grateful readers, new arrivals and coziness among the shelves.
• May your libraries always be warm, bright and full of people who love to read. Happy holiday!
• Happy professional holiday! Wisdom, inspiration and exciting book discoveries.
• Thank you for preserving knowledge and opening the world of books to everyone. Happy Library Day!

For a librarian from readers

• Thank you for always finding exactly the right book and exactly the right words of support.
• Our librarian is the best guide to the world of books. May your work bring you joy and recognition!
• We wish you readers who return books on time and new titles with a waiting list from day one.

For fellow librarians

• Colleagues, thank you for the joint exhibitions, reading clubs and quiet evenings with catalogues. You are the heart of our library.
• I wish you a decent salary, modern equipment and new books for the collection.
• May our library always be a place both readers and we want to return to.

Formal wishes

• Dear library workers! We sincerely congratulate you on your professional holiday. You preserve cultural heritage, support Ukrainian books and help people even in the hardest times.
• We wish you inspiration, prosperity, new readers and peace.

Funny wishes

• May the silence of the reading room be broken only by the rustle of pages!
• May overdue borrowers return books, not just promises!

Library Day poems

Between the shelves, the light and calm,
The scent of pages old and dear,
May books bring comfort, joy and balm
And readers come from far and near.

You guard the wisdom of the ages
And open worlds for all to see,
May joy fill all your days and pages
And may your life be bright and free.

Flowers for Library Day

Gentle pastel bouquets or a potted orchid that will brighten the reading room for months suit librarians. A class or reading club can give a small bouquet together with a new book for the collection — the best gift for a library.

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See orchids and flowers for a colleague.

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FAQ

When is All-Ukrainian Library Day?

Every year on 30 September.

Why 30 September?

Under the Julian calendar it was the feast of Saints Faith, Hope, Love and Sophia — a symbol of wisdom.

What can I give a librarian?

Flowers, a new book for the collection, sweets for tea or a potted orchid for the reading room.

In spring, on 23 April, comes World Book Day.

Archivists are close cousins of librarians; here are Archivists’ Day wishes.

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Author: Maria Svitlovir

Graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Institute of Biology and Medicine (2001). BSc in Biology, MSc in Horticulture. Writes about plants, works at a garden centre selecting and repotting plants, and contributes to plant reference guides.