The theme for National Library Week 2025 is “Drawn to the Library!” But it’s getting hard to observe as libraries throughout Massachusetts are facing budget challenges.

In Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) received $3.6 million from IMLS’ grants to State programs, including statewide research databases, summer reading and Statewide eBooks programs, just to name a few.

Local libraries are primarily funded by local property taxes to operate, but they depend on federal dollars to pay for statewide services, like databases and e-books, that interconnect every library

The tour, set for Saturday, April 12, will visit each of the city’s Carnegie libraries.