Public Library Of Youngstown & Mahoning County: International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Press release from the Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County:

Erin

January 27th, 2022

The United Nations General Assembly designates January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.  On this date in 1945, the concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated.  All member nations of the United Nations are encouraged to honor the victims of the Holocaust.  To learn more about how the United Nations recognizes this day visit the United Nations Holocaust Remembrance Day website. You can also visit our Overdrive pages for kids, teens, and adults to borrow books about the Holocaust and World War II.

For even more information on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, visit these sites:

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

National Archives

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization

Erin

Erin is the Chief Experience Officer for the library. She is passionate about connecting the community to the library through programs, books, and library services.  When not spreading a love for the library, she is reading her favorite library book, "The Very Jolly Postman" to her children at home.

This press release was produced by the Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County. The views expressed here are the author’s own.