Each year, individuals worldwide are invited to pause for each January for Holocaust Remembrance Day in memory of the victims of the Holocaust – observed with ceremonies and activities around the world.

Learn more about Holocaust Remembrance Day during a program at the Fond du Lac Public Library on Thursday, Jan. 25 at 6 p.m. in the McLane Room.

Dr. David J. Leichter, associate professor of philosophy at Marian University, and Dr. Matthew P. Szromba, associate professor of history at Marian University, will discuss the lasting significance of the Holocaust and what it means to remember it.

Holocaust Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, which occurred Jan. 27, 1945.

Fond du Lac Public Library operates two locations: the Main Library at 32 Sheboygan St. in downtown Fond du Lac, and the Allen J. Buechel Branch at 1137 E. Johnson St. near Festival Foods. The main library is open daily: Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. Chapter 52 Bookstore at 52 Sheboygan St. is open Monday through Wednesday from 2 to 6 p.m., and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. ** The Allen J. Buechel Branch is temporarily closed while it moves to a new location on the east side of Festival Foods. It will reopen in late January. **

For more information about any of these locations, visit fdlpl.org.