Events

National Book- and Library- and Stuff-I-Love- Related Days, Weeks, and Months

JANUARY

• National Book Blitz Month

FEBRUARY

• Library Lovers Month
• African American History Month

MARCH

• National Women’s History Month
• National Education Association (NEA) Read Across America (Dr. Seuss’ birthday) (March 2)
• World Book Day (U.K. and Ireland) (first Thursday)
• Teen Tech Week: Geek out @ Your  Library (March 4-10, 2012)
• National Cereal Day (March 7)
• International Women’s Day (March 8)
• World Read Aloud Day (March 9)
• National Goof Off Day (March 22)

APRIL

• International Children’s Book Day (April 2)
• National Poetry Month
• National Library Week (April 2-9 second week)
• National Library Workers Day (April 12 second Tuesday)
• Drop Everything and Read (DEAR) (April 12)
• National Bookmobile Day (April 13)
• Support Teen Literature Day (April 14)
• National Donate a Book Day (April 14, first time in 2011)
• National Volunteer Week (third week)
• School Library Medial Month
• Taxes due (April 15)
• Preservation Week (April 24-30)

MAY

• Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
• Get Caught Reading Month
• Teachers Appreciation Week (first week)
• Reading Is Fun Week/Children’s Book Week (second week)
• National Library Legislative Day (second Tuesday)

JUNE

• Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month
• Diary Month

SEPTEMBER

• National Hispanic Heritage Month
• Be Kind To Editors And Writers Month
• International Literacy Day (September 8)
• Banned Books Week (last week)
  • Banned Books Week (Official Website)
  • Banned Books Week (ALA)

OCTOBER

• International School Library Month
  • International School Library Month (IASL)
  • International School Library Month (AASL)
    
• National Book Month
• National Reading Group Month
• Last week to register to vote (first week)
• National Newspaper Week (first week)
• Teens Read Week (third week)
• National Freedom of Speech Week (third week)

NOVEMBER

• National Novel Writing Month
• National American Indian Heritage Month
• National Young Readers Week (second week)
• National Gaming Day (second Saturday)

DECEMBER

• Learn A Foreign Language Month
• Read A New Book Month

OTHER IMPORTANT DATES

• Caldecott, Newbery, and Printz Awards announced mid-winter and presented summer
• Jane Addams Children’s Book Awards announced in April and presented in October