Australia Day

from the official Australia Day website: This is the Story of Australia – the story of an extraordinary nation. The Story begins 60,000 years ago. New chapters are written every day. On Australia Day, we reflect on our history, its Read More …

Computer Science Education Week

from the official website: Computer Science Education Week is an annual call to action to inspire K-12 students to learn computer science, advocate for equity and celebrate the contributions of students, teachers and partners to the field. The CSEdWeek theme Read More …

Teentober

TeenTober is an international celebration hosted by libraries every October aiming to celebrate teens while promoting year-round services and the innovative ways they help teens learn new skills.  Staff are encouraged to use this international celebration to advocate for, and Read More …

World Teachers Day

from UNESCO website: World Teachers’ Day is held annually on 5 October to celebrate all teachers around the globe.  It commemorates the anniversary of the adoption of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers, which sets benchmarks regarding Read More …

National Indigenous Peoples Day (U.S.)

From Oprah Daily: First proposed in 1977, Indigenous Peoples’ Day has grown rapidly in the last few years. More and more cities recognize the importance of a day that celebrates Native American cultures, while acknowledging their resilience in the face of a long Read More …

World Youth Skills Day

From the United Nations: In 2014, the United Nations General Assembly declared 15 July as World Youth Skills Day, to celebrate the strategic importance of equipping young people with skills for employment, decent work and entrepreneurship. Since then, World Youth Skills Day Read More …

International Youth Day

From the UN website: International Youth Day is commemorated every year on 12 August. The Focal Point on Youth selects a theme for the day often with input from youth organizations and members of the UN Inter-Agency Network in Youth development. Read More …

International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice

From the United Nations webpage: Culture is the set of distinctive spiritual, material, intellectual and emotional features of society or a social group, and it encompasses, in addition to art and literature, lifestyles, ways of living together, value systems, traditions Read More …

International Day of Light

The United Nations marks the International Day of Light – an annual initiative held globally to raise awareness on the critical role played by light-based technologies in everyday life – on May 16th every year.  It highlights the contribution of Read More …