Student Press Freedom Day (United States)

from the official website: Student Press Freedom Day is a national day of action when student journalists in the United States raise awareness of the challenges they face, celebrate their contributions to their schools and communities, and take actions to Read More …

Universal Letter Writing Week

Universal Letter Writing Week occurs during the second week of January. from WriteaLetter.org: It’s a week devoted to writing letters to family, friends, anyone. The challenge is simple- write a letter everyday for 7 days. With the pandemic still raging, Read More …

National Non-Fiction November (UK)

from the official website: National Non-Fiction November is the Federation of Children’s Book Groups’ annual celebration of all things factual.  Born out of National Non-Fiction Day, the brain child of Adam Lancaster during his years as Chair, the whole month now celebrates Read More …

Picture Book Month

from the official website: Picture Book Month is an international literacy initiative that celebrates the print picture book during the month of November. Every day in November, there is a new post from a picture book champion explaining why he/she thinks picture Read More …

Children’s Book Week (Autumn)

from Publishers Weekly: Closing out the second leg of this year’s Children’s Book Week, the Children’s Book Council and Every Child a Reader are gearing up for the fall celebration. Scheduled for November 8–14, the week-long literacy event has already Read More …

National Poetry Day (UK)

from the official website: National Poetry Day is the annual mass celebration on the first Thursday of October that encourages all to enjoy, discover and share poetry. In 2021, National Poetry Day takes place on 7 October 2021, and the theme is Choice. Read More …

Children’s Book Week

from Children’s Book Council website: Children’s Book Week is the annual celebration of books for young people and the joy of reading. Established in 1919, Children’s Book Week is the longest-running national literacy initiative in the country. Every year, young Read More …

Children’s Book Week (North America)

Every year, students from the United States and Canada celebrate children’s books and the importance of reading. Each May, there are hundreds of readings given to thousands of children, teens and adults across North America in an effort to reach Read More …

National Poetry Month

From the Toronto Public Library: April is National Poetry Month, and what better way to celebrate with your child than by exploring some of the poetry books available at the library! Reading poetry aloud can be a wonderful experience for Read More …

World Read Aloud Day

From LitWorld: Join millions around the globe as we celebrate the power of reading aloud with World Read Aloud Day®, held annually on the first Wednesday of February! Begin the countdown to the next World Read Aloud Day in 2024 Read More …