Freedom to Read Week (Canada)

from the official website: Freedom to Read Week is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom, which is guaranteed them under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Freedom to Read Week Read More …

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 …

Braille Literacy Day

from Pearson Canada: Louis Braille was born on January 4th, 1809. Due to an accident in his younger years, he lost his sight. In spite of this, Louis Braille excelled in school and at the age of 20, he published his Read More …

Braille Literacy Month

from Pearson Canada: Louis Braille was born on January 4th, 1809. Due to an accident in his younger years, he lost his sight. In spite of this, Louis Braille excelled in school and at the age of 20, he published his Read More …

Science Fiction Day

Science Fiction Day is celebrated on January 2nd each year.   Why? It coincides with Issac Asimov’s birthday – a well-known author of famous science fiction books like “I, Robot” and “The Bicentennial Man”.   from Lone Star College Research 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 …

Financial Literacy Month (Canada)

from the Government of Canada website: This year, Financial Literacy Month will focus on the renewed National Financial Literacy Strategy and the importance of building financial resilience in challenging times and a digital economy. During Financial Literacy Month, the Financial Read More …