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 …

World Book and Copyright Day

April 23rd is a symbolic date for world literature. Cervantes, Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died on April 23rd in 1616.  Many other prominent authors, such as Maurice Druon, Haldor K.Laxness, Vladimir Nabokov, Josep Pla and Manuel Read More …