January ~ National Mentoring Month

January ~ National Poverty in America Awareness Month www.povertyusa.org

January 16 ~ Religious Freedom Day www.religiousfreedomday.com

January ~ National Book Week(third full week of January) www.nationalbook.org

January ~ Celebrity Read a Book Week(last full week of January) www.alastore.ala.org

February ~ Library Lovers Month www.librarysupport.net/librarylovers

February ~ National Black History Month www.asalh.org

February 1-7 ~ Children’s Authors and Illustrators Week www.childrensauthorsnetwork.com

February 9-15 ~ Random Acts of Kindness Week www.actsofkindness.org

February 14 ~ Read to Your Child Day

March 1-7 ~ Return the Borrowed Books Week

March 1-7 ~ Read an E-Book Week

March 2 ~ Read Across America. Sponsored by the National Education Association.

March 5 ~ World Book Day www.worldbookday.com/index.asp

March 6 ~ World Day of Prayer

April ~ National Poetry Month. Sponsored by the Academy of American Poets.

April ~ Celebrate Diversity Month www.celebratediversitymonth.org

April 2 ~ International Children’s Book Day www.ibby.org

April 11-17 ~ National Library Week. Sponsored by the American Library Association.

April 11-17 ~ Young People's Poetry Week. Sponsored by The Children’s Book Council.

April 18-24 ~ National Volunteer Week. Sponsored by the Points of Light Foundation.

April 22 ~ Earth Day http://earthday.net

April 19-25 ~ TV Turnoff Week. Sponsored by the Center for Screen-time Awareness.

May ~ Get Caught Reading Month

May 10-16 ~ Reading is Fun Week www.rif.org/rif_week.mspx

May 10-16 ~ Children’s Book Week. Sponsored by The Children’s Book Council.

June 29 ~ National Library Legislative Day – Library Advocacy Day www.ala.org/washoff/legislativeday.html

June ~ National Audiobook Month. Sponsored by the Audio Publishers Association.

June 3 ~ National Hunger Awareness Day www.hungerawarenessday.ca/en

August 9 – Book Lovers Day

September ~ Library Card Sign-Up Month www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/advocacy/publicawareness/alainitiatives/otherinitiatives/card/librarycard.cfm

September 8 ~ International Literacy Day

September 26 ~ READ in America Day

October ~ Church Library Month www.churchlibraries.org

October ~ National Reading Group Month www.wnba-books.org/press_release

October ~ National Book Month www.nationalbook.org/nbm.html

October 17-23 ~ Teen Read Week. Sponsored by the American Library Association

November 4 ~ National Children’s Non-Fiction Day. Sponsored by the Federation of Children’s Book Groups http://nnfd.org/

November 21-28 ~ National Bible Week http://nationalbible.org/home?from=3

November 21-28 ~ National Family Week. Sponsored by the Alliance for Children and Families

December - Read a New Book Month

REGIONAL EVENTS FOR CHURCH LIBRARIANS

ALL ARE WELCOME to attend any of the events listed on this calendar. Contact event hosts directly for additional information.