Hi everyone,

Here is a list of resources for special book or library days.  Thanks to everyone who responded!

Kerry Darby

Book/Library Celebration Days

September 6- Hug a Book Week http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/63896-s-s-embraces-hug-a-book-week.html

September 8- International Literacy Day http://www.reading.org/international-literacy-day-2014

September 15- International Dot Day  http://www.thedotclub.org/dotday/

September 19- Talk Like a Pirate Day http://talklikeapirate.com

September- Banned Book Week http://www.ala.org/bbooks/bannedbooksweek

September 30- National Quitting Day http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/63949-kids-to-crayons-don-t-quit.html

October- Great Books Week http://greatbooks.naiwe.com

October- Star Wars Day

October 18- Ivy and Bean Day http://www.chroniclebooks.com/landing-pages/ivyandbean/

November- Picture Book Month  http://picturebookmonth.com

January- Mock Caldecott

January 25- Burns Day- Scottish poet Robert Burns’ birthday

February 7- Take Your Child to the Library Day https://www.facebook.com/pages/Take-Your-Child-to-the-Library-Day/286965704682090

March 2- Dr. Seuss’s birthday/Read Across America http://www.nea.org/grants/886.htm

March- World Read Aloud Day http://www.litworld.org/wrad/

April- Poetry Month/Poem in My Pocket Day http://www.poets.org/national-poetry-month/poem-your-pocket-day

April 23- World Book Night http://www.us.worldbooknight.org (may no longer be active)

May 4- May the Fourth Be With You http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/05/04/309471077/may-the-fourth-be-with-you-its-star-wars-day

https://www.daysoftheyear.com

From Follett- http://www.titlewave.com/intro/calendar.html

From readwritethink.org http://www.readwritethink.org/search/index.html?page=1&resource_type=20&type=84