Reading Event Calendar

Use this list to plan some great literacy celebration 
events in your classroom or library. 
Click on the event links to get more info. 

~Literacy Events for the 2023-2024 School Year~

August

September
Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15)

October
TeenTober (Formerly Teen Read Week)
First Week in Oct. Global Read Aloud begins

November
November is Picture Book Month!
Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Heritage
6-12 Children's Book Week (is also in May)

January


February
Host an African-American Read In this month
1st Wed.  World Read Aloud Day
???  ALA Youth Media Awards (Date not announced yet)
14-International Book Giving Day


March

April
Autism Awareness Month-Here are some ideas for books to share throughout the month
12 DEAR Day (Beverly Cleary's birthday)


May 
Tentative 1st week in May Children's Book Week
1st Saturday in May Free Comic Book Day 
5 School Lunch Hero Day (Connect to Jarrett Krosoczka's Lunch Lady Series) 

Other Resources
One Book Connects    
My Nerdy Book Club post about a book birthday event  


Please feel free to leave a comment if you have another event you think I should add to the calendar. A link to more info about the event would be helpful. Thanks for visiting.

4 comments:

  1. Thanks for this great calendar!

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  2. I wish I knew about your blog when I was a practicing librarian. Love to read it now any way.

    Mary-andering Creatively

    Mary-andering Among the Pages

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  3. I was just trying to put together a calendar just like this! Great resource. Thanks!

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