Each month we’ll bring you a compiled list of fun national holidays, birthdays of authors, and publication dates of favorite books. You can use these for your own personal use or for some library inspiration!
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and National Pizza Month!
Other things to celebrate in October. . .
| October | ||
| 3 | Techies Day | |
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6 | Mad Hatter Day |
| 7 | The Giving Tree (Shel Silverstein) published in 1964 | |
| 11 | Star Wars Read Day | |
| 11 | Peter and Wendy (JM Barrie) published in 1911 | |
| 12 | Farmers Day | |
| 13 | Train Your Brain Day | |
| 16 | Dictionary Day | |
| Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte) published in 1847 | ||
| The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe (CS Lewis) published in 1950 | ||
| 18-24 | Teen Read Week | |
| 18-24 | National Friends of Library Week | |
| 18-24 | Digital Citizenship Week | |
| 22 | National Nut Day | |
| 24 | A Room of One’s Own (Virginia Woolf) published in 1929 | |
| 26 | Pumpkin Day | |
| 29 | Cat Day | |
Did we miss anything? Let us know if we did!
For our calendar of library events, including conferences and library days, check out our Events/Initiatives page.
And for more Notable Dates for Your Noggin, check out our Notable Dates page.