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!
April is National Poetry Month and School Library Month and National Library Week (April 10-16, 2016). Other things to celebrate in April. . .
| April | ||
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2 | Hans Christian Andersen’s Birthday (1805) |
| 4 | National School Librarian Day | |
| Maya Angelou’s Birthday (1928) | ||
| 5 | Carrie (Stephen King) published in 1974 | |
| 10 | Encourage a Young Writer Day | |
| The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald) published in 1925 | ||
| 12 | National Grilled Cheese Day | |
| Beverly Cleary’s Birthday (1916) | ||
| National Library Workers Day | ||
| 13 | Scrabble Day | |
| Bookmobile Day | ||
| 15 | Rubber Eraser Day | |
| 21 | Charlotte Bronte’s Birthday (1816) | |
| Barbara Park’s Birthday (1947) | ||
| 26 | William Shakespeare’s Birthday [estimated] (1564) | |
| 27 | Tell a Story Day | |
| 28 | Harper Lee’s Birthday (1926) | |
| Great Poetry Reading Day |
Did we miss anything? Let us know if we did!
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