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Notable Date to Celebrate: September 25th is Shel Silverstein's birthday

You probably already know that at CMLE, we offer a service called “Notable Dates for your Noggin” which feature special holidays and birthdays of authors, as well as publications of well-known books. In an effort to help you get more from this service, we’ve decided to select one “Notable Date” each month to feature. We will include a few fun programming and activity ideas too, all for you to use!

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September 25th is Shel Silverstein’s birthday. Silverstein is well known for his children’s literature, poetry, and music. You can listen to him read his poem Backward Bill here, and even subscribe to the Shel Silverstein YouTube channel for more content.

If you are looking for some biographical information on Silverstein, check out this article from LibraryPoint.org which talks about his life and also gives some fast facts about the writer, including that he won a Grammy award in 1969 for A Boy Named Sue performed by Johnny Cash.

Love The Giving Tree? Celebrate by making some Giving Tree apple cupcakes!

Make math more fun with these poetry inspired activities.

Get creative and pick your favorite Shel Silverstein poem to draw some accompanying illustrations!

Want more Shel Silverstein activities or information? Check out this website for wallpapers, e-cards, and lesson plans.

 

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Looking for more fun holidays or days to celebrate? Check out our Notable Dates Page!

Notable Dates for your Noggin: May 2016

Calendar BannerEach month we’ll bring you a compiled list of fun national holidays, birthdays of authors, and publication dates of favorite books.  Although it is still April, we share these dates now so you can plan ahead! You can use these for your own personal use or for some library inspiration! Share what inspired you in the comments.

May is National Bike Month. Other things to celebrate in May. . .

May
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 1  Mother Goose Day
 5  Cartoonists Day
 9  J.M. Barrie’s Birthday (1860)
 12  Limerick Day
 16  National Biographer’s Day
 17  Gary Paulsen’s Birthday (1939)
 20  Mary Pope Osborne’s Birthday (1949)
 23  Scott O’Dell’s Birthday (1898)
 24  National Scavenger Hunt Day
 28  Hamburger 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.

Notable Dates for your Noggin: April 2016

Calendar BannerEach 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
 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!

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.

Notable Dates for your Noggin: March 2016

Calendar BannerEach 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!

March is Woman’s History Month. Other things to celebrate in March. . .

March
 2  Dr. Seuss’s birthday (1904)
 Read Across America/Dr. Seuss Day
 Old Stuff Day
 3  National Anthem Day
 4  National Grammar Day
 6  Henry IV Part One first performed (1660)
 8  National Proofreading Day
 12  Girl Scouts Day
 16  Freedom of Information Day
 19  Let’s Laugh Day
 20  Lois Lowry’s birthday (1937)
 Louis Sachar’s birthday (1954)
 25  Tolkien Reading Day
 26  Robert Frost’s birthday (1874)
 30  Jon Hassler’s birthday (1933)
 Pencil 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.