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! Share what inspired you in the comments.
October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month!
Other things to celebrate in October…
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!
October 25th is World Pasta Day. Spoiler alert: this post may cause cravings and/or hunger.
The obvious way to celebrate World Pasta Day is with recipes. At your library, you could display some pasta cookbooks, or even just books or materials that feature Italy.
Need some pasta recipes to share? This delicious-sounding chicken parmesan pasta skillet only needs 6 ingredients. If you are gluten-free, give this recipe to make your own pasta a try. Pasta can be vegan-friendly too, with this recipe for vegan chipotle pasta.
If you really want to get serious, there is even a National Pasta Association!
Otherwise, get into the spirit of World Pasta Day through books. And who better to read about pasta with than Strega Nona? The book is read out loud in the video below, or order a copy here.
Share your pasta receipes, or favorite pasta related books with us!
Looking for more fun holidays or days to celebrate? Check out our Notable Dates Page!
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! Share what inspired you in the comments.
October is National Cookie Month! Other things to celebrate in October. . .
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.