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2025-2026 Calendar
"Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or duty. It should be offered to them as a precious gift."
Kate DiCamillo
December
Tuesday 2 National Day of Giving
Sunday 7 Letter Writing Day
Saturday 8 National STEM/STEAM Day
Monday 10 Human Rights Day
Sunday 14 International Children's Day
Monday 15 Hanukkah begins
Bill of Rights Day
Sunday 21 Winter
Wednesday 24 Christmas Eve
Thursday 25 Christmas Day
Friday 26 Kwanzaa begins
Wednesday 31 New Year's Eve
January
National Mentoring Month
Thursday 1 Happy New Calendar Year!
Friday 2 Science Fiction Day
Sunday 4 National Trivia Day
Sunday 18 Thesaurus Day
Friday 23 National Handwriting Day
February
Black History Month
Sunday 1 National Freedom Day
Monday 2 Groundhog Day
Wednesday 4 Thank A Mailman Day
Saturday 7 Send a Card to a Friend Day
Wednesday 11 National Inventor's Day
Saturday 14 Valentine's Day
Monday 16 President's Day
March
National Women's History Month
Monday 2 World Teen Mental Wellness Day
Wednesday 4 National Grammar Day
Saturday 7 National Be Heard Day
Sunday 8 International Women's Day
National Proofreading Day
Saturday 14 National Write Your Story Day
Monday 16 Freedom of Information Day
Tuesday 17 St. Patrick's Day
Thursday 19 Let's Laugh Day
Friday 20 Spring
International Earth Day
Saturday 21 World Poetry Day
Sunday 29 Palm Sunday
National Mom & Pop Business Owners Day
April
National Poetry Month
Thursday 2 International Children's Book Day
Friday 3 Good Friday
Sunday 5 Easter
Friday 10 Encourage A Young Writer Day
Tuesday 14 International Moment of Laughter Day
Wednesday 22 National Earth Day
Monday 27 National Tell A Story Day
Tuesday 28 Great Poetry Reading Day
International Astronomy Day
May
National Inventor's Month
Monday 4 Teacher Appreciation Week Begins
Tuesday 5 National Teacher's Day
Friday 8 Teacher Appreciation Week Ends
Sunday 10 Mother's Day
Monday 25 Memorial Day
June
Pride Month
Monday 1 National Pen Pal Day
Friday 5 Word Environment Day
Monday 8 Best Friend's Day
Sunday 14 National Children's Day
Flag Day
Monday 15 Smile Power Day
Friday 19 Juneteenth
Sunday 21 Summer
Father's Day
July
National Family Reunion Month
Thursday 30 International Friendship Day
August
Read A Romance Month
Sunday 2 National Coloring Book Day
Sunday 9 National Women's Day
Booklover's Day
Wednesday 12 International Youth Day
Friday 21 Happy Birthday C.Cherie Hardy!
Senior Citizen's Day
Wednesday 26 Women's Equality Day
September
Library Card Sign-Up Month
Sunday 6 Read A Book Day
Monday 7 Labor Day
Tuesday 8 International Literacy Day
Tuesday 15 National Hispanic Heritage Month Begins
National Online Learning Day
Tuesday 22 Autumn
National Voter Registration Day
Friday 25 National Comic Book Day
Tuesday 29 Coffee Day
October
National Book Month
Thursday 1 International Coffee Day
Saturday 3 Child Health Day
Monday 5 World Teacher's Day
Tuesday 10 World Mental Health Day
Friday 16 Dictionary Day
Tuesday 27 National Mentoring Day
Saturday 31 Halloween
November
Native American Heritage Month
Sunday 1 National Author's Day
Tuesday 3 Election Day
Monday 9 Young Reader's Week Begins
Tuesday 10 Young Reader's Day
Wednesday 11 Veterans Day
Thursday 12 Chicken Soup for the Soul Day
Friday 13 Young Reader's Week Ends
Friday 20 World Children's Day
Thursday 26 Thanksgiving
December
Read A New Book Month
Monday 7 Letter Writing Day
Tuesday 10 Human Right's Day
Monday 21 Winter
Friday 13 Young Reader's Week Ends
Thursday 24 Christmas Eve
Friday 25 Christmas
Saturday 26 Kwanzaa Begins
Thursday 31 New Year's Eve
“Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.”—Maya Angelou (1928-2014)