Thursday, October 22, 2009

Every Month is Library Month

How many months, weeks, and days are celebrated by libraries? A lot. Here is a chronological list of "library months" with a bias for Canadian and US activities to limit the number:

If you feel your month is not represented in this list, which is not intended to be exhaustive, then post a comment. Clearly, we have a lot to celebrate as librarians.

With some regret, we could not find a Library Vendors' Month. Perhaps that month exists, and we simply could not find it at the top of the search results.

Has anyone created a calendar with every library month, week, and day on it?

FEBRUARY

Library Lovers' Month [Friends & Foundations of California Libraries]

There are several public libraries that seem to have a "library month in February."


APRIL


National Library Week [ALA]

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School Library Media Month

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April 13

National Library Workers Day [ALA-APA]

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April 14

National Bookmobile Day

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Banned Books Week [ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom]

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April 15

Teen Literature Day [YALSA]


SEPTEMBER

Library Card Sign-Up Month [ALA]


September 8

International Literacy Day [UNESCO]


OCTOBER

Canadian Library Month

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International School Library Month

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National Medical Librarians Month

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Fourth Monday in October

National School Library Day [e.g. British Columbia Teacher-Librarians'Association]

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Theological Libraries Month [American Theological Library Association]

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National Information Literacy Awareness Month



There are many, many more library months, weeks, and days to celebrate.

1 comment:

  1. See http://wikis.ala.org/professionaltips/index.php/Promotional_Opportunities for a different--but also not comprehensive listing.

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