Category: Books and Literature

J.R.R. Tolkien Day (1892): January 3

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J.R.R. Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Tolkien is universally accepted as the father of modern fantasy literature. The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and The Silmarillio...

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Library Selfie Day: January 22

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Selfies are self-portraits taken with a cell phone, something quite difficult to do prior to 2008. It is inevitable then, that organizations would eventually tap into this trend and find ways to celebrate...

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Mulberry Street (1937): January 24

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Today is the anniversary of the publishing of Theodor Seuss Geisel’s (Dr. Seuss) first book “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street”, January 24, 1937. Dr. Seuss has sold 600 million copies of hi...

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Multicultural Children's Book Day: January...

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Multicultural Children’s Book Day, a national non-profit, created to raise awareness around diversity in children’s literature so that all kids can see themselves in books. The mission of the Multicultu...

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Poetry at Work Day: January 14

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Poetry at Work Day seeks to promote creativity in the office and spread a little culture and cheer post holidays. Celebrating is as simple as posting your favorite poem on the wall, or leaving a copy in t...

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Public Domain Day (1790): January 1

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Public Domain Day celebrates intellectual property such as copyrighted works by legendary authors and other creatives whom have passed on or donated their works to the creative commons. Public domain work...

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Puzzle Day, Ntl. (UK)(1767): January 29

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National Puzzle Day in the United Kingdom and United States celebrates brain teasers. It’s an opportunity to test your wit at problem solving intellectually or spatially. Riddles have been around for t...

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Science Fiction Day (1920): January 2

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International Science Fiction Day is celebrated annually on January 2, the birthday of science fiction author Isaac Asimov in 1920. An American author and professor of biochemistry at the Boston Univers...

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Screenwriters Day, Ntl.: January 5

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If you live in Los Angeles, you know the joke: Everyone has either a business plan or screenplay in their back pocket. Screenwriters create the films and television programs we've come to love. National S...

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Thesaurus Day (1779): January 18

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Thesaurus Day in the United States celebrates the writer’s resource and invaluable tool of poets, the Thesaurus. It occurs on the birthday of its creator in the English language, Peter Mark Roget (January...

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Toad Hollow Day of Encouragement: January...

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Toad Hollow Day of Encouragement is a day for people to reach out and make a sincere, heartfelt connection with someone else. The name of the holiday comes from 'Toad Hollow Country School', a story wri...

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Trivia Day: January 4

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Trivia Day was created by Robert I Birch, of Pun Corps, a holiday inventing company that uses numerology. For instance, Trivia Day is January 4 each year the T and R of 'Trivia' stand for the numbers 1 an...

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Winnie-the-Pooh Day (1882): January 18

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Winnie-the-Pooh Day marks the anniversary of Alan Alexander Milne's birth on January 18, 1882. He first wrote of Christopher Robin (his son and one of the characters in Winnie-the-Pooh) in the poem 'Vespe...

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Kakizome (JP): January 2

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The Japanese have a tradition every new year, one that greats the change of calendar with Kakizome, or the first writing of the year in Japanese Calligraphy. These can be poetry, words of wisdom, hopes or...

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Take Your Child to the Library Day, Ntl.:...

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Take Your Child to the Library Day is a Connecticut-based, grass-roots project created by Nadine Lipman, retired Head of Children's Services at the Waterford (CT) Public Library. It first ran in 2012. T...

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Read Aloud Day, World: February 5

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A global event that encourages students, teachers and parents to pick a book and read it aloud, World Read Aloud Day shares the intimacy of storytelling. This event was first held in 2010. From the spo...

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I Love to Read Month (CA): February

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I Love to Read Month is a nationwide event in Canada, focused on getting K-12 children interested in reading. This month is organized with collaboration between state and schools. Some schools may hav...

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Library Lovers Month: February

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Library Lover's Month encourages the use of public libraries and the many different programs available through them that support the local community. Libraries are more than books. They are community cent...

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Children's Authors & Illustrators Week: Fe...

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During this annual event, acclaimed authors and illustrators from Children’s Authors Network (CAN!) visit schools, libraries, and children’s shelters all over the country. Lively storytelling, fascinating...

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Freelance Writers Appreciation Week: Febru...

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Freelance writers and journalists are some of the hardest working people on the planet and essential to news organizations, businessmen, politicians and celebrities who need to hire ghost writers. This...

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