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Category: Books and Literature
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The books and literature category includes events related to books, writing, authorship, and the literary world. This includes famous authors, works of literature, textbooks, papers, theses, and libraries
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Random Acts of Poetry Day: October 6
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Random Acts of Poetry Day is about painting poetry in the public square, either literally or figuratively. Chalk your poem onto the sidewalk (or a blackboard), leave one on a subway seat, pin one onto you...
January
Bring Your Bible to School Day: October 7
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Bring Your Bible to School Day is an initiative lead by conservative Christian evangelical group Focus on the Family. It encourages students to bring their bible to public and private schools on the first...
January
Poetry Day (UK): October 7
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National Poetry Day in the United Kingdom is celebrated on the first Thursday of October. Poetry Day celebrates British poetry in all of its forms and styles. This day usually sees an abundance of poetr...
January
Southern Festival of Books (US-TN): Octobe...
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The Southern Festival of Books: A Celebration of the Written Word(SM) is a three-day Festival celebrated each year during the second full weekend of October. It is free and open to the public. No advance...
January
Cephalopod Awareness Days, Intl.: October...
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International Cephalopod Awareness Days celebrate marine life. Cephalopods are a species of marine animals and include squid, octopuses, cuttlefish, and nautiluses. There are over 800 species in the worl...
January
Alphabet Day (KR) (1446): October 9
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October 9, 1446, King Sejong (Yi Dynasty) created the 24 character phonetic alphabet of Korea called Hangul. This allowed people speaking other languages to write out the sounds of the words represented...
January
Kraken Day, World: October 11
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Cookbook Launch Day: October 12
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Storytelling Festival, Scottish Intl. (UK)...
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Dictionary Day, Intl. (1758): October 16
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International Dictionary Day marks the anniversary of the birth of Noah Webster, a political writer, spelling reformer, editor and a prolific author. Born in October 16, 1758 Webster is best known for h...
January
African-American, Black Poetry Day (1711):...
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African-American Poetry Day marks the anniversary of the birth of Jupiter Hammon of Long Island, New York in 1711. Hammond is first African American to publish poetry in the United States. At the time,...
January
Friends of Libraries Week, Ntl.: October 1...
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Friends of Libraries Week promotes libraries and the people who support them. It also raises awareness and promotes library membership. This is also an excellent opportunity for your library and Board o...
January
Barbarian Day (1980) : October 27
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Etiquette Day (1872): October 27
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Read for the Record Day: October 28
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This date is estimated. Read for the Record Day is organized by Jumpstart as a national campaign addressing educational inequities that leave many children unprepared for kindergarten. Read for the Recor...
January
Frankenstein Friday: October 29
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One of the most popular monsters of our times, Frankenstein, is the story of a mad scientist who brings the dead back to life, only to discover that he has created a monster, continues to be one of our mo...
January
Tell a Story Day, Ntl. (UK): October 29
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National Tell a Story Day in the United Kingdom corresponds with the multiple week Scottish International Storytelling Festival, held each year at the end of October in Edinburgh, Scotland.
January
Audio Drama Day, World (1938): October 30
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October 30, 1938 Orson Wells broadcast his audio play The War of The Worlds. The play was so convincing, thousands of people believed they were being invaded from outer space. As television took over from...
January
Books for Treats Day: October 31
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Year of Scotland's Stories (UK): 2022
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