KASL Promotions

Promotions

Kansas R.E.A.D. Week

FEBRUARY

Library Lovers Month (Also see Library Media and PR)

Activities for Library Lovers' Month

MARCH

Freedom of Information Day

APRIL

El dia de los ninos/El dia de los libros (Celebrating multicultural literature)

Kansas School Library Media Month
School Library Media Month

National Poetry Month
-PowerPoint interview with several children's poets
-the Academy of American Poets is promoting the first
annual Poem in Your Pocket Day among other activities you might like
to try

National Library Week

National Volunteer Week

National Drop Everything and Read Day, April 12
-a Window's Media presentation of an interview with Beverly Cleary
to celebrate D.E.A.R. day

TV Turn-off Week

World Book and Copyright Day

MAY

Children's Book Week

Get Caught Reading Month

National PTA Teacher Appreciation Week

Memorial Day Activities

SEPTEMBER

Continue to celebrate Harry Potter

Library Card Sign-Up Month
Ways to Celebrate

International Literacy Day
UNESCO

Constitution Day

William Allen White Awards Ceremony

Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read
(Last Week of September)
Banned Books Online

OCTOBER

Computer Learning Month

International School Library Day
(3rd Monday in October)

National Book Month

National Storytelling Festival

Teen Read Week
(3rd week in October)
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NOVEMBER

Take a Vet to School Day

American Education Week

Children's Book Week

Family Literacy Day, Nov. 1

National Young Readers Day, Nov. 8
This celebration was initiated by the Center for the Book at the Library of Congress and Pizza Hut Book It program. It would be most appropriate if your school participates in the Book It program.