September
September 26: First Council Meeting with Debbie Reese at Ganogdagan
September 8- International Literacy Day
September 15- International Dot Day
October
CNY Fall Conference October 25
Banned Books week Oct 1-7
AASL October 19-21, Tampa
National Children’s Magazine Month
1st full week of October - Mystery Series Week
Week leading up to Halloween - All Hallow’s Read
November
NYLA Conference Nov 1-4, 2023
NYSCATE November 18-21, 2023
Native American Heritage Month
Picture Book Month
National Book Awards Nov 15
National Family Literacy Month
November 1 - National Authors Day
November 6 - National Nonfiction Day
3rd week of November - National Young Readers Week
December
Second Council Meeting Dec 14
Computer Science Education Week Dec 4-10, 2023
Read a New Book Month
January
January 19- Statewide PD on AI
National Science Fiction Day- January 2
LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience (LLX), Baltimore, MD, January 19-22, 2024
Youth Media Awards January 22, 2024
February
Third Council Meeting Feb 13
Black History Month
National Library Lovers Month
Safer Internet Day February 6, 2024
World Read Aloud Day February 7, 2024
Digital Learning Day February 15, 2024
1st Week - National Children’s Authors & Illustrators Week
March
Women’s History Month
Read an ebook Week March 3-9, 2024
Read Across America Week March 2-6, 2024
Freedom of Information Day March 16, 2024
April
April 3- End of Year Celebration with admin
School Library Month
National Poetry Month
National School Librarian Day- April 4, 2024
National Library Workers Day- April 9, 2024
Drop Everything and Read Day- April 12
World Book Night- April 23
May
NYLA SSL Conference May 16-18, Lake Placid
Jewish American Heritage Month
June
June 5 Fourth Council
Pride Month