September
September 8- International Literacy Day
September 15- International Dot Day
Banned Books week September 22-28
October
October 8 - First Council Meeting
October 22 - Science of Reading Training
National Children’s Magazine Month
1st full week of October - Mystery Series Week
Week leading up to Halloween - All Hallow’s Read
November
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
Computer Science Education Week Dec 9-15, 2024
Read a New Book Month
January
January 9- Council Meeting
National Science Fiction Day- January 2
LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience (LLX),Phoenix, AZ, January 24-27, 2025
Youth Media Awards January 27, 2025
February
Black History Month
National Library Lovers Month
Safer Internet Day February 11, 2025
World Read Aloud Day February 7, 2025
Digital Learning Day February 13, 2025
1st Week - National Children’s Authors & Illustrators Week
March
March 5 - Council meeting
Women’s History Month
Read an ebook Week March 2-8, 2025
Read Across America Week March 2-6, 2025
Freedom of Information Day March 16, 2025
April
School Library Month
National Poetry Month
National School Librarian Day- April 4, 2025
National Library Workers Day- April 8, 2025
Drop Everything and Read Day- April 12
World Book Night- April 23
May
NYLA SSL Conference May 1-3, Rochester
May 21 - Council Meeting
Jewish American Heritage Month
June
Pride Month