Literary Holidays

One of the things I’ve been thinking about once my LFL is open is keeping it stocked. While I am pretty sure I have quite a few books ready for my initial opening, I want to be sure it doesn’t become stagnant. I’ve been thinking in the long run, what I want to do. I read about “take overs,” where LFL stewards dedicate their library to just one author, one book (for new releases or local authors), or one theme.

So building upon that, I wanted to build a calendar to help me identify opportunities to add a little flavor to my LFL. Here are some literary holidays I uncovered, feel free to use them for your library!

January

  • National Book Month
  • National Book Week (third full week of January)
  • Celebrity Read a Book Week (last full week of January)
  • 16 – Book Publishers Day
  • 18 – Winnie the Pooh Day

February

March

April

May

  • 1 – Mother Goose Day
  • 10-16 – Children’s Book Week

June

  • GLBT Book Month
  • Second Week – National Bathroom Reading Week
  • 16 – Bloomsday (celebrates James Joyce’s Ulysses)
  • 28 – Paul Bunyan Day

July

  • Third Week of July – Hemingway Days
  • 4-6 – National Tom Sawyer Days

August

  • 9 – Book Lovers day
  • 30 – Frankenstein Day

September

October

November

December

  • Read a New Book Month
  • 7 – Letter Writing Day
  • 23 – Roots Day

For additional ideas, check out the calendar by USBORNE Books (h/t to steward Stephanie Thompson for the find).

 

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