National Volunteer Week
National Volunteer Week takes place from April 18th to 24th, 2021
National Volunteer Week takes place from April 18th to 24th, 2021
June 21st is National Indigenous Peoples Day. Resources: National Indigenous Peoples Day Web page
Family Literacy Day takes place on January 27th, 2022. 'Family Literacy Day brings awareness to the importance of reading and engaging in literacy related activities as a family.' Resources: Family Literacy Canada
Celebrate Freedom to Read Week from February 20-26, 2022. This is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom, which is guaranteed them under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
#LibraryGivingDay is a one-day fundraising event with the goal of encouraging people who depend on and enjoy public libraries to donate to their individual library system- description taken from the Library Giving Day website.
Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) takes place on the first Saturday in May. Resources: Free Comic Book Day Website
International Literacy Day is celebrated every year on September 8th. Resources: United Nations UNESCO
"TeenTober is a new, nationwide celebration to celebrate teens, and promote year round teen services." This ALA event replaces Teen Read Week and Teen Tech Week. Takes place for the month of October. Resources: TeenTober Website
October is Canadian Library Month.
November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo).