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  • Family Literacy Day

    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  

  • Freedom to Read Week

    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.

  • Library Giving Day

    #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

    Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) takes place on the first Saturday in May. Resources: Free Comic Book Day Website

  • International Literacy Day

    International Literacy Day is celebrated every year on September 8th.     Resources: United Nations  UNESCO  

  • TeenTober

    "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  

  • NaNoWriMo

    November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo).