January
- National Hobby Month
- 2nd – National Science Fiction Day
- 2nd – World Introvert Day
- 3rd – JRR Tolkien Day
- 9th – National World Nerd Day
- 10th- Houseplant Appreciation Day
- 12th – National Hot Tea Day
- 18th – National Thesaurus Day
- 22nd – Library Shelfie Day
- 23rd – National Handwriting Day
- 24-29 – National Cowboy Poetry Gathering Week
- 27th – National Geographic Day
- 28th – Lego Day
February
- Library Lovers Month
- 1st – Take Your Child To The Library Day
- 5th – World Read Aloud Day
- 9th – Read In The Bathtub Day
- 9-15th – Freelance Writers Appreciation Week
- 11th – Extraterrestrial Culture Day
- 14th – International Book Giving Day
- 14th- Library Lovers Day
- 14th- Read To Your Child Day
- 20th – Clean Out Your Bookcase Day
March
- National Reading Month
- Read an E-Book Month
- Gardening, Nature and Ecology Books Month
- National March Into Literacy Month
- 2nd – Read Across America Day
- 2nd-8th – Read Across America Week
- 2nd-8th – Read an eBook Week
- 2nd-8th – Return Borrowed Books Week
- 4th – National Grammar Day
- 7th – National Day of Unplugging
- 8th – National Proofreading Day
- 14th – National Write Your Story Day
- 16th-22nd – World Folktales & Fables Week
- 16th – National Freedom of Information Day
- 19th – International Read To Me Day
- 20th – Bibliomania Day
- 20th- Hufflepuff Pride Day
- 20th – World Storytelling Day
- 21st – Slytherin Pride Day
- 21st-27th – Shakespeare Week
- 22nd – Gryffindor Pride Day
- 23rd – Ravenclaw Pride Day
- 25th – Tolkien Reading Day
- 26th – Live Long and Prosper Day
April
- National Literature Month
- National Poetry Month
- School Library Month
- 1st – Edible Book Day
- 1st – Library Snap Shot Day
- 1st – Reading is Funny Day
- 2nd – International Children’s Book Day
- 4th – School Librarian Day
- 5th – Read a Roadmap Day
- 6th – National Library Day
- – National Library Week – Second Week in April
- 10th – Encourage a Young Writer Day
- 10th – National Bookmobile Day
- 12th – D.E.A.R. Day
- 14th – National Donate a Book Day
- 15th – Canada Book Week
- 16th – National Librarian Day
- 17th – Celebrate Teen Literature Day
- 23rd – Canada Book Day
- 23rd – Shakespeare Day
- 23rd – Talk Like Shakespeare Day
- 23rd – World Book and Copyright Day
- 23rd – World Book Day
- 23rd – World Book Night
- 26th – Independent Bookstore Day – Last Saturday in April
- 28th – Great Poetry Reading Day
- 30th – World Stationery Day
May
- Get Caught Reading Month
- Latino Books Month
- National Share a Story Month
- 1st – Mother Goose Day
- 2nd – Harry Potter Day
- 3rd – National Scrapbook Day
- 4th – Star Wars Day
- 4-10 – Teacher Appreciation Week
- 5th-11th – Children’s Book Week
- 9th – Peter Pan Day
- 15th-21st – National Stationery Week
- 25th – Towel Day (in honor of Douglas Adams)
- 26th – World Dracula Day
June
July
- Read An Almanac Month
- 4th – Alice in Wonderland Day
- 30th – Paperback Book Day
August
- Romance Awareness Month
- 2nd – National Coloring Book Day
- 9th National Book Lover’s Day
- 14th – Love Your Bookshop Day
- 18th – Bad Poetry Day
- 30th – Frankenstein Day (Mary Shelley’s Birthday)
- 31st – We Love Memoirs Day
September
- National Library Sign Up Month
- 5th – National Be Late For Something Day
- 5th-11th: Banned Books Week
- 6th – National Read a Book Day
- 6th – Star Trek Day
- 7th – Buy a Book Day
- 9th – Wonderful Weirdos Day
- 11th – Libraries Remember Day
- 13th – National Twilighters Day
- 13th – Positive Thinking Day
- 13th – Roald Dahl Day
- 18th – Read An eBook Day
- 22nd – Hobbit Day
- 24th – National Punctuation Day
- 25th – National Comic Book Day
- 25th – World Dream Day
October
- National Book Month
- National Cookbook Month
- Mystery Series Week – First week
- 5th – Bookshop Day
- 6th – Mad Hatter Day
- 11th – Myths and Legends Day
- 16th – Dictionary Day
- 21st – Celebration of the Mind Day
- 31st – Frankenstein Friday – Last Friday of the month
- 31st – Books For Treats Day
November
- National Nonfiction Month
- 1st – Book Lovers Day
- 7th – National Nonfiction Day
- 10th-14th – National Young Readers Week
- 10th-14th – World Nursery Rhyme Week
December
- 4th – National Sock Day
- 10th – Dewey Decimal System Day
- 21st – Phileas Fogg Win a Wager Day
- 21st – Crossword Puzzle Day
- 25th – A’phabet Day or No L Day (Pun Day)
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