Calendar Curriculum Links:
January
January 1st - New Years Day
January 17th - Martin Luther King Day
February
100th Day of School (Varies based on Calendar)
Black History Month
Dental Health Month
Library Lovers' Month
February 2nd - Groundhog Day
February 11th - National Inventors' Day
February 14th - Valentine's Day
February 21st - Presidents' Day
March
Music in our Schools Month
Women's History Month
March 2nd - Read Across America - Dr. Suess
March 3rd - National Anthem Day
March 3rd - World Book Day
March 4th - Do something day! (March Forth!)
March 4th - National Grammar Day
March 6th - Dentist Day
March 7th - World Read Aloud Day
March 8th - International Women's Day
March 9th - World Read Aloud Day
March 13th - Daylight Saving Time begins
March 14th - Pi Day
March 15th - Ides of March
March 17th - St. Patrick's Day
March 19th - World Sleep Day
March 22nd - World Water Day
March 23rd - World Meteorological Day
March 30th - Doctor's Day
April
National Poetry Month
School Library Month
Autism Awareness Month
National Humor Month
Jazz Appreciation Month
April 1st - April Fools Day
April 8th - 14th - National Library Week
April 11th - National Bookmobile Day
April 12th - Teen Literature Day
April 18th - April 24th - Turn off TV Week
April 20th- Spring begins
April 22nd - Earth Day
April 22nd - 28th - Preservation Week
April 23rd - World Book and Copyright Day
April 23rd - National DNA Day
April 23rd & 24th - National Library Legislation Day
April 24th - Astronomy Day
April 28th - Take Your Child to Work Day
May
Get Caught Reading Month
National Barbeque Month
May 1st - 7th - Choose Privacy Week
May 5th - Cinco de Mayo
May 8th - Mother's Day
May 8th - National Teacher Day
May 10th - National Library Legislation Day
May 17th - World Information Day
May 21st- Armed Forces Day
May 23rd - World Turtle Day
May 30th- Memorial Day
June
National Candy Month
National Safety Month
June 6th - D-Day Anniversary
June 14th- Flag Day
June 19th - Father's Day/ Juneteenth (Emancipation Day)
June 21st- Summer begins
June 30th - Meteor Day
July
National Hotdog Month
July 4th - Fourth of July
July 17th - National Ice Cream Day (3rd Sunday)
August
Happiness Happens Month
August 2nd - Friendship Day
August 26th - Women's Equality Day
August 19th - National Aviation Day (Orville Wright's birth date)
September
Library Card Sign-Up Month
Sept. 5th - Labor Day
Sept. 11th - Grandparents' Day
Sept. 15th - Hispanic Heritage Month begins
Sept. 23rd - Fall begins
September 24 - October 1 - Banned Books Week
September 28 - Banned Websites Awareness Day
October
Diversity Awareness Month
National Popcorn Poppin' Month
National Bullying Prevention Month
International Dinosaur Month
Oct. 7th - National Diversity Day (1st Friday)
Oct. 9 - 15 National Fire Prevention Week
Oct. 9 - 15 Earth Science Week
Oct. 10th - Columbus Day
Oct. 16th - Bosses' Day
Oct. 22 - 30 Red Ribbon Week
Oct. 31st - Halloween
November
National American Indian Heritage Month
Peanut Butter Lovers' month
Nov. 6th -Daylight saving time ends
Nov. 8th - Election Day
Nov. 11th - Veteran's Day
Nov. 24 - Thanksgiving
December
Universal Human Rights Month
Dec. 2st - Hannukah begins
Dec. 22nd - Winter begins
Dec. 25th - Christmas
Dec. 26th - Kwanzaa begins