Calendar
November is
a month of celebrations! Celebrate American Indian/ Alaska Native Heritage Month with these Native American stories. Then, get ready for a feast fit for pilgrims with these 10 books for Thanksgiving.
Don't miss Colorín Colorado's section on American Indian/ Alaska Native Heritage Month for more great ideas!
Browse the monthly literacy events in the sidebar on the right to find inspiring ways to celebrate reading with kids! Have a national literacy event that you'd like to share? Please contact us with the event information and we'll add it to the calendar.
| Sep 15 - Oct 15 |
Hispanic Heritage Month
Colorín Colorado
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Nationwide |
| Sep 26 - Oct 3 |
Banned Books Week
American Library Association
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Nationwide |
| All Month |
Learning Disabilities Awareness Month
Reading Rockets
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Nationwide |
| All Month |
National Book Month
National Book Foundation
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Nationwide |
| Oct 4 - 10 |
National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week
Pacer Center
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Nationwide |
| Oct 5 - 6 |
CREATE Conference
Improving Outcomes for English Language Learners: Oral Language and Literacy Learning Across the Curriculum
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Austin, TX |
| Oct 8 |
Read for the Record
Jumpstart
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Nationwide |
| Oct 8 |
Reading Summit: Empowering At-Risk Children Through Reading
Reading in Motion
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Chicago, IL |
| Oct 16 |
Reading Conference: "Imagine, every child reading!"
Central Ohio Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (COBIDA)
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Columbus, OH |
| Oct 18 - 24 |
Teen Read Week
American Library Association
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Nationwide |
| Oct 20 |
National Day on Writing
National Council of Teachers of English
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Nationwide |
| Oct 29 - 30 |
14th IRA Great Lakes Regional Conference
International Reading Association
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Grand Rapids, MI |


















