School Library Promotional Events

Below is a list of promotional events sponsored by AASL, ALA, ALA units, and other organizations which provide an opportunity for school librarians to promote the critical role school libraries play in the education landscape. Click on an event to find out more information, the sponsor of the event, and resources you can use in your school library in celebration.

September

National Hispanic Heritage Month

Library Card Sign Up Month

October

Banned Books Week
October 1-7, 2023

Banned Websites Awareness Day
October 4, 2023

TeenTober

U.S. Media Literacy Week
October 24-28, 2023

November

National Native American Heritage Month

International Games Month

December

January

Crayola Creativity Week 
January 23-29, 2023

February

Black History Month

Welcoming Schools National Day of Reading:
A Celebration of Stories Supporting Transgender & Non-Binary Youth

February, 16, 2023

March

Women's History Month

Freedom of Information Day
March 16, 2023

April

School Library Month

D.E.A.R - Drop Everything and Read Day
April 12, 2023

Money Smart Week
April 15-21, 2023

Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah)
April 17-18, 2023

National Library Week
April 23-29, 2023

National Library Workers Day
April 25, 2023

National Library Outreach Day
April 26, 2023

Children's Day/Book Day | El Día de Los Niños/El Día de Los Libros 
April 30, 2023

May

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

No Place for Hate Day
May 11, 2023

June

LGBTQ Pride Month

Rainbow Book Month

National Immigrant Heritage Month

World Refugee Day
June 20, 2023

July

August