Wisconsin Literacy Dates

For additional dates, go to the DPI website to see the Wisconsin Education Calendar at https://dpi.wi.gov/education-events and the Wisconsin Public School Observance Days at https://dpi.wi.gov/news/observance-days

September

  • Library Card Sign-Up Month
  • September 8 International Literacy Day
  • September 20 - 27 Banned Books Week
  • September 15 - October 15 National Hispanic Heritage Month

October

  • Computer Learning Month
  • October 17 Black Poetry Day
  • October 19 - 25 Teen Read Week
  • October 22 - 26 Wisconsin Book Festival

November

  • American Indian Heritage Month
  • November 1 National Family Literacy Day; National Author’s Day
  • November 5 National Young Reader's Day
  • November 16-22 American Education Week
  • November 17-21 International Education Week
  • November 17-23 National Children's Book Week
  • November 20 - December 31 Jewish Book Month

January

  • National Book Month
  • January 7 - 13 Letter Writing Week
  • January 15 Martin Luther King Jr. School Observance Day
  • January 23 National Handwriting Day
  • January 26 Tell a Fairy Tale Day

February

  • I Love to Read Month
  • African American History Month
  • February 9 National African American Parent Involvement Day

March

  • Music in Our Schools Month
  • National Middle Grades Education Month
  • National Women’s History Month
  • March 2 Read Across America Day
  • March 3 - 7 Newspaper in Education Week
  • March 7 - 13 National Foreign Language Week
  • March 20 Absolutely Incredible Kid Day

April

  • National Poetry Month
  • Keep America Beautiful Month
  • Mathematics Education Month
  • April 2 International Children's Book Day
  • April 12 - 18 Young People’s Poetry Week
  • April 18 - 24 National Library Week

May

  • National Book Month
  • May 1 Mother Goose Day
  • May 2 - 8 Teacher Appreciation Week
  • May 4 National Teacher Day
  • May 4 - 10 Reading Is Fun Week
  • May 12 Limerick Day