2026 Literary and Technology holidays are below. Those in regular text are fixed dates while those in bold may change year to year.
January February March April May June July August September October November December
January’s Literary and Technology Holidays
National Braille Literacy Month; National Clean Up Your Computer Month
- 01-– Copyright Law Day
- 02-– National Science Fiction Day
- 03– J.R.R. Tolkien Day
- 06–National Technology Day
- 09–National Word Nerd Day
- 11-17- Universal Letter Writing Week
- 13– Poetry at Work Day
- 16– Book Publishers Day
- 18– National Thesaurus Day; Winnie-the-Pooh Day
- 19– Edgar Allan Poe’s birthday
- 23– National Handwriting Day
- 26–ALA Youth Media Awards
- 23– National Handwriting Day
- 28–Library Shelfie Day
February’s Literary and Technology Holidays
National Library Lovers’ Month
- 01 – Robinson Crusoe Day
- 31-08–National Storytelling Week
- 07 – Take Your Child to the Library Day
- 01-08–Children’s Authors and Illustrators Week
- 04–World Read Aloud Day
- 08-14–Freelance Writers Appreciation Week
- 09 – Read in the Bathtub Day; National Cut the Cord Day, National Clean Out Your Computer Day
- 10–Safer Internet Day
- 13–National Internet Friends Day
- 12– Digital Learning Day
- 14 – International Book Giving Day; Library Lovers Day; Read to Your Child Day
- 17–Analog to Digital TV Day
- 18–National Battery Day
- 20–Clean Out Your Bookcase Day
- 25–World Bookmark Day
- 26 – Tell a Fairy Tale Day
March’s Literary and Technology Holidays
National Reading Month; Small Press Month
- 01 – International Hug a Librarian Day
- 01-07 – Read an E-book Week; Return Borrowed Books Week
- 02 – Read Across America Day; Dr. Seuss’s Birthday
- 04 – National Grammar Day
- 08–National Proofreading Day
- 14–National Write Your Story Day
- 15-21–World Folktales and Fables Week
- 16 – National Freedom of Information Day
- 19–International Read to Me Day
- 20 – World Storytelling Day; Bibliomania Day
- 21 – World Poetry Day
- 30 – National Pencil Day
April’s Literary and Technology Holidays
National Poetry Month; National School Library
- 01 – Reading is Funny Day; Edible Book Day; Library Snap Shot Day
- 02 – International Children’s Book Day; National Children’s Picture Book Day
- 04 – National School Librarian Day
- 04-12–National Robotics Week
- 14– National Library Workers Day
- 09 – National Unicorn Day
- 09–National Library Outreach Day
- 12 – Drop Everything and Read (D.E.A.R.) Day
- 13 – National Scrabble Day
- 15 – Rubber Eraser Day; World Art Day
- 16 —Take Action for Libraries Day; Support Teen Literature Day; National Librarian Day
- 17 – International Haiku Poetry Day
- 18 –National Newspaper Columnists Day
- 19-25 – National Library Week (theme: “Find Your Joy”)
- 20–Right to Read Day
- 21 –World Poetry Day; National Library Workers Day; Thank You for Libraries Day
- 23 – National Poem in Your Pocket Day; World Book Day; Copyright Day; National email Day
- 23 – Shakespeare Day; Talk Like Shakespeare Day
- 24 – Congress approved the Library of Congress (April 24, 1800)
- 25 – National Telephone Day
- 25 –Independent Bookstore Day
- 27–National Tell A Story Day
- 28 – Great Poetry Reading Day
- 29–National Poem in Your Pocket Day
May’s Literary and Technology Holidays
Get Caught Reading Month; Short Story Month; Mystery Month
- 01 – Mother Goose Day
- 02 – International Harry Potter Day; Free Comic Book Day; National Scrapbook Day
- 03 – World Press Freedom Day
- 05 – National Cartoonists Day
- 04-10—Children’s Book Week(also Nov 2-8); theme is “How Do You Book?”; National Family Reading Week
- 07–World Password Day; Make a Book Day
- 09 – Peter Pan Day
- 12 – National Limerick Day
- 16 – National Biographer’s Day
- 22 – Sherlock Holmes Day
- 31–National Speak in Complete Sentences Day; Web Designer Day
June’s Literary and Technology Holidays
Audiobook Appreciation Month; Rainbow Book Month; National Internet Safety Month
- 01–National Pen Pal Day
- 06–National Higher Education Day
- 07–National VCR Day
- 09–Writers’ Rights Day
- 10 –National Ballpoint Pen Day
- 16–Bloomsday (James Joyce celebration)
- 19–National Garfield the Cat Day
- 23 – National Typewriter Day
- 25–Color TV Day
- 26–National Barcode Day
- 30–Social Media Day
July’s Literary and Technology Holidays
Read an Almanac Month; National Cell Phone Courtesy Month
- 01–International Joke Day
- 04–Alice in Wonderland Day
- 17–World Emoji Day
- 30 – Paperback Book Day
- 31–Harry Potter’s Birthday
August’s Literary and Technology Holidays
Read-a-Romance Month
- 01–World Wide Web Day, National Spiderman Day
- 02-National Coloring Book Day
- 05–National Dash Cam Day
- 08–International Cat Day
- 09 – National Book Lovers Day
- 12–National Vinyl Record Day
- 16–National Tell a Joke Day
- 18 – National Bad Poetry Day
- 19–World Photography Day
- 20–National Radio Day
- 21 – National Poets’ Day
- 22–International Folklore Day
- 26–National Dog Day
- 31 – We Love Memoirs Day
September’s Literary and Technology Holidays
Be Kind to Editors and Writers Month; Library Card Sign-Up Month; National Literacy Month: Read a New Book; Save Your Photos Month
- 01–World Letter Writing Day
- 04–National Newspaper Carrier Day
- 06 – National Read a Book Day
- 07 – Buy a Book Day
- 8 – International Literacy Day
- 12–National Video Games Day
- 14-20– National Coding Week
- 15–National Online Learning Day
- 18 – Read an ebook Day
- 22 – Hobbit Day; Dear Diary Day
- 24 – National Punctuation Day
- 25 – National Comic Book Day
- 26–Save Your Photos Day
- 30–International Podcast Day; Education Technology Day
October’s Literary and Technology Holidays
National Book Month; National Reading Group Month; National Cookbook Month; National Medical Librarians Month; Church Library Month; National Cybersecurity Awareness Month; TeenTober
- 03–National Techies Day
- 4-10-Banned Books Week; National Newspaper Week
- 06 – Mad Hatter Day
- 11 – Myth and Legends Day
- 18-24-– National Friends of Libraries Week
- 16 – Dictionary Day
- 20 – National Day on Writing
- 24-31–Global Media and Information Literacy Week
- 29–National Internet Day
- 30–Frankenstein Friday
- 31–Books for Treats Day
November’s Literary and Technology Holidays
National Family Literacy Month; National Memoir Writing Month; National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo); Picture Book Month
- 01 – National Family Literacy Day; Author’s Day
- 07-13–National Book Award Week
- 9-13 – National Young Readers Week
- 10-–National Young Readers Day
- 9-13–World Nursery Rhyme Week
- 15 – I Love to Write Day
- 18 – High-Five a Librarian Day
- 20–Name Your PC Day
- 22-29–National Bible Week
- 30–National Computer Security Day
December’s Literary and Technology Holidays
Spiritual Literacy Month, Read a New Book Month, Write to a Friend Month
- 02–World Computer Literacy Day
- 07-13–Computer Education Week
- 10 – Dewey Decimal System Day
- 11–National App Day
- 21 – Crossword Puzzle Day; National Short Story Day
- 24 – Jolabokaflod (Iceland’s Yule Book Flood)
- 28–National Download Day