Below are literary holidays along with technology-related holidays. 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 Holidays and Technology-Related 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
- 14– Poetry at Work Day
- 12-18- Universal Letter Writing Week
- 16– Book Publishers Day
- 18– National Thesaurus Day; Winnie-the-Pooh Day
- 19– Edgar Allan Poe’s birthday
- 27–ALA Youth Media Awards
- 23– National Handwriting Day
- 22–Library Shelfie Day
February’s Literary Holidays and Technology-Related Holidays
National Library Lovers’ Month
- 01 – Robinson Crusoe Day
- 01-09–National Storytelling Week
- 01 – Take Your Child to the Library Day
- 01-08–Children’s Authors and Illustrators Week
- 05–World Read Aloud Day
- 09 – Read in the Bathtub Day; National Cut the Cord Day
- 06–Safer Internet Day
- 09-15–Freelance Writers Appreciation Week
- 10–National Clean Out Your Computer Day
- 13–National Internet Friends Day
- 13– 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
- 26 – Tell a Fairy Tale Day
March’s Literary Holidays and Technology-Related Holidays
National Reading Month: Small Press Month; Read an E-Book Month
- 01 – International Hug a Librarian Day
- 02 – Read Across America Day; Dr. Seuss’s Birthday
- 02-08 – Read an E-book Week; Return Borrowed Books Week
- 04 – National Grammar Day
- 08–National Proofreading Day
- 16 – National Freedom of Information Day
- 19–International Read to Me Day
- 16-22–World Folktales and Fables Week
- 20 – World Storytelling Day; Bibliomania Day
- 21 – World Poetry Day
- 30 – National Pencil Day
April’s Literary Holidays and Technology-Related 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
- 05-13–National Robotics Week
- 06-12 – National Library Week(theme: “Drawn to the Library!”)
- 08– National Library Workers Day
- 09 – National Unicorn Day
- 09–National Library Outreach Day
- 10–Take Action for Libraries Day; Support Teen Literature Day; National Poem in Your Pocket Day
- 12 – Drop Everything and Read (D.E.A.R.) Day
- 13 – National Scrabble Day
- 15 – Rubber Eraser Day; World Art Day
- 16 – National Librarian Day
- 17 – International Haiku Poetry Day
- 18 –National Newspaper Columnists Day
- 23 – World Book 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
- 26 – Independent Bookstore Day
- 27–National Tell A Story Day
- 28 – Great Poetry Reading Day
May’s Literary Holidays and Technology-Related Holidays
Get Caught Reading Month; Short Story Month
- 01 – Mother Goose Day; World Password Day
- 02 – International Harry Potter Day
- 03 – World Press Freedom Day; Free Comic Book Day; National Scrapbook Day
- 05 – National Cartoonists Day
- 05-11–Children’s Book Week; theme is “An Ocean of Stories”
- 09 – Peter Pan Day
- 11–National Technology 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 Holidays and Technology-Related 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 Holidays and Technology-Related Holidays
Read an Almanac Month: National Cell Phone Courtesy Month
- 01–International Joke Day
- 04–Alice in Wonderland Day
- 09–National Video Game Day
- 17–World Emoji Day
- 30 – Paperback Book Day
- 31–Harry Potter’s Birthday
August’s Literary Holidays and Technology-Related Holidays
- 01–World Wide Web Day, National Spiderman Day
- 02-National Coloring Book Day
- 05–National Dash Cam Day
- 09 – Book Lovers Day
- 18 – National Bad Poetry Day
- 20–National Radio Day
- 21 – National Poets’ Day
- 22–World Folklore Day
- 31 – We Love Memoirs Day
September’s Literary Holidays and Technology-Related 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 Game Day
- 15-21 National Coding Week
- 15–National Online Learning Day
- 18 – Read an E-book Day
- 22 – Hobbit Day; Dear Diary Day
- 23–Education Technology Day
- 24 – National Punctuation Day
- 25 – National Comic Book Day
- 27–Save Your Photos Day
- 30–International Podcast Day
October’s Literary Holidays and Technology-Related Holidays
National Book Month; National Reading Group Month; National Cookbook Month; National Medical Librarians Month; Church Library Month: National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
- 03–National Techies Day
- 5-11-Banned Books Week; theme: “Censorship is So 1984. Read for Your Rights.”
- 06 – Mad Hatter Day
- 11 – Myth and Legends Day
- 19-25-– National Friends of Libraries Week
- 16 – Dictionary Day
- 20 – National Day on Writing
- 27-31–Global Media and Information Literacy Week
- 29–National Internet Day
- 31–Books for Treats Day
- 31–Frankenstein Friday
November’s Literary Holidays and Technology-Related 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
- 10-14 – National Young Readers Week
- 10-14–World Nursery Rhyme Week
- 15 – I Love to Write Day
- 18 – High-Five a Librarian Day
- 20–Name Your PC Day
- 16-22–National Bible Week
- 30–National Computer Security Day
December’s Literary Holidays and Technology-Related Holidays
Spiritual Literacy Month, Read a New Book Month, Write to a Friend Month
- 02–World Computer Literacy Day
- 08-14–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
