Literary holidays along with technology-related holidays are observed in the U.S.A. unless noted as “international”.
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
- 8-14– Universal Letter Writing Week
- 10– 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
- 25–Library Shelfie Day
- 27–Family Literacy Day
- 30–ALA Youth Media Awards
- 30 – Feb 6: National Storytelling Week
February’s Literary Holidays and Technology-Related Holidays
National Library Lovers’ Month
- 01 – World Read Aloud Day; Robin Crusoe Day
- 04 – Take Your Child to the Library Day
- 5-11 – Children’s Authors and Illustrators Week
- 09 – Read in the Bathtub Day: National Cut the Cord Day
- 13–National Clean Out Your Computer Day; National Internet Friends Day
- 12-18–Freelance Writers Appreciation Week
- 14 – International Book Giving Day; Library Lovers Day; Read to Your Child Day; Safer Internet Day
- 17–Analog to Digital TV Day
- 18–National Battery Day
- 20–Clean Out Your Bookcase Day
- 23–Digital Learning 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 Bithday; World Book Day
- 04 – National Grammar Day
- 05-11 – Read an E-book Week; Return Borrowed Books Week
- 16 – National Freedom of Information Day
- 19–International Read to Me Day
- 19-25–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
- 01-08–National Robotics Week
- 02 – International Children’s Book Day; National Children’s Picture Book Day
- 04 – National School Librarian Day
- 09 – National Unicorn Day
- 12 – Drop Everything and Read (D.E.A.R.) Day
- 13 – National Scrabble Day; Celebrate Teen Literature 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: National E-mail Day
- 23 – Shakespeare Day; Talk Like Shakespeare Day; World Book Day
- 23-29 – National Library Week(theme: “There’s More to the Story”)
- 24 – Congress approved the Library of Congress
- 25 – National Library Workers Day; National Telephone Day
- 26 – National Library Outreach Day
- 27 – National Tell A Story Day; National Poem in Your Pocket Day
- 28 – Great Poetry Reading Day
- 29 – Independent Bookstore Day
May’s Literary Holidays and Technology-Related Holidays
Get Caught Reading Month; Short Story Month
- 01 – Mother Goose Day
- 02 – International Harry Potter Day
- 2-8 – Children’s Book Week
- 03 – World Press Freedom Day
- 04–World Password Day;
- 05 – National Cartoonists Day
- 06 – Free Comic Book Day; National Scrapbook Day
- 09 – Peter Pan Day
- 11–National Technology Day; Data Innovation Day
- 12 – National Limerick Day
- 16 – National Biographer’s Day
- 20 – Eliza Doolittle 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
- 07–National VCR Day
- 10 –National Ballpoint Pen Day
- 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
- 04–Alice in Wonderland Day
- 30 – Paperback Book Day
- 31–Harry Potter’s Birthday
August’s Literary Holidays and Technology-Related Holidays
Romance Awareness Month
- 01–World Wide Web Day
- 02 – National Coloring Book Day
- 05–National Dash Cam Day
- 09 – Book Lover’s Day
- 14–Love Your Bookshop Day
- 18 – National Bad Poetry Day
- 20–National Radio Day
- 21 – Poet’s 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
- 06 – National Read a Book Day
- 07 – Newspaper Carrier Day; Buy a Book Day: Google Commemoration Day
- 8 – International Literacy Day
- 12–National Video Day
- 14-20 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
- 30–Internation Podcast Day; Save Your Photos 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
- 01-7 – Banned Books Week: Mystery Series Week
- 03–National Techies Day
- 06 – Mad Hatter Day
- 11 – Myth and Legends Day
- 15-21 – National Friends of Libraries Week
- 16 – Dictionary Day
- 20 – National Day on Writing
- 24-31–Global Media and Information Literacy Week
- 27–Frankenstein Friday
- 29–National Internet Day
- 31–Books for Treats Day
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
- 02–National Nonfiction Day(UK)
- 07-13–National Book Award Week
- 13-17 – National Young Readers Week
- 16-20–World Nursery Rhyme Week
- 14 – Young Readers Day
- 15 – I Love to Write Day
- 18 – High-Five a Librarian Day
- 20–Name Your PC Day
- 19-25–National Bible Week
- 30–National Computer Security Day
December’s Literary Holidays and Technology-Related Holidays
Spiritual Literacy Month
- 02–World Computer Literacy Day
- 04-10–Computer Education Week
- 07 – Letter Writing Day
- 10 – Dewey Decimal System Day
- 21 – Crossword Puzzle Day
- 21 – National Short Story Day
- 24 – Jolabokaflod (Iceland’s Yule Book Flood)
- 28–National Download Day