Literary Holidays and Technology-Related Holidays in 2023

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–International 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