February 2024 Literary Calendar

Events in the month of February for writers and readers

African-American History Month (U.S.)

Library Lovers’ Month

February 1 – Abolition of Slavery Day; Change Your Password Day; Decorating with Candy Day; National Dark Chocolate Day; National Freedom Day (U.S.); Spunky Old Broads Day; World Read Aloud Day
February 2 – James Joyce’s Birthday
February 3 – Norman Rockwell’s Birthday; Take Your Child to the Library Day
February 4-10 – Children’s Authors and Illustrators Week
February 7 – Charles Dickens’s Birthday; Sinclair Lewis’ Birthday; Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Birthday; World Read Aloud Day
February 8 – Jules Verne’s Birthday
February 9 – Read in the Bathtub Day
February 12 – Judy Blume’s Birthday; Charles Darwin’s Birthday
February 14 – International Book Giving Day; Library Lover’s Day; Valentine’s Day
February 15 – Galileo Galilei’s Birthday
February 18 – Toni Morrison’s Birthday
February 19 – Amy Tan’s Birthday
February 20 – Ansel Adams’ Birthday; President’s Day (U.S.); World Day of Social Justice
February 20-26 – Freedom to Read Week (Canada)
February 21 – Erma Bombeck’s Birthday; International Mother Language Day
February 22 – Edna St. Vincent Millay’s Birthday
February 25 – Pierre Renoir’s Birthday
February 26 – Tell a Fairy Tale Day
February 27 – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s Birthday; John Steinbeck’s Birthday