Events in the month of April for writers and readers
D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything and Read) Month
National Poetry Month
School Library Month
- 1 – Reading is Funny Day
- 2 – International Children’s Book Day
- 2 – National Children’s Picture Book Day
- 2 – Hans Christian Anderson’s birthday
- 3-9 – National Library Week
- 4 – National School Librarian Day
- 4 – Maya Angelou’s birthday
- 5 – National Library Worker’s Day
- 6 – National Library Outreach Day (formerly National Bookmobile Day)
- 7 – Take Action for Libraries Day
- 9 – National Unicorn Day
- 12 – Drop Everything and Read (D.E.A.R.) Day
- 12 – Beverly Cleary’s birthday
- 13 – Scrabble Day
- 14 – Celebrate Teen Literature Day
- 15 – Rubber Eraser Day
- 15 – World Art Day
- 16 – National Librarian Day
- 17 – International Haiku Poetry Day
- 18 – Newspaper Columnists Day
- 23 – William Shakespeare’s birthday
- 23 – World Book and Copyright Day
- 23 – World Book Night
- 24 – U.S. Congress approved the Library of Congress
- 27 – National Tell A Story Day
- 28 – Harper Lee’s birthday
- 28 – Great Poetry Reading Day
- 30 – Independent Bookstore Day
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