Education Observances

No matter where you are in the world, libraries play an important part in our communities.

Encouraging families to read has massive benefits on the young and old.

Do the write thing! Why not celebrate National Author's Day by sending a thank you tweet to your favorite author?

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Day of the Bulgarian National Revival Leaders

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Parents as Teachers Day 

Celebrated on birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first education minister of free India.

An opportunity to celebrate public education and honor individuals who are making a difference in ensuring that every student receives a quality education.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Students Day in Philippines

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Educational Support Professionals Day

This day honors the educators who are called upon to replace regularly employed teachers.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Special Education Day

Find out the dates and background to National Mentoring Month

Pop Quiz! Name a national holiday dedicated to trivia.

In a world seemingly dominated by keyboards, it's good to remember the beauty and individuality of our own handwriting.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Students Day

An opportunity for people all around the globe to celebrate the joy of reading aloud.

Thailand marks Inventors' Day on the date when King Bhumibol was allocated a patent in 1993.

The internet puts the knowledge of the whole planet in our hands, but we need to keep ourselves safe.

Celebrates the achievements of women in science and also promotes equal access for women and girls into the science fields.

You don't need a lighbulb moment to realize that Inventors Day also honors Thomas Edison.

Celebrated on the birthday of the beloved children's author, Dr Seuss. If March 2nd falls on a weekend, the day is observed on the nearest school day.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of World Book Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Grammar Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of World Storytelling Day.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Toliken Reading Day

It's a day to celebrate your School Librarian - just not too loudly, it's a library...

A day for library staff, users, administrators and Friends groups to recognize the valuable contributions made by all library workers.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Bookmobile Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Support Teen Literature Day

We all have a story to tell ,and it's never too young to put pen to paper.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Drop Everything and Read Day.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Education and Sharing Day

Kindergartens play an important part in society and are the first time children get to participate in organized learning.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Girls' Day in Germany.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of World Book and Copyright Day 

This is the day when children are honored in Mexico.

Tuesday during Teacher Appreciation Week, which takes place in the first full week of May.

Provider Appreciation Day® is a special day in May to recognize child care providers, teachers and other educators of young children everywhere.

Nearly half the working-age population of the UK have the numeracy skills of a primary school child.

While most people in the west take the availability of telecommunications for granted, this day highlights its benefits to all parts of the world.

Good grammar isn't a life sentence. Oh, wait...

A day to celebrate the teaching profession and to acknowledge their efforts to help generations of learners realise their talents and dreams.