Toolkit

Calendar of Events
Taking advantage of special observances to plan school-wide promotions is one way
to put your library in the spotlight. If you’re clever, you might end up on the six
o’clock news. Some events, like National Library Week or School Library Month,
are the equivalent of our national holidays. Many other literacy and literary events
are naturals for school libraries, plus thousands more that lend themselves to showing
how school library programs support learning on almost any topic—everything
from Chemistry Month to Be Kind to Pets Week. Many of these observances come
“ready-made” with publicity materials and ideas for activities.
Sources:
February
Library Lovers’ Month
This is a time for everyone, especially Friends of the Library and other library fans,
to express their feelings. A list of lively activities for libraries and their lovers includes
visits from costumed book characters and fundraising ideas. In addition to
suggestions for activities, online postcards and downloadable art for bookmarks,
banners, and buttons are provided at .
March
Digital Learning Day
Presented by the Alliance for Excellent Education and other national educational
associations and organizations, with AASL as a core partner, Digital Learning Day
(DLD) calls on teachers, schools, principals, community leaders, parents and stu-
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