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2025 Red Dirt Voting – Ends Apr. 11th – Read three nominees and vote once for your favorite by April 12, 2024. By voting, you are registered to win a prize!

Teen Talk – join the Metropolitan Library Systems’ Remind group to get updates on all of the teen public library events.

World Read Aloud Day – Feb. 7th – World Read Aloud Day is an opportunity for people all around the world to create community through storytelling.

Read Across America Day – Mar. 2nd –  The National Education Association is calling America’s children, both young and old, to celebrate the joys of reading on March 2. Learn more at Read Across America.

National Library Week – Apr. 6 – 12th – National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association.  It is a time to celebrate our nation’s libraries, library workers’ contributions and promote library use and support.  Tuesday, April 8 is National Library Workers Day, a day for library staff, users, administrators and Friends groups to recognize the valuable contributions made by all library workers.

D.E.A.R. Day – Apr. 12th – D.E.A.R. stands for “Drop Everything and Read,” a national celebration of reading designed to remind families to make reading a priority activity in their lives. On this day, families are encouraged to take at least 30 minutes to put aside all distractions and enjoy books together. What will you be reading?

Get Caught Reading Month – May 1 – 31st – This nationwide campaign aims to remind people of all ages how much fun it is to read. It is sponsored by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) and the Magazine Publishers of America (MPA).

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