Holidays / Observations / Celebrations

The year at a glance...

January

New Year's Day - January 01st

Martin Luther King Day - third Monday of January

Presidential Inauguration - every four years on January 20th

Lunar New Year - varies from year to year - January 22, 2023 - Year of the Rabbit

National Shelfie Day - every fourth Wednesday of January

February

We Care February

Black History Month - February

World Read Aloud Day - first Wednesday of February

Lunar New Year - varies from year to year

Valentine's Day - February 14th

President's Day - third Monday of February

Digital Learning Day - last Thursday of February

International STAND UP to Bullying Day - twice a year: last Friday of February and third Friday of November

March

Women's History Month - March

Read Across America Day - March 02nd

International Women's Day - March 08th

St. Patrick's Day - March 17th

April

Autism Awareness Month - April

World Autism Awareness Day - April 02nd

International Children's Book Day - April 02nd

Easter - April 09, 2023

National Library Week - April 23-29, 2023

National Library Worker's Day - the Tuesday of Library Week

Earth Day - April 22nd

El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day) - April 30th

May

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month - May

Principal Day - May 01st

Teacher Appreciation Week - first week of May

Teacher Appreciation Day - Tuesday of Teacher Appreciation Week

Cinco de Mayo - May 05th

Mother's Day - second Sunday of May

Mother's Day in Mexico - May 10th

Memorial Day - last Monday of May

June

Flag Day - June 14th

Father's Day - third Sunday of June

July

Independence Day - July 04th

September

Labour Day - first Monday of September

National Hispanic Heritage Month - September 15th - October 15th

Constitution Day - September 17th

Citizenship Day - September 17th

Moon Festival / Mid-Autumn Festival - varies from year to year - September 10, 2022

Native American Day - fourth Friday of September

October

Bullying and Cyberbullying Awareness and Prevention Month - October

Indigenous People's Day - second Monday of October

International Day of the Girl - October 11th

Halloween - October 31st

November

American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month - November

Election Day - every four years on November 02nd

Veteran's Day - November 11th

Children's Day - November 20th

International STAND UP to Bullying Day - twice a year: last Friday of February and third Friday of November

Thanksgiving Day - fourth Thursday of November

December 

Winter Holidays - 

Christmas day - December 25th

Kwanzaa - December 26th to January 01st

Chanukah/Hanukkah - varies from year to year - December 18-December 26, 2022