Contributed by Carmelita Aragon, State Data Coordinator, NMSL
From Ultimate Calendar of Library Celebration Days and Months
- New Year’s Day – January 1 / Read and share this guide to “Word of the Year” ideas
- Copyright Law Day – January 1 (from NationalToday.com)
- National Science Fiction Day – January 2 (from NationalToday.com)
- National Trivia Day – January 4 (from NationalToday.com)
- World Braille Day – January 4 (from NationalToday.com)
- National Thesaurus Day – January 18 (from NationalToday.com)
- Library Shelfie Day – January 24 (from NationalToday.com)
Weeks
- Universal Letter Writing Week – A week-long event that starts January 14 – January 20 (from NationalToday.com)
Months
- American Library Association Youth Media Awards (from ala.org) The 2024 Youth Media Award announcements will take place on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024, 8:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. ET, during LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience, the American Library Association’s (ALA) newest conference offering launched in 2022. Those not in Baltimore for LibLearnX can watch a livestream of the award announcements, which will also be available on the American Library Association Facebook page.
- National Braille Literacy Month (from NationalToday.com)