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Not your everyday calendar, here you can find important events in literary history, authors' birthdays, and a variety of holidays, all with related activities and resources that make them more relevant to students. View by day, by week, or by month.

  October, 2017  

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1 Find favorite book picks in the Children's Choices.   Get ready for National Bullying Prevention Month!   See More	2 Thurgood Marshall was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1967.	3 Gwendolyn Brooks published Bronzeville Boys and Girls in 1956.   United States Congress officially adopted the position of Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry in 1985.	4 Edward Stratemeyer, creator of book series such as Nancy Drew, was born on this day in 1862.	5	6 The Jazz Singer debuted on this day in 1927.	7 Sherman Alexie was born in 1966.
8 Faith Ringgold was born on October 8, 1930.   Read a book! This week in October is Teen Read Week.	9 In 1940, musician and peace activist John Lennon was born.	10 Columbus Day is recognized today.	11	12	13 The Beverly Cleary Sculpture Garden was dedicated on October 13, 1995.	14 Kodak was issued a film patent on October 14, 1884.
15	16 Dictionary author Noah Webster was born in 1758.	17 Black Poetry Day is celebrated.	18	19	20 Celebrate the National Day on Writing!	21 Ursula K. LeGuin was born on this day in 1929.
22	23 Author Laurie Halse Anderson was born today.	24	25 Artist Pablo Picasso was born on this day in 1881.	26	27	28 Dr. Jonas Salk, who developed the polio vaccine, was born in 1914.
29	30	31 Celebrate Halloween!

Types of Calendar Activities

• Authors & Texts

  Birthdays, publication dates, and more

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• Historical Figures & Events

  Notable people and happenings in history

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• Holidays & School Celebrations

  Special days and how to observe them

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• Literacy-Related Events

  Celebrations that promote and encourage literacy

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