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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.

  September, 2016  

SUN	MON	TUE	WED	THU	FRI	SAT
				1 Library Card Sign-up Month begins today.	2	3
4 Richard Wright was born in 1908.   Google was formally incorporated this week in 1998.	5 In 1952, Paul Fleischman was born on this day.   Labor Day honors the labor movement in the United States.	6	7	8 Celebrate International Literacy Day!   Jon Scieszka was born in 1954.	9	10
11 Today is National Grandparents Day.   Patriot Day is celebrated today on the anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 2001.	12	13 Roald Dahl was born on this day in 1916.	14	15 Hispanic Heritage Month begins today.	16 Constitution Day is observed today in the U.S.	17 William Carlos Williams was born in 1883.   Oprah Winfrey launched her book club this week in 1996.
18 Their Eyes Were Watching God was published in 1937.	19	20	21 Today is the International Day of Peace.	22	23 Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, was integrated in 1957.	24 F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of The Great Gatsby, was born in 1896.
25 Get ready to celebrate Banned Books Week!	26 John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, was born in 1775.	27 Thomas Nast was born on this day in 1840.	28	29 Scotland Yard was established this day in 1829.	30 Elie Wiesel was born on September 30, 1928.

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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