Literacy conferences, advocacy events, celebrations, and other literacy-related special days, around the United States (and sometimes, the world!).
Events below are listed for your convenience; Literacy Texas is not affiliated with all the organizations below and inclusion is not necessarily endorsement. We do our best to keep this page current, but all information should be independently verified.
November 2025
Family Literacy Month
Native American Heritage Month
National Gratitude Month
LITERACY TEXAS THEME OF THE MONTH: ADULT LEARNER PERSISTENCE & RETENTION
1 | National Family Literacy Day
2 | Daylight Saving ends – clocks go back one hour
2 – 5 | Families Learning Conference, North Carolina
3 – 9 | Children’s Book Week – fall
8 & 9 | Texas Book Festival, Austin
13 | Best of Texas: Adult Learner Persistence & Retention, online
8 – 9 | Family Literacy Festival, Houston
14 | South Texas Literacy Symposium, McAllen
27 | Thanksgiving
December 2025
International Human Rights Month
LITERACY TEXAS THEME OF THE MONTH: CAREER NAVIGATION
2 | Giving Tuesday
11 | Best of Texas: Career Navigation, online
12 | East Texas Literacy Symposium, Texarkana
15 | LitTX Group Chat, online
18 | International Migrants Day
22 | Literacy Texas team on holiday break through January 4
24 | Christmas Eve
Jolabokaflod, also known as the Christmas or Yule Book Flood (Iceland)
31 | New Year’s Eve
January 2026
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LITERACY TEXAS THEME OF THE MONTH: WRAPAROUND SERVICES
1 | New Year’s Day
5 | First day back in the office for Literacy Texas team
8 | Best of Texas: Wraparound Services, online
18 | National Thesaurus Day
19 | MLK Jr. Day
22 & 23 | Far West Literacy Symposium, El Paso
24 | National Compliment Day
International Day of Education
28 | Library Shelfie Day
February 2026
Black History Month
National Library Lovers’ Month
LITERACY TEXAS THEME OF THE MONTH: HSE/GED
4 | World Read Aloud Day
11 | Literacy Texas Annual Conference RFP opens (closes March 25)
12 | Best of Texas: HSE/GED, online
14 | Valentine’s Day
International Book Giving Day
17 | Random Act of Kindness Day
What Leaders Need: Communications & Marketing, online
18 – 22 | TABSE Conference, Irving
20 | TBC: Laredo Literacy Symposium, Laredo
28 | National Science Day
March 2025
Read Aloud Month/Reading Awareness Month
Women’s History Month
LITERACY TEXAS THEME OF THE MONTH: FOCUS ON ABE
2 | Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss’ birthday)
Houston Reads Day
Texas Independence Day
3 – 6 | SXSW EDU, Austin
4 | National Grammar Day
6 | The Expert Edge: Community Collaboration, online
8 | Metroplex Literacy Conference, Dallas
International Women’s Day
9 | Daylight Saving starts (clocks go forward one hour)
12 – 15 | CEC Convention & Expo, Baltimore, MD
14 | National Write Your Story Day
18 – 21 | TESOL International Convention & Expo, Long Beach, CA
19 | International Read to Me Day
21 | World Poetry Day
27 | Best of Texas: Focus on ABE, online
30 | COABE National Conference begins in Dallas (ends April 2)
April 2025
Volunteer Appreciation Month
National Financial Literacy Month
Mathematics Awareness Month
National Poetry Month
National Month of Hope
LITERACY TEXAS THEMES OF THE MONTH: FAITH-AFFILIATED PROGRAMS; FINANCIAL LITERACY
1 – 4 | TLA Annual Conference, Dallas
2 | Children’s Book Day
4 | National School Librarian Day
6 – 9 | World Literacy Summit, UK
6 – 12 | National Library Week 2025
10 | National Bookmobile Day
12 | D.E.A.R. – Drop Everything And Read Day (Beverly Cleary’s birthday)
13 | National Scrabble Day
16 | National Librarian Day
16 – 18 | Nonprofit Technology Conference, Baltimore, MD and virtual
17 | Central Texas Literacy Symposium, Austin
National Haiku Poetry Day
22 | Earth Day
23 | Coffee With Literacy Texas, online
UNESCO World Book Day
National Talk Like Shakespeare Day
24 | Best of Texas: Faith-Affiliated Programs, online
Literacy Texas’ birthday (founded 1989 as Texas Adult Literacy Laubach, or TALL)
26 | Independent Bookstore Day
28 | National Great Poetry Reading Day
30 | Lone Star Día – Children’s Day, Book Day/El día de los niños, el día de los libros
May 2025
National Family Reading Month
Mental Health Awareness Month
LITERACY TEXAS THEME OF THE MONTH: DIGITAL LITERACY
5 – 9 | Teacher Appreciation Week
5 – 11 | Children’s Book Week – Spring
7 | The Expert Edge: Students as Leaders, online
12 | National Limerick Day
13 | Health Literacy Conference, online
22 | Best of Texas: Digital Literacy, online
26 | Memorial Day
29 | South Plains Literacy Symposium, Lubbock
June 2025
Immigrant Heritage Month
Audiobook Appreciation Month
LITERACY TEXAS THEME OF THE MONTH: LITERACY IN CORRECTIONS
Texas Center for the Book Literacy Award nominations open (close September 1)
4 – 6 | LESLLA Annual Symposium, Canada
5 | What Leaders Need: Community Partnerships That Thrive
World Environment Day
20 & 21 | Gulf Coast Literacy Symposium, Houston
25 | Conference early bird rates end
26 | Best of Texas: Literacy in Corrections, online
26 – 28 | Adult Education Research Conference, Montgomery, AL
29 – 2 | ASCD+ISTE Annual Conference, San Antonio
July 2025
LITERACY TEXAS THEME OF THE MONTH: BEST PRACTICES & RESEARCH
Immigrant Heritage Month
4 | Independence Day holiday (Friday)
8 | Coffee With Literacy Texas, online
16 | 2025 Literacy Texas Annual Survey closes
17 | Best of Texas: Best Practices & Research, online
August 2025
LITERACY TEXAS THEME OF THE MONTH: CIVICS & CITIZENSHIP
International Peace Month
Gulf Coast Reads book announced
Texas Great Read books announced
4 | Arrival and check-in for Literacy Texas Annual Conference, San Marcos
Pre-Conference sessions
VIP reception: theme – “80s Flashback”
5 | Literacy Texas Annual Conference Day 1, Embassy Suites San Marcos
6 | Literacy Texas Annual Conference Day 2, Embassy Suites San Marcos
9 | National Book Lovers Day
12 | Annual Survey Focus Group #2: 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
17 | National Nonprofit Day
18 | Bad Poetry Day
September 2025
National Literacy Month
Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 through October 15)
New symposium and training year begins for Literacy Texas
LITERACY TEXAS THEME OF THE MONTH: OUTREACH & ADVOCACY
1 | Labor Day holiday
2 | LitTX Group Chat, online
4 & 5 | “Future Focus: Literacy for a Changing World” Conference, Corpus Christi
6 | National Read A Book Day
6 | National Book Festival – Library of Congress
8 | International Literacy Day – Theme: “Promoting literacy in the digital era”
11 | Best of Texas: Outreach & Advocacy, online
12 – 21 | Welcoming Week
21 | International Day of Peace
24 | National Punctuation Day
30 | International Translation Day
October 2025
Hispanic Heritage Month (ends October 15)
Health Literacy Month
Dyslexia Awareness Month
National Book Month
National Cookbook Month
National Reading Group Month
National Financial Planning Month
Emotional Wellness Month
Gulf Coast Reads – TX Gulf Coast region
LITERACY TEXAS THEME OF THE MONTH: LEARNING DIFFERENCES & DISABILITIES
1 | Gulf Coast Reads begins – 2025 book is The Faculty Lounge by Houston author Jennifer Mathieu
5 | World Teachers Day
6 – 9 | ProLiteracy Conference on Adult Education, Baltimore, MD
6 – 10 | Digital Inclusion Week
13 | International Plain Language Day
14 | The Expert Edge: Progress by Design, online
24 | DFW Literacy Symposium, Arlington
24 | “Taste the World” by the Refugee Language Project, Amarillo
31 | Halloween
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To be considered for inclusion, events should:
- Have a literacy focus, and
- Take place in Texas (or have national significance).
Literacy Texas will make the final decision on which events to list in this calendar.
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Checked/updated: 10/30/25