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.
October 2022
Hispanic Heritage Month (ends October 15)
Health Literacy Month
Dyslexia Awareness Month
National Financial Planning Month
Emotional Wellness Month
Gulf Coast Reads – TX Gulf Coast region
1
3 – 5
5
11 – 14
13
19 – 21
25 – 26
29
Gulf Coast Reads begins – 2022 book is Lone Stars by Justin Deabler
ProLiteracy Annual Conference (rescheduled from 2021), San Antonio, TX
World Teachers Day
International Plain Language Day
LESLLA 18th Annual Symposium, Tucson, AZ
November 2022
Family Literacy Month
Native American Heritage Month
National Gratitude Month
1
4
4
5 – 6
6 – 11
24
29
National Family Literacy Day
Tex TESOL IV State Conference, Houston, TX
Gulf Coast Literacy Symposium (2022-23 grant year), Houston, TX
Texas Book Festival, Austin, TX
Children’s Book Week – fall
Thanksgiving
Giving Tuesday
December 2022
International Human Rights Month
10
31
DFW Literacy Symposium (2022-23 grant year), Arlington, TX
New Year’s Eve
January 2023
1
New Year’s Day
February 2023
Black History Month
1
4
15 – 19
24 – 25
25
28
World Read Aloud Day
TexTESOL V Regional Conference, Virtual
Texas Alliance of Black School Educators (TABSE) Annual Conference, Horseshoe Bay, TX
TALE Annual Conference, Houston, TX
South Texas Literacy Symposium (2022-23 grant year), Edinburg, TX
National Science Day
March 2023
Read Aloud Month/Reading Awareness Month
Women’s History Month
2
4
6 – 9
Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss’ birthday)
East Texas Literacy Symposium (2022-23 grant year), Longview, TX
SXSW EDU, Austin, TX
April 2023
Volunteer Appreciation Month
National Financial Literacy Month
Mathematics Awareness Month
National Month of Hope
2 – 4
2 – 5
2 – 8
4
19 – 23
22
22
23
24
World Literacy Summit, Oxford, UK
COABE National Conference, Atlanta, GA
National Library Week
National School Librarian Day
Texas Library Association Annual Conference, Austin, TX
Earth Day
UNESCO World Book Day
Literacy Texas birthday (1989) – established as Texas Adult Literacy Laubach
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