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.
January 2023
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25
February 2023
Black History Month
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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
22
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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