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.
September 2023
National Literacy Month
Gulf Coast Reads book announced in September
Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 through October 15)
New symposium and training year begins for Literacy Texas
4 | Labor Day holiday
7 – 9 | LESLLA Annual Symposium
8 | International Literacy Day – theme: ‘Promoting literacy for a world in transition: Building the foundation for sustainable and peaceful societies’
8 – 17 | Welcoming Week
19 | LitTX Online Core Training: Adult Learner Persistence
21 | International Day of Peace
30 | International Translation Day
October 2023
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 | Gulf Coast Reads begins – 2023 book is The Fishermen and the Dragon by K. Wallace Johnson
5 | World Teachers Day
13 | International Plain Language Day
14 | Story Square: Lit With Families, Houston, TX
23 – 25 | Families Learning Conference, Omaha, NE
28 | 2023-24 LitTX Symposium: DFW (ABE focus)
November 2023
Family Literacy Month
Native American Heritage Month
National Gratitude Month
1 | National Family Literacy Day
3 & 4 | TexTESOL State Conference – in partnership with Literacy Texas (DFW, ESL focus)
5 | Daylight Saving ends
6 – 12 | Children’s Book Week – fall
8 – 10 | CAEL (Council for Adult & Experiential Learning) Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD
11 – 12 | Texas Book Festival, Austin, TX
23 | Thanksgiving
28 | Giving Tuesday
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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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