Grand View Elementary School Library
manhattan beach unified school district
Heidi snively - library RESOURCE specialist
310/546-8022 x5404
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August - September
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Patriot Day 09/11
Dot Day 09/15-ish
Constitution Day 09/17
Punctuation Day 09/24
Banned and Challenged Books Week last week in September
Hispanic Heritage 09/15-10/15
October
October
October
Public Library Bookmark Contest TBA
Halloween puzzles/activities
October
Late October
November
Native American Heritage Month
Picture Book Month
November 11
HIstory of Thanksgiving
Friday after Thanksgiving
December
Melvil Dewey 12/10 1851 - 12/26 1931
Happy Hanukkah
Christmas around the world
NORAD Santa tracker
Happy Kwanzaa 12/26-01/01
January
Martin Luther King, Jr. 01/15 1929 - 04/04 1968
Newbery, Caldecott, and more
January or February
February
February
Highlight in February
First Wednesday in February
02/02
02/14
Presidents' Day
March
March
Theodor Seuss Geisel 03/02/1904 - 09/24/1991
Read Across America 03/02
Votes due end of March
April
School Library Month
Poetry Month
Second week in April
Tuesday of National Library Week
Drop Everything And Read for Beverly Cleary's Birthday 04/12
04/22/23-04/23/23
History of Earth Day
Jane Addams Book Award, books that build for peace - awarded annually in April
04/30 El Dia de los Ninos y Libros
May
Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Winners announced 05/01
Unplug! First week in May
First week in May
Mid-May Teacher Appreciation Week
Mid-May National Police Week
June
Library materials due for inventory
Summer reading TBA
Library volunteer lunch & shelf reading extravaganza June 2023 date TBD
Shelf reading project directions
Shelving guideline reminders