There are so many occasions for celebrating books, reading, literacy, authors, and libraries this year.<\/p>\n

You’re certain to find a day, week, or month you can use this year to promote reading and books.<\/p>\n

Whether you want to support your local library, honor an important author’s birthday, or promote a literacy campaign, you’ll find something in the 2019 literary calendar.<\/p>\n

How to use the calendar<\/h2>\n

It’s so easy to take advantage of a few (or many!) of these special days, weeks, and months. Here are the basics.<\/p>\n

Step 1.<\/strong> Start by reviewing the list below and selecting those that resonate with you. For example, if you loved B<\/em>eezus and Ramona<\/em><\/a> as a kid or are a children’s book author, one of them might be Beverly Cleary’s birthday<\/strong>. If your book is a memoir, We Love Memoirs Day<\/strong> might speak to you.<\/p>\n

Step 2.<\/strong> Add the dates you want to work with to your calendar. Then schedule time before each holiday or occasion to create the materials you’ll use to promote the event. You might want to do this a week or more in advance, or just a day or two before.<\/p>\n

The timing depends on what you’ll do to recognize the event, how much time you need, and whether your plan involves collaborating with others. (That always takes more time.)<\/p>\n

Step 3.<\/strong> Decide how you’ll recognize the occasion. Here are a few ideas:<\/p>\n

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• Reduce the price of your book for a limited time.<\/li>\n
• Write a blog post about why it’s important to you. This can be for your blog, for someone else’s, or on a platform such as Medium<\/a>.<\/li>\n
• Join a local library committee to plan and execute library-related events.<\/li>\n
• Create an event-related image to share on social media. This image I designed last year for Book Lover’s Day created a lot of fun conversation on the Build Book Buzz Facebook page<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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