Library Calendar
Hans Christian Andersen's Birthday
Apr 02, 2025
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Author best known for books such as: "The Little Mermaid", "Sleeping Beauty", "Beauty and the Beast", "The Snow Queen(i.e. Frozen)", "The Emperor's New Groove", "The Ugly Duckling", ect...
William Shakespeare's Birthday
Apr 23, 2025
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"What is in a name?" Well world renowed fame is certainly in his. Happy Birthday, Shakespeare!
Maurice Sendak's Birthday
Jun 10, 2025
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Happy Birthday, you Wild Thing! Author of the children's book, "Where the Wild Things Are" (June 10, 1928- May 8, 2012)
J. K. Rowling's Birthday
Jul 31, 2025
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Happy Birthday, Joanne Kathleen Rowling from all those Muggles out there!
Beatrix Potter's Birthday
Jul 28, 2025
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Happy Birthday, Beatrix Potter! Author of The 23 Tales of which "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" is most well-known. (July 28, 1866 - Dec. 22, 1943)
Banned Books Week
Sep 27, 2020
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Oct 03, 2020
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"You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them." ~ Ray Bradbury
National Punctuation Day
Sep 24, 2015
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"...punctuation marks are the traffic signals of language: they tell us to slow down, notice this, take a detour, and stop." ~ Lynne Truss
Shel Silverstein's Birthday
Sep 25, 2015
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"So what if nobody came? I'll have all the ice cream and tea, And I'll laugh with myself, And I'll dance with myself, and I'll sing, "Happy Birthday to me!" Happy Birthday, Shel Silverstein, author of "The Giving Tree" (Sept. 25, 1930- May 10, 1999)
Roald Dahl's Birthday
Sep 13, 2015
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"We all have our moments of brillance and glory, and this was mine." ~Roald Dahl, author of works such as "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", "Matilda", "James and the Giant Peach", ect...