Chances are pretty good that as April begins you have limited library usage at best due to the COVID-19 crisis. Hopefully that will change soon.
We like to display a list of “national” events which occur during the month at our library. This list includes monthly recognitions, weekly celebrations, wacky and crazy daily celebrations. Watch for a list of birthdays in a couple of days.
Feel free to adapt the list below to meet your needs. If you want to look at other lists, I have used Holiday Insights and National Day Calendar as well as calendars I receive from publishers.
April is another full month as far as special and wacky celebrations go.
Month-long Celebrations
National Kite Month
National Alcohol Awareness Month
National Financial Literacy Month
National Internship Awareness Month
Distracted Driving Awareness Month
National Child Abuse Awareness Month
National Donate Life Awareness Month
National Cannabis Awareness Month
National Autism Awareness Month
National Couple Appreciation Month
National Jazz Appreciation Month
National Parkinson’s Awareness Month
Records and Information Management Month
Scottish-American Heritage Month
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
World Landscape Architecture Month
Weekly Celebrations
Week 1 Library Week
Week 1 Read a Road Map Week.
Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week – First Week in April
International Pooper Scooper Week – First Week in April
National Public Health Week – First Full Week
National Window Safety Week – First Full Week
Week 2 Garden Week
National Wildlife Week – Changes Annually – April 7-13, 2020
National Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week (Second Full Week)
National Public Safety Telecommunications Week – Second Week of April Annually
Pan American Week – Always week of April 14th
National Student Employment Week – Second Full Week
National Cancer Registrars Week – April 6-10, 2020
Week 3 Organize Your Files Week
Week 3 Medical Labs Week
Coin Week – Third Full Week
National Library Week – April 19-25, 2020
National Volunteer Week – April 19-25, 2019
National Crime Victim’s Rights Week – Changes Annually – April 19-25, 2020
National Pet ID Week – Always for 7 Days Beginning Every April 17
Week 4 National Karaoke Week
National Work Zone Awareness Week -April 20-24, 2020
National Boys & Girls Club Week – Changes Annually
National Infant Immunization Week – Last Week in April
Administrative Professionals Week – Last Full Week
National Princess Week – Last Full Week
Sky Awareness Week – Last Full Week
Every Kid Healthy Week – Last Week in April
Preservation Week – Last Week in April
Medical Laboratory Professionals Week – Last Full Week in April
Celebration Days and Wacky Day
1 International Fun at Work Day
1 Childhelp National Day of Hope – First Wednesday in April
1 National Sourdough Bread Day
1 National Walking Day – First Wednesday in April
2 National Burrito Day – First Thursday in April
2 National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day
3 Don’t Go to Work Unless it’s Fun Day
3 National Walk to Work Day – first Friday of month
3 National Chocolate Mousse Day
4 National Chicken Cordon Bleu Day
4 National Hug a Newsperson Day
4 National School Librarian Day
4 National Walk Around Things Day
4 National Love Our Children Day – First Saturday In April
4 National Handmade Day – First Saturday in April
4 National Education and Sharing Day – Changes Annually (11th of Nissan in the Israel Calendar) April 4, 2020
5 Palm Sunday – date varies
5 National Deep Dish Pizza Day
5 National Raisin and Spice Bar Day
5 Geologists Day – First Sunday In April
6 National Student-Athlete Day
8 Draw a Picture of a Bird Day
8 Passover begins at sundown – date varies
9 National Cherish an Antique Day
9 National Chinese Almond Cookie Day
9 National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day
9 National Alcohol Screening Day – Thursday of First Full Week in April
10 National Cinnamon Crescent Day
10 Encourage a Young Writer Day
10 National Day of Silence – Changes Annually
10 Golfer’s Day
10 Good Friday – date varies
12 National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day
12 Easter Sunday – date varies
13 International Plant Appreciation Day
13 Scrabble Day
13 National Make Lunch Count Day
13 National Thomas Jefferson Day
14 National Reach as High as You Can Day
14 International Moment of Laughter Day
15 National Glazed Spiral Ham Day
15 National Take a Wild Guess Day
16 National Healthcare Decisions Day
16 National Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day
16 Get to Know Your Customers Day – Third Thursday of Each Quarter
16 National High Five Day – Third Thursday in April
16 Mushroom Day
16 National High Five Day third Thursday
16 National Stress Awareness Day
17 International Haiku Poetry Day
17 National Ellis Island Family History Day
17 National Clean Out Your Medicine Cabinet Day – Third Friday in April
18 National Animal Crackers Day
18 National Lineman Appreciation Day
18 National Auctioneers Day – Third Saturday in April
18 National Record Store Day – Changes Annually
18 Husband Appreciation Day – third Saturday in April
18 International Juggler’s Day – also applies to multi tasking office workers
19 National Oklahoma City Bombing Commemoration Day
20 National Lima Bean Respect Day
20 National Pineapple Upside Down Cake Day
20 Patriot’s Day – third Monday of the month
21 National Chocolate Covered Cashews Day
21 National Library Workers Day – Tuesday of National Library Week
22 National Girl Scout Leader’s Day
22 National Administrative Professionals’ Day – Wednesday of Last Full Week in April
22 National Bookmobile Day – Wednesday of National Library Week
23 National Zucchini Bread Day
23 Ramadan – begins at sundown, date varies
23 National Cherry Cheesecake Day
23 National Lost Dogs Awareness Day
23 National Talk Like Shakespeare Day
23 National Poem In Your Pocket Day – Changes Annually – April 23, 2020
23 National Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day – Fourth Thursday in April
24 National Pigs in a Blanket Day
24 National Teach Children To Save Day – Changes Annually April 24, 2020
24 National Arbor Day – Last Friday in April
24 National Hairball Awareness Day – Last Friday in April
25 National Zucchini Bread Day – there are 2 dates – choose one or both
25 National Kiss of Hope Day – Last Saturday in April
25 National Pool Opening Day – Last Saturday in April
25 National Rebuilding Day – Last Saturday in April
25 National Sense of Smell Day – Last Saturday in April
26 National Pet Parents Day – Last Sunday in April
28 National Great Poetry Reading Day
28 International Astronomy Day
29 Greenery Day
29 Denim Day – Changes Annually
30 National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day
30 National Oatmeal Cookie Day
30 National Military Brats Day
30 National Hairstylist Appreciation Day
I’d love to hear which days you will be celebrating and how you will be doing it.
