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International No Homework Day
Don’t tell my students, but it is International No Homework day. We are in the middle of preparing for Spring Break, so they will soon enough have a week with no homework. As a teacher, I will not debate with… Continue reading
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Reel Film Day
This day honors 35mm film making from Thomas Edison, who created the camera to Eastman, who created the film that would be used in those cameras to make some of Hollywood’s classics. The first film shot on 35mm film was… Continue reading
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Return Borrowed Books Week
We are all probably guilt of borrowing a library book to return it late because we miss placed it or we simply could not finish it in a timely fashion. Our local library system has recently done away with library… Continue reading
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National Caregivers Appreciation Day
With the Baby Boomers aging, caregiving is also on the rise. In a 2020, 41.8 million Americans provided unpaid care to an adult over the age of 50. And with the rising costs of healthcare and demand, professional caregiving is… Continue reading
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Read Across America Day
Did you make a date with a book today? I did, and it is a blind date. A friend set me up with this one, actually I would have to say friends. The one author that has been recommended to… Continue reading
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National Reading Month
Happy National Reading Month. It is celebrated during the month of March in honor of one the great children’s authors, Dr. Suess. His birthday is March 2nd. Schools and libraries across America encourage children to develop a life-long love for… Continue reading
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Happy Leap Day!
So what do you do on a day that only rolls around once every four years? I find the traditions around this day to be as hysterical as Groundhog’s Day. One tradition from Europe allows women to ask that commitment… Continue reading
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National Essay Day!
This is the writing that I engage the least in. I am not much of an essay reader. I think it goes back to college when a literature professor would over analyze and argue essays to brutalize his students. I… Continue reading
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Retro Day
Today is Retro Day, which left me asking what is the difference between retro, vintage and antique. With a little research, I have discovered the retro is anything older the 20 years of age but less than 40 years of… Continue reading
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Tell a Fairy Tale Day!
Fairy tales — some of the first literature we were ever introduced to as children. Fairy tales are responsible for our early ideas that anything is possible. Wrongs would be righted, princes were cleverly disguised as monsters and frogs, and… Continue reading
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