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California Library Calendar (9/24 – 5/25 Updated)
Below are events either in California or likely of interest to the California library Community.
If you have an event that should be on this calendar, please let us know at info(at)GoldenLibraries.com.
September 2024
Date | Event | Location | Sponsor |
9/2024 | Library Card Sign-Up Month | Local Libraries | ALA |
9/22 – 9/28 | Banned Books Week | Local Districts/Libraries | ALA |
October 2024
Date | Event | Location | Sponsor |
10/2024 | TeenTober | Local Districts/Libraries | ALA |
10/4 – 10/5/2024 | California Reading Association Conference | Virtual | CRA (Join CRA Here) |
10/10/2024 | SLJ Day of Dialog | Virtual | School Library Journal |
10/17 – 10/19/2024 | California Library Association Conference | Pasadena, CA | CLA |
10/19/2024 | Freedom to Read Day of Action | Local Communities & Libraries | ALA |
10/20 – 10/26 | National Friends of Libraries Week | Local Libraries | ALA |
January 2025
Date | Event | Location | Sponsor |
1/30 – 2/2/2025 | CSLA Conference | San Jose, CA | CSLA |
1/24 – 1/27/2025 | LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience | Phoenix, AZ | ALA |
March 2025
Date | Event | Location | Sponsor |
3/16/2025 | Freedom of Information Day | U.S. | ALA |
May 2025
Date | Event | Location | Sponsor |
5/31 – 6/1/2025 | Bay Area Book Festival | Berkeley, CA | San Francisco Chronicle |
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California Library Calendar (June 2024 – Beyond)
California Library & Reading Calendar was updated on May 28, 2024. If you have an event occurring in California or that might be of interest to California librarians and reading teachers, please send information to info(at)GoldenLibraries.com.
June 2024
Date | Event | Location | Sponsor |
6/2024 | Rainbow Book Month | Local Libraries | American Library Association (Join ALA Here) |
6/3/2024 | Reading League California Board of Directors Annual Meeting | Virtual | Reading League California (Join TRLC Here) |
6/4/2024 | Bookelicious Middle Grade Book Club: Jennifer LaGarde, Lisa Fipps (“And Then Boom“) | Webinar | Bookelicious Register Here |
6/12/2024 | AASL Virtual Membership Meeting | Sign Up Here | AASL (Join AASL Here) |
6/27 – 7/2/2024 | ALA Annual Conference | San Diego, CA | American Library Association |
Date | Event | Location | Sponsor |
7/25/2024 | SLJ Picture Book Palooza | Virtual | School Library Journal (Subscribe Here) |
September 2024
Date | Event | Location | Sponsor |
9/2024 | Library Card Sign-Up Month | Local Libraries | ALA |
9/22 – 9/28 | Banned Books Week | Local Districts/Libraries | ALA |
October 2024
Date | Event | Location | Sponsor |
10/2024 | TeenTober | Local Districts/Libraries | ALA |
10/4 – 10/5/2024 | California Reading Association Conference | Virtual | CRA (Join CRA Here) |
10/17 – 10/19/2024 | California Library Association Conference | Pasadena, CA | CLA |
10/20 – 10/26 | National Friends of Libraries Week | Local Libraries | ALA |
January 2025
Date | Event | Location | Sponsor |
1/30 – 2/2/2025 | CSLA Conference | San Jose, CA | CSLA |
1/24 – 1/27/2025 | LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience | Phoenix, AZ | ALA |
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PLA 2024 Conference begins tomorrow in Columbus
The Public Library Association, a part of ALA, has thousands of public library workers, and vendors converging on Columbus, Ohio on April 3 for the PLA 2024 Conference. The conference runs through Friday, April 5.
The conference is a mix of education sessions, inspiring speakers, authors, and more.
Featured speakers include:
- Shola Richards
- Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Mary Annalïse Heglar
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