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Happy Birthday, American Library Association! Celebrate this special day by sharing your favorite books about librarians.

World Teachers’ DayWrite a letter to a teacher who made a difference in your life. http://tinyurl.com/muuerbz.

Fire Prevention Week (October 4–10) Explore Sparky the Fire Dog’s website: www.sparky.org.

Are you looking for an interactive and fun center for your library? Try My StoryMaker: http://tinyurl.com/24ew6vx.

Stamp Collecting MonthCount the number of stamps featured in Special Delivery by Philip C. Stead and Matthew Cordell. Tip: Make sure you look under the dust jacket.

Happy book birthday to Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick, illustrated by Sophie Blackall!

Teen Read Week This year’s theme is Get Away @ Your Library. For more information: http://teenreadweek.ning.com.

National Friends of Libraries Week (October 18–24) Get ideas and resources from United for Libraries: http://tinyurl.com/n9fess9.

Theodore Roosevelt’s BirthdayRead The Camping Trip That Changed America: Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir, and Our National Parks by Barb Rosenstock, illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein.

Happy Birthday, Eric Rohmann!Watch the book trailer for Oh, No! by Candace Fleming, illustrated by Eric Rohmann: http://tinyurl.com/plkrtme.

Introduce your students and patrons to the Toon Book Reader: http://tinyurl.com/24df3h8.

“Reading is transformative, like a nana’s red cape.” —Lauren Castillo, author and illustrator of Nana in the City

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Virus Appreciation Day Show your students and patrons how not to become a Sick Simon: http://tinyurl.com/q7tbua9.

Have you visited Nancy Carlson’s doodle blog? http://nancycarlson.com/books/doodles.

Dyslexia Awareness MonthPatricia Polacco shares her struggles with dyslexia in Thank You, Mr. Falker and The Junkyard Wonders: www.patriciapolacco.com/author/bio/bio.html.

Name Your Car Day Read aloud Chris Van Dusen’s If I Built a Car. Use this activity guide to plan a celebration: http://tinyurl.com/nnqmch6.

Happy Birthday, Faith Ringgold! Sing “Anyone Can Fly” (http://tinyurl.com/nrj8vtl) and explore the images on Ms. Ringgold’s website: http://tinyurl.com/om5htzb.

National Squirrel Awareness Month Celebrate by booktalking Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by K.G. Campbell.

“Reading is what saved me and showed me how huge the world is.” —Alice Hoffman, author of Nightbird

National Field Trip Month Find games and activities on the Magic School Bus website: www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus.

Dictionary Day Use Google’s Ngram Viewer to study how words and phrases have been used in books: https://books.google.com/ngrams.

Dental Hygiene MonthRead aloud Open Wide: Tooth School Inside by Laurie Keller. An animated version is available on BookFlix: http://bkflix.grolier.com.

Martin Luther King Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize on this day in 1964. Read aloud I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King Jr., with paintings by Kadir Nelson.

Anita Silvey’s Children’s Book-a-Day Almanac turns five today! http://childrensbookalmanac.com

Happy Halloween!Carve a virtual pumpkin: www.abcya.com/pumpkin_carving.htm.

Tip: Use Canva (www.canva.com) to create flyers, graphics, badges, and presentations.

Happy Birthday, Henry Winkler! Henry’s Here’s Hank series uses a font that is easier for dyslexics to read. Learn more about it here: http://tinyurl.com/pfm82g2.

Join Mrs. P. for a story: http://mrsp.com.

“Art education is a scaffolding that the imagination can build on. It should not be considered a frill.” —Julie Paschkis

“Reading isn’t an instinctive skill. It must be nurtured and, above all else, modeled.” —Jeanne Birdsall, author of The Penderwicks in Spring

Happy National Chocolate Day! Leave a special chocolate treat on a co-worker’s desk.