Library Related Events
Posted to GAMEDIA by Tony Pope
Mark your library calendars for the following dates:
September 20-27, 2003
Banned Books Week
Theme: “Open Your Mind to a Banned Book”
Website: www.ala.org/bbooks/
October 3-5, 2003
National Storytelling Festival
Jonesborough, TN
Website: www.storytellingfestival.net
October 19-25, 2003
Teen Read Week
Theme: “SLAMMIN @ your library ™”
Website: www.ala.org
October 22-24, 2003
Georgia Council of Media Organizations (COMO) 2003 Joint Conference
Theme: “Connecting, Learning, Changing Lives: COMO XV”
Location: Jekyll Island Convention Center; Jekyll Island, Georgia
Website: www.glma-inc.org/conferences.htm
October 27, 2003
International School Library Day
Theme: “Breaking Down Barriers”
Website: www.iasl-slo.org/isld.html
(Next year’s date is October 25, 2004)
November 16-22, 2003
American Education Week
Theme: “Great Public Schools for Every Child – America’s Promise”
Website: www.nea.org/aew
November 17-23, 2003
Children’s Book Week
Theme: Free to Read
Website: www.cbcbooks.org (Next year’s CBW is Nov. 15-21, 2004)
February 11-13, 2004
Georgia Educational Technology Conference (GaETC)
Website: www.gaetc.org/2004.htm
March 2, 2004
Read Across America Day
Dr. Seuss’ 100th Birthday!!
Website: www.nea.org/readacross
April 2004
School Library Media Month (and National Poetry Month)
Host website: www.ala.org
April 18-24, 2004
National Library Week
Host website: www.ala.org (Next year’s NLW is April 10-16, 2005)
April 21, 2004
Thank Your School Librarian Day
April 19-25, 2004
National TV Turnoff Week
Website: www.tvturnoff.org (Next year’s NTTW is April 25-May 1, 2005)
April 23-24, 2004
Georgia Children’s Literature Conference
Athens, Georgia
Website: www.coe.uga.edu/gachildlit/
(Next years GCLC is April 29-30, 2005)
May 2-8, 2004
National Teacher Appreciation Week
Website: www.nea.org
May 4, 2004
National Teacher Day
Website: www.nea.org/teacherday
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