Dates to Remember

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Month	General Information	Resources	Deadlines	Special Dates
January	Sign up for TD Summer Reading Club (TDSRC). Order form for TD-Summer Reading Club Promotional Materials becomes available Semi-annual allotment funds received	For ongoing webinar training dates and topics, please see the calendar. Staff Resources up on TD Summer Reading Club website.	Sign up & submit the TDSRC Letter of Agreement & Promotional Order form	1 Jan New Years Day 27 Jan Family Literacy Day 27 Jan International Holocaust Remembrance Day *Alzheimer Society of Canada - Alzheimer's Awareness Month*
February	Order form for Summer Reading Program (SRP) prize materials is available.	See TD-Summer Reading Club Dates to Remember.	28 Feb Deadline for submitting online Annual Report to the PLSB through LibPAS. Order form for SRP prize materials are due	14 Feb Library Lover's Day 15 Feb National Flag of Canada Day Family Day (3rd Monday of month) Freedom to Read Week Pink Shirt Day (Anti-Bullying Day) *Black History Month*
March	Movie license renewal for Criterion Pictures.	Seasonal Block – Easter/Spring available by request		8 Mar International Women’s Day 17 Mar St. Patrick’s Day 21 Mar International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 26 Mar Purple Day for Epilepsy Earth Hour
April	Alberta Library Conference (ALC) held last weekend of April. Library Managers Council (LMC) meeting		01 Apr Deadline for submitting annual data to PLS for Indigenous Grant LibPAS report.	22 Apr Earth Day 23 Apr World Book and Copyright Day (Canada Book Day) International Day of Pink (LGBTQ+) Good Friday National Volunteer Week Administrative Professionals Day *Canadian Cancer Society - Daffodil Days Cancer Awareness Month*
May	Public Library Meeting at Peace Library System (1st or 2nd Monday) TDSRC - Promotional materials shipped to libraries - mid month SRP -Supplementary Materials (prizes) shipped to libraries - month end Spring advisory Committee meetings (May/June)	YA Audio Sync – free summer audiobooks for teens begins		4 May Star Wars Day 5 May Nation Day of Awareness for Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls 18 May International Museum Day Canadian Mental Health Week Support Staff Appreciation Day Mother’s Day Victoria Day *High Prairie Traditional Pow Wow*
June	TDSRC - Kids' website is launched mid-June	SRP - PLS webinars for SRP staff available	15 Jun Deadline for Operating Grant Application to PLSB. Application package available online.	5 Jun World Environment Day 21 Jun Aboriginal Day 27 Jun Canadian Multiculturalism Day National "Get Your Summer Read On" Father’s Day *Peace River Pow Wow* *LGBT History Month* *National Aboriginal History Month*
July	Summer Reading Programs begin Semi-annual allotment funds received			01 Jul Canada Day 15 Jul World Youth Skills Day 30 Jul International Friendship Day National Hotdog Day
August	Wind up Summer Reading program		Submit Summer Reading Club statistics and Evaluation form to PLS - month end	12 Aug International Youth Day 19 Aug World Humanitarian Day Civic Holiday
September	Rural Libraries Conference - end of month			08 Sep International Literacy Day 10 Sep World Suicide Prevention Day 21 Sep World Alzheimer’s Day 30 Sep Orange Shirt Day, Every Child Matters. Labour Day Alberta Culture Days (3 days – last weekend in September) *Childhood Cancer Awareness Month*
October	Library Boards prepare next year's budget Movie license renewal for Audio Cine Films Library Managers Council (LMC) meeting Fall Advisory committee meetings	Seasonal Block - Halloween available by request		01 Oct International Day of Older Persons 05 Oct World Teacher’s Day 10 Oct World Mental Health Day 11 Oct International Day of the Girl 31 Oct Halloween Thanksgiving Day Dress Purple Day: Child Abuse Prevention *Canadian Library Month* *Child Abuse Prevention Month* *Canadian Cancer Society - Breast Cancer Awareness Month*
November	Library's Board presents next year's budget to Council Allotment funds will close in December for year-end roll-over; consider using remaining Allotment funds now	Seasonal Block – Christmas available by request		08 Nov National Aboriginal Veterans Day 11 Nov Remembrance Day 20 Nov National Child Day Treaties Recognition Week (first week of month) Bullying Awareness & Prevention (week beginning on third Sunday) *Diabetes Canada - Diabetes Month* *The Lung Association - National Lung Month*
December	Gather/prepare stats for LibPAS Annual Report. Receive email from PLSB with LibPAS login & password ILL & Postage Reimbursement forms due first week of January			03 Dec International Day of Persons with Disabilities 06 Dec National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women 10 Dec Human Rights Day 25 Dec Christmas Day 26 Dec Boxing Day