Universal Library Offers calendar
Our Universal Library Offer calendar brings together key national campaigns, festivals and celebrations through which libraries can develop and promote the Universal Library Offers.
There is no expectation that every library service marks all events on the calendar. Libraries should pick and choose events that reflect local priorities and relevance.
Every effort has been made to ensure the information here is correct but please confirm dates with organisers before planning your activity.
January
February
- LGBT+ History Month
- Time to Talk Day
- Children's Mental Health Week
- Safer Internet Day
- Chinese New Year
- Mother Language Day
March
April
- World Autism Acceptance Week
- International Children's Book Day
- Stephen Lawrence Day
- Earth Day
- World Book Night
May
- Local and Community History Month
- Deaf Awareness Week
- Dying Matters Awareness Week
- Mental Health Awareness Week
- Dementia Action Week
June
- Pride Month
- Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month
- High Vis Fortnight
- National Crime Reading Month
- Loneliness Awareness Week
- Summer Reading Challenge launch (Scotland)
- Empathy Day
- Great Big Green Week
- Carers Week
July
- Disability Pride Month
- Summer Reading Challenge launch (England and Wales)
- Festival of Archaeology
- South Asian Heritage Month
August
September
- East and South East Asian Heritage Month
- International Literacy Day
- Heritage Open Days
- Roald Dahl Story Day
- National Coding Week
October
- Black History Month
- Libraries Week
- Family Learning Festival
- Get Online Week
- National Poetry Day
- Fun Palaces weekend
- Dyslexia Awareness Week
- World Mental Health Day
- World Menopause Day