You can find my general annual calendar of ideas for librarians here.
Below is my calendar of ideas specifically for makerspaces. View the Google doc.
January
National Hobby Month
1 – New Year’s Day
17 — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
February
Black History Month
National Library Lovers Month
National Bird Feeding Month
National Embroidery Month
1 — Lunar New Year
14 – Valentine’s Day
17 — Random Acts of Kindness Day
22 – Digital Learning Day
March
Holi (usually in March, sometimes in late Feb)
Women’s History Month
Youth Art Month
Irish Heritage Month
14 — Pi Day
17 — St. Patrick’s Day
April
National Poetry Month
Arab American Heritage Month
International Guitar Month
Keep America Beautiful Month
3-10 National Library Week
Tue: Library Workers Day
Wed: National Library Outreach Day
Money Smart Week (usually 2nd week)
2 – Ramadan begins (through May 1) (changes every year)
22 – Earth Day
April 22 – May 23 — Remake Learning Days
29 — Dia (Children’s Day/Book day)
May
Get Caught Reading Month
Latino Books Month
National Foster Care Month
National Pet Month
National Bike Month
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
Jewish American Heritage Month
2 — Eid al-Fitr (celebrate end of Ramadan – changes each year)
4 – May the forth (Star Wars)
30 — Memorial Day
June
Pride Month (Rainbow Book Month)
National Pollinators Month
Junteenth
Immigrant Heritage Month
1 — Dinosaur Day
July
International Zine Month
4 — Independence Day
30 — International Day of Friendship
August
2 — National Coloring Book Day
12 — International Youth Day
16 — National Tell a Joke Day
20 — National Lemonade Day
26 — National Dog Day
September
Changes every year: Rosh Hashana and Yom Kipuur (Sept/Oct)
Library card sign-up month
Classical Music Month
8 — International Literacy Day
Sept 15-Oct 15 – Hispanic Heritage Month
Scavenger Hunt Idea
15(ish) — International Dot Day
19 – Talk like a pirate day (ideas)
21 — International Day of Peace
22 – Hobbit Day
Sept 22-28 – Banned Books Week
October
Changes every year: Rosh Hashana and Yom Kipuur (Sept/Oct)
TeenTober
WalkTober
LGBT History Month
National Arts & Humanities Month
German/Italian/Polish American Heritage Month
Global Diversity Awareness Month:
Family History Month
Health Literacy Month
National Bullying Prevention Month
Elections/Voting
Fire Prevention Week
11 — International Day of the Girl
16 – Dictionary Day
31 – Halloween
November
National Picture Book Month
National Family Literacy Month
Native American Heritage Month
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)
2nd week of Nov: Children’s Book Week
4 – Diwali (changes each year)
6 — National Non-fiction Day
11 – Veteran’s Day
15-19 Geography Awareness Week
18 — High Five a Librarian Day
4th Thursday: Thanksgiving
December
Hanukkah
Human Rights Month ( World Human Rights Day December 10)
Write to a Friend Month
6-12 Computer Science Education Week (Hour of Code)
21 — Crossword Puzzle Day
25 – Christmas
31 – New Year’s Eve
Library Makerspace Ideas 