2011 KY Public Library Calendar Quick Reference to Dates

2011 KY Public Library Calendar ~ Quick Reference to Dates

January ~ National Braille Literacy Month / National Mentoring 1...... Send UFIR to KY Dept. for Local Government (DLG) Month 1-7...... Choose Privacy Week: Privacy Rights in a Digital Age 2-8...... Children's Book Week 1...... New Year’s Day Holiday 9-10...... National Legislative Days in Washington, DC 7-11...... ALA Midwinter Meeting in San Diego 27...... Kentucky Government Furlough Day: a Budget-Saving Measure 17...... Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observed 30...... Memorial Day Holiday Observed 31...... Annual Summations for Regions 5 and 6 June ~ Audiobook Month / National Safety Month February ~ Library Lovers’ Month / Black History Month 1...... Send Library Budget for upcoming FY to County Clerk 9...... KY Library Legislative Day ~ Frankfort 23-28...... ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans, LA 21...... Presidents’ Day Observed 25-26...... McConnell Youth Literature Conference March ~ Small Press Month / Women’s History Month Send Annual Financial Statement by Mar. 1st - OR Audit within 30 days of receipt to Fiscal Court 2...... NEA’s Read Across America Day 6-12...... Teen Tech Week – Mix & Mash @ your library 13...... Daylight Savings Time begins 16...... Freedom of Information Day April ~ National Poetry Month / School Library Month

1-5...... National Conference on Family Literacy 2-9...... Money Smart Week @ your library 10-16...... National Library Week: Create Your Own Story @ your library 12...... Drop Everything and Read Day! 12...... National Library Workers’ Day 13...... National Bookmobile Day 11-13...... KPLA/KLTRT Annual Conference ~ Lexington 13-16...... KLA Academic/Special Sections/SLA Conference ~ Jenny Wiley SRP 16...... Southern KY Book Fest ~ Bowling Green 22...... KDLA closed for ½-day ~ Spring Holiday 22...... Earth Day Kentucky 24-30...... Preservation Week: Pass It On 30...... El Día de los Niños / El Día de los Libros 30...... Annual Summations for Regions 7 and 8

May ~ Get Caught Reading Month / Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month July ~ Read an Almanac Month 1...... Motor Vehicle & Watercraft TAX RATES DUE 1-30...... KY Archives Month 1...... Send Property Tax Rate and Property Tax Rate Certification to 10...... Columbus Day Holiday Observed County Clerk, County Judge, & KDLA within 45 days of Certification 13-15...... ABOS Conference ~ Cleveland, OH 2...... National Literacy Day 16-22...... Teen Read Week 4...... Independence Day 16-22...... National Friends of Libraries Week 31...... Annual Summations for Regions 1 and 2 29-31...... KY Reading Association Conference ~ Lexington, KY 31...... Annual Summations for Regions 3 and 4 August ~ National Inventor’s Month / American Artist Appreciation Month November ~ Family Stories Month / American Indian & Alaskan 5...... SWON PictureBook Read-In [Projected] Native Heritage Month / Jewish Book Month 26...... Annual Report Due 1...... National Family Literacy Day 31...... File District Description with the County Clerk & publish in newspaper 4-5...... Kentucky Storytelling Conference [Projected] 5...... OKI Children’s Literature Conference September ~ National Literacy Month / National Hispanic American 6...... Daylight Savings Time Ends Month—Sept. 15 – Oct. 15 11...... Veterans Day Holiday 1-30...... Library Card Sign-up Month 12...... Kentucky Book Fair ~ Frankfort, KY ~ 30th Anniversary 5...... Labor Day Holiday Observed 24-25...... Thanksgiving Holidays 7...... International Literacy Day 26...... National Day of Listening 7-9...... Assoc. for Rural & Small Libraries Conference ~ Frisco, TX 24-Oct. 1...Banned Books Week December ~ Spiritual Literacy Month 28-Oct.,1...2011 KLA/KSMA Conference ~ The Galt House, Louisville, KY 26...... Christmas Holiday October ~ National Book Month / Family History Month 30...... New Year’s Holiday 2011 KY Public Library Calendar ~ Quick Reference to Events

Paperwork Due September 5...... Labor Day Observed November 11...... Veterans Day January 31...... Annual Summations for Regions 5 and 6 November 24-25. .Thanksgiving Holidays March 1...... Annual Financial Statement OR send December [TBA]. Christmas Holidays Audit within 30 days of receipt to Fiscal Court April 30...... Annual Summations for Regions 7 and 8 May 1...... Send UFIR to KY Dept. for Local Government June 1...... Send Library Budget for upcoming FY to County Clerk July 1-Sept. 15.....Send Property Tax Rate and Property Tax Rate Certification to KDLA, County Clerk & County Judge within 45 days of Certification. July 31...... Annual Summations for Regions 1 and 2 August 26...... Annual Report Due August 31...... File District Description with the County Clerk and publish it in the local newspaper October 1...... Motor Vehicle & Watercraft TAX RATES DUE October 31...... Annual Summations for Regions 3 and 4

Regional Field Services Staff Meetings 4th Thursday of the month 2:00 PM (Eastern)

KDLA Holidays – Offices Closed January [TBA].....New Year’s Day Holiday January 17...... Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Observed April 22...... Spring Holiday - ½ day May 30...... Memorial Day Holiday Observed July 4...... Independence Day Holiday Observed Conferences and Workshops Kentucky Events -- Continued January 7-11...... ALA Midwinter Meeting in San Diego February 25-26.....McConnell Youth Literature Conference October 27-29...... KY Reading Association April 1-5...... National Conference on Family Literacy Conference~Lexington April 11-13...... KPLA/KLTRT Annual Conference ~ November 4-5...... Kentucky Storytelling Conference Lexington [Projected] April 13-16...... KLA Academic/Special Sections/SLA November 5...... OKI Children’s Literature Conference ~ Conference ~ Jenny Wiley SRP Thomas More College May 9-10...... National Legislative Days in Washington, November 12...... Kentucky Book Fair ~ Frankfort ~ 30th DC Anniversary June 23-28...... ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans, LA National Library/Book Events September 7-9...... Assoc. for Rural & Small Libraries Conference ~ Frisco, TX March 2...... NEA’s Read Across America Day September 28- 2011 KLA/KSMA Conference~ the Galt March 6-12...... Teen Tech Week – Mix & Mash @ your October 1 House ~ Louisville library October 13-15...... 2011 ABOS Conference ~ Cleveland, OH March 16...... Freedom of Information Day October 27-29...... KY Reading Assoc. Conference ~ April 10-16...... National Library Week: Create Your Own Lexington, KY Story @ your library November 4-5...... Kentucky Storytelling Conference April 12...... Drop Everything and Read Day! [Projected] April 12...... National Library Workers’ Day November 5...... OKI Children’s Literature Conference ~ April 13...... National Bookmobile Day Thomas More College April 24-30...... National Preservation Week – “Pass It On” April 30...... El Día de los Niños / El Día de los Libros Kentucky Events May 1...... May Day: Do One Thing for Emergency Preparedness May 1-7...... Choose Privacy Week: Privacy Rights in a February 9...... KY Library Legislative Day ~ Frankfort Digital Age February 25-26.....McConnell Youth Literature Conference May 2-8...... Children’s Book Week April 11-13...... KPLA/KLTRT Annual Conference ~ May 9-10...... National Legislative Days in Washington, Lexington DC April 13-16...... KLA Academic/Special Sections/SLA June 23-28...... ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans, Conference ~ Jenny Wiley SRP LA April 16...... Southern KY Book Fest ~ Bowling Green July 2...... National Day of Literacy April 22...... Earth Day Kentucky September 1-30....Library Card Sign-up Month September 28-...... 2011 KLA/KSMA Conference ~ The Galt September 7...... International Literacy Day October 1 House, Louisville September7-9...... Assoc. for Rural & Small Libraries October 1-31...... KY Archives Month Conference ~ Frisco, TX Sept. 24-Oct. 1.....Banned Books Week National Library/Book Events -- Continued October 13-15...... ABOS Conference ~ Cleveland, OH October 16-22...... Teen Read Week October 16-22...... National Friends of Libraries Week November 1...... National Family Literacy Day November 26...... National Day of Listening

Selected Monthly Themes January: National Braille Literacy Month / National Mentoring Month February: Library Lovers’ Month / Black History Month March: Small Press Month / Women’s History Month April: National Poetry Month / School Library Month May: Get Caught Reading Month / Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month June: Audiobook Month / National Safety Month July: Read an Almanac Month ~ Farmer’s Almanac ~ Information Please Almanacs ~ Old Farmer’s Almanac ~ Fact Monster August : National Inventor’s Month / American Artist Appreciation Month September: National Literacy Month / National Hispanic American Month—Sept. 15 – Oct. 15 October: National Book Month / Family History Month November: Family Stories Month / American Indian & Alaskan Native Heritage Month / Jewish Book Month December: Spiritual Literacy Month An alphabetical listing of hyperlinks is found below.

2011 KY Public Library Calendar ~ Alphabetical Listing of Hyperlinks

ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans http://www.ala.org/ala/conferencesevents/upcoming/annual/index.cfm

ALA Midwinter Meeting in San Diego http://www.ala.org/ala/conferencesevents/upcoming/midwinter/index.cfm

American Artist Appreciation Month http://www.nea.gov/ http://www.artcyclopedia.com/index.html

American Indian & Alaskan Native Heritage Month http://www.ihs.gov/PublicAffairs/Heritage/index.cfm

Annual Financial Statement http://dlg.ky.gov/downloads.htm

Annual Report http://collect.btol.com/

Annual Summations http://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/staffdevelopment/Documents/annualce.pdf

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month http://asianpacificheritage.gov/

Audiobook Month http://www.audiopub.org/index.asp

Banned Books Week http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/bannedbooksweek/index.cfm

Black History Month http://www.asalh.org/index.html

Children’s Book Week http://www.bookweekonline.com/

2011 KY Public Library Calendar ~ Alphabetical Listing of Hyperlinks 1 District Description http://dlg.ky.gov/downloads.htm

2011 KY Public Library Calendar ~ Alphabetical Listing of Hyperlinks 2 Earth Day Kentucky http://eqc.ky.gov/Pages/EarthDay.aspx

El Día de los Niños / El Día de los Libros http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/initiatives/diadelosninos/index.cfm

Family History Month http://history.ky.gov/sub.php?pageid=36§ionid=9

Family Literacy Day http://www.famlit.org/

Federal Government Holidays http://www.opm.gov/Operating_Status_Schedules/fedhol/2011.asp

Freedom of Information Day http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/press/information/topic.aspx?topic=FOI_Day

Get Caught Reading Month http://www.getcaughtreading.org/index.htm

International Literacy Day http://www.unesco.org/en/literacy/advocacy/international-literacy-day/

Jewish Book Month – November 2 – December 2 http://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/page.php?16

KLA Academic/Special Sections/SLA Conference ~ Jenny Wiley State Resort Park http://academiclibrarianskla.blogspot.com/

KLA/KSMA Conference ~ Louisville, KY http://www.kylibasn.org/upcomingconf353.cfm

KPLA/KLTRT Annual Conference ~ Lexington, KY http://www.kylibasn.org/upcomingconf353.cfm

KY Archives Month http://archivesmonth.ky.gov/

KY Book Fair ~ Frankfort, KY 2011 KY Public Library Calendar ~ Alphabetical Listing of Hyperlinks 3 http://kybookfair.org/

2011 KY Public Library Calendar ~ Alphabetical Listing of Hyperlinks 4 KY Reading Association Conference ~ Lexington, KY http://www.kyreading.org/

KY State Holidays http://personnel.ky.gov/stemp/holiday.htm

Library Budget http://dlg.ky.gov/downloads.htm

Library Card Sign-up Month http://www.ala.org/ala/conferencesevents/celebrationweeks/card/index.cfm

Library Lovers’ Month http://www.librarysupport.net/librarylovers/

May Day: Do One Thing for Emergency Preparedness http://www.heritagepreservation.org/PROGRAMS/TFlessons/MayDay.html

McConnell Youth Literature Conference http://www.uky.edu/CommInfoStudies/SLIS/McConnellConference/

National Book Month http://www.nationalbook.org/nbm.html

National Bookmobile Day http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/olos/nbdhome.cfm

National Braille Literacy Month http://www.afb.org/Section.asp?SectionID=6

National Conference on Family Literacy http://www.famlit.org/conference

National Family Literacy Day http://www.famlit.org/

National Friends of Libraries Week http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/altaff/events_conferences/folweek/index.cfm

National Day of Listening 2011 KY Public Library Calendar ~ Alphabetical Listing of Hyperlinks 5 http://www.nationaldayoflistening.org/

2011 KY Public Library Calendar ~ Alphabetical Listing of Hyperlinks 6 National Hispanic American Month http://hispanicheritagemonth.gov/

National Inventor’s Month http://www.uiausa.org/ http://www.inventionconvention.com/ncio/index.html

National Library Legislative Day http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/advocacy/libraryadvocacyday/index.cfm

National Library Week http://www.ala.org/ala/conferencesevents/celebrationweeks/natlibraryweek/index.cfm

National Library Workers’ Day http://ala-apa.org/nlwd/

National Literacy Day http://lincs.ed.gov/

National Literacy Month http://lincs.ed.gov/

National Mentoring Month http://www.nationalmentoringmonth.org/

National Poetry Month http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/41

National Safety Month http://www.nsc.org/nsc_events/Nat_Safe_Month/Pages/home.aspx

NEA’s Read Across America Day http://www.nea.org/grants/886.htm

OKI Children’s Literature Conference – Thomas More College, Crestview Hills, KY http://oki.nku.edu/

Preservation Week: Pass It On http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/confevents/preswk/origins.cfm

2011 KY Public Library Calendar ~ Alphabetical Listing of Hyperlinks 7 Read an Almanac Month http://www.factmonster.com/almanacs.html ~ http://www.farmersalmanac.com/ ~ http://www.infoplease.com/almanacs.html ~ http://www.almanac.com/

Small Press Month http://www.smallpressmonth.org/default.asp

Southern KY Book Fest ~ Bowling Green http://www.sokybookfest.org/

Spiritual Literacy Month http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/

TTW: Teen Tech Week: Mix & Mash @ your library http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/teentechweek/ttw11/home11.cfm

Teen Read Week http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/teenreading/trw/trw2010/home.cfm

UFIR to Dept. for Local Government http://dlg.ky.gov/downloads.htm

Women’s History Month http://www.nwhp.org/whm/index.php

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