It’s National Poetry Month, a good time to begin the habit of reading some poetry every day. There’s plenty to choose from in these collections of Pat’s poetry for adults:
How can you celebrate Teen Literature Day?
Educators and librarians: in honor of Teen Literature Day, choose to share bookjoy with a young adult.
- Become aware of the multiple Teen/YA book awards
- Read a book that has been honored
- Set up a display of award winning books
- Recommend an award winning book
- Ask teens to create their own book trailer
- Host a teen movie night and show movies made from YA novels
- Start a teen book group
Yea Librarians!
It’s National Library Workers Day, a day for library staff, users, administrators and Friends groups to recognize the valuable contributions made by all library workers.
A grand Día


April is National Poetry Month
Inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996, National Poetry Month, held every April, is the largest literary celebration in the world with schools, publishers, libraries, booksellers, and poets celebrating poetry’s vital place in our culture.
