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2026 marks the 30th year of National Poetry Month. Whether it’s a classic from Robert Frost, a childhood favorite from Shel Silverstein, or a new work from Amanda Gorman, take a minute to read a poem and appreciate the way this writing form brings color and emotion to our lives.
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“Every year, March is designated Women’s History Month by presidential proclamation. The month is set aside to honor women’s contributions in American history.
Did You Know? Women’s History Month started as Women’s History Week . . .
Women’s History Month began as a local celebration in Santa Rosa, California. The Education Task Force of the Sonoma County (California) Commission on the Status of Women planned and executed a “Women’s History Week” celebration in 1978. The organizers selected the week of March 8 to correspond with International Women’s Day. The movement spread across the country as other communities initiated their own Women’s History Week celebrations the following year.
In 1980, a consortium of women’s groups and historians—led by the National Women’s History Project (now the National Women’s History Alliance)—successfully lobbied for national recognition. In February 1980, President Jimmy Carter issued the first Presidential Proclamation declaring the Week of March 8th 1980 as National Women’s History Week.
Subsequent Presidents continued to proclaim a National Women’s History Week in March until 1987 when Congress passed Public Law 100-9, designating March as “Women’s History Month.” Between 1988 and 1994, Congress passed additional resolutions requesting and authorizing the President to proclaim March of each year as Women’s History Month. Since 1995, each president has issued an annual proclamations designating the month of March as ‘Women’s History Month.'” -from womenshistory.org
February 2026 marks 100 years of Black History commemorations. Watch the video to see a timeline of Black History Month and learn why we celebrate in February. Video courtesy of ASALH.
Happy New Year from the library! 📚 Thanks for being part of our story, and here’s to a year of great reads and new discoveries in 2026!
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“The first American Indian Day was celebrated in May 1916 in New York. The event culminated an effort by Red Fox James, a member of the Blackfeet Nation who rode across the nation on horseback seeking approval from 24 state governments to have a day to honor American Indians. In 1990, more than seven decades later, then-President George H.W. Bush signed a joint congressional resolution designating the month of November “National American Indian Heritage Month.”” -from Salisbury University Libraries
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Watch the video to learn why Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month is celebrated in May.
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“Poem in Your Pocket Day was initiated in April 2002 by the Office of the Mayor in New York City, in partnership with the city’s Departments of Cultural Affairs and Education. In 2008, the Academy of American Poets took the initiative to all fifty United States, encouraging individuals around the country to participate. In 2016, the League of Canadian Poets extended Poem in Your Pocket Day to Canada.
Poem in Your Pocket Day takes place every year on a day in National Poetry Month. Poem in Your Pocket Day 2025 will take place on April 10.” -from poets.org
March is Women’s History Month! Learn about the origins of International Women’s Day, celebrated on March 8th.
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