Giving a hats-off to the African elephants and those dedicated to working endlessly for their conservation on International Elephant Day! International Elephant Day has been celebrated since 2012 and was founded by Patricia Sims in cooperation with Thailand’s Elephant Reintroduction Foundation.1 The goal of this day is to raise awareness of the threats elephants are […]
The 23rd of April is celebrated annually as World Book and Copyright Day and was inaugurated by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) in 1995. It is commemorated worldwide, except in the UK, where World Book Day is celebrated on the first Thursday in March. The date of 23 April was originally chosen […]
In many countries of the world, the 4th of April is celebrated as School Librarian Day. A quiet, humble job that is often overlooked, school librarians do indispensable work: they provide children with an environment in which they can discover literature and learn to appreciate and love the wonders of books and reading. Not all […]
The 21st of March is World Poetry Day. For centuries, the 15th of October, which is regarded as the birthday of legendary Latin poet, Virgil, has been commemorated as the annual celebration of the art of poetry. In 1999, during a congress held by UNESCO (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization) in Paris, it […]
