Today, March 2, is Read Across America Day in Honor of Birthday of Children's Book Author Dr. Seuss
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| Avondale Regional Library is honoring Dr. Seuss and Read Across America with 3 programs. |
Today, March 2, 2023, schools and libraries across the nation will celebrate National Read Across America Day in honor of the birthday of Dr. Seuss. The beloved children’s book author was born on March 2, 1904.
Read Across America was launched on March 2, 1998, and is the nation’s largest celebration of reading.
“Across the nation, teachers, teenagers, librarians, politicians, actors, athletes, parents, grandparents, and others develop Read Across America activities to bring reading excitement to children of all ages,” the NEA website says. “Governors, mayors, and other elected officials recognize the role reading plays in their communities with proclamations and floor statements. Athletes and actors issue reading challenges to young readers. And educators and principals seem to be more than happy to dye their hair green or be duct-taped to a wall to boost their students’ enthusiasm for reading.”
The Birmingham Public Library is joining libraries across the country in celebrating Dr. Seuss.
Avondale Regional Library, for instance, has three activities honoring Dr. Seuss.
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| Dr. Seuss is this month's Tiny Book of the Month at Avondale Library. |
* Tiny Book of the Month Selection, March 1-31, 2023 - In honor of Dr. Seuss, Avondale Library is celebrating Dr. Seuss books.
* Dr. Seuss Grab & Go Kits - With our Grab & Go kit plus scissors and glue, you can craft your own fairy-sized copy of The Cat in the Hat. Kits available while supplies last.
* Dr. Seuss Scavenger Hunt - In honor of Read Across America, come join Avondale Library for a Dr. Seuss Art scavenger hunt from Thursday, March 2 through Saturday, March 11.
BPL Board of Trustees Member Lynn Flowers-Martin read to children in Miss Allen's class at Martha Gaskins Elementary, 200 Dalton Dr., in Birmingham today as part of Read Across America Day.
See photos below.
Learn more about Read Across America Day by clicking below
About Dr. Seuss
Before becoming famous as children's book author Dr. Seuss, Theodor Seuss Geisel was born on March 2, 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. In 1921, he graduated from high school and enrolled at Dartmouth College. While there, he joined the humor magazine the Dartmouth Jack-O-Lantern and eventually became an editor-in-chief.
After he was caught drinking, which was illegal during Prohibition, he was forced to resign from the magazine. However, he decided to keep working for it and instead used the pen name “Seuss.”
Dr. Seuss wrote most of his most famous books - including Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham - between 1927 and 1990. He died at age 87 on September 24, 1991.
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