Celebrations, authors and Dewey

Here is a blog by a school librarian, Susan Rigsby, http://susangrigsby.wordpress.com/ who does a compilation post each month on the aspects being celebrated - special days, appeal weeks, and selected author / illustrator birthdays. It is US based and there are so many "celebrations" listed it is overwhelming, but it could be useful in a school library to pick some days to feature and highlight.

Thanks to this I've discovered that today is Dewey Decimal System Day (Melvil Dewey’s b’day, 1851). I think I've mentioned this great article from School Library Journal before but if you haven't read it, it will give you a whole new appreciation of the man !
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA148748.html