Read Across America Day 2008

March 2008 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 Read Across America Day Monday March 3 -17 years -30 days or -6239 days 4 5 6 7 8 9 Daylight Saving Start Sunday March 9 -17 years -24 days or -6233 days 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Palm Sunday Sunday March 16 -17 years -17 days or -6226 days 17 St Patricks Day Monday March 17 -17 years -16 days or -6225 days 18 19 20 21 Good Friday Friday March 21 -17 years -12 days or -6221 days 22 23 Easter Sunday March 23 -17 years -10 days or -6219 days 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Read Across America Day for the year 2008 is celebrated/ observed on Monday, March 3rd.

Read Across America Day is held annually on a school day closest to March 2nd each year. The day promotes reading for children. The popular children’s author Dr. Seuss had his birthday on March 2nd thus original planners of the holiday wanted it to be near his birthday. The National Education Association (NEA) was one of the main backers of this idea to have a special day to promote reading among the population and especially children.

Days to the start of Read Accross America Day 2008

Monday, March 3rd is day number 63 of the 2008 calendar year with -17 years, -30 days until Read Across America Day 2008.