Read Across America Day 2011

March 2011 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 Read Across America Day Wednesday March 2 -13 years, -8 months, -20 days or -5014 days 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Ash Wednesday Wednesday March 9 -13 years, -8 months, -13 days or -5007 days 10 11 12 13 Daylight Saving Start Sunday March 13 -13 years, -8 months, -9 days or -5003 days 14 15 16 17 St Patricks Day Thursday March 17 -13 years, -8 months, -5 days or -4999 days 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Read Across America Day for the year 2011 is celebrated/ observed on Wednesday, March 2nd.

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 2011

Wednesday, March 2nd is day number 61 of the 2011 calendar year with -13 years, -8 months, -20 days until Read Across America Day 2011.