Read Across America Day 2017

March 2017 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 Ash Wednesday Wednesday March 1 -7 years, -9 months, -25 days or -2857 days 2 Read Across America Day Thursday March 2 -7 years, -9 months, -24 days or -2856 days 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Daylight Saving Start Sunday March 12 -7 years, -9 months, -14 days or -2846 days 13 14 15 16 17 St Patricks Day Friday March 17 -7 years, -9 months, -9 days or -2841 days 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Read Across America Day for the year 2017 is celebrated/ observed on Thursday, March 2.

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 2017

Thursday, March 2nd is day number 61 of the 2017 calendar year with -7 years, -9 months, -24 days until Read Across America Day 2017.