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This year (2025) finds me with 53 years of teaching “under my belt.” I have taught all levels from pre-K “(library lady” or “book lady”–volunteer) to juniors, seniors, and graduate students enrolled in my Advanced Writing class at the university where I have just completed 34 years. My first paying teaching job was junior high, and I spent 13 years with ages 12-13, the “difficult years.” I had some of the “funnest” experiences with this age group. When I was no longer the “young, fun teacher,” I taught in an elementary school setting before sixth graders went on to junior high, teaching language arts blocs, an assignment that was a “dream-fit” for me. After completing graduate school in my 40s, I went on to community college, then university teaching. This past fall I accepted a part-time teaching job at Apogee Gulf Coast Schools in its first year at the Alvin campus. After my Better Half died n 2022, I achieved a lifelong dream: opening a bookstore of my own, Rae’s Reads. A year later, I sold the house we had lived in for 47 years and moved into the bookstore. My goal is to circulate and repurpose books. Just as teaching is “in my blood,” so is a passion for reading, writing, libraries, and everything bookish. This blog will be open to anyone who loves books, promotes literacy and wants to “come out and play.”

SEPTEMBER IS A MONTH FOR CELEBRATING “BOOKISH’ THINGS

September is Library Card Sign Up Month, Be Kind to Editors and Writers Month, Literacy Month, Read a New Book Month and probably some-things- month I do not know of.

September 6th is Read a Book Day

September 7th is BUY a Book Day, bad planning here, probably should be reversed. LOL

September 8th is International Literacy Day.

And, September 21-27 is Science Literacy Week in Canada.

September 22 iis Hobbit Day.

September 22 is Dear Diary Day

September 25 is National Comic Book Day

September 27-October 2 is Banned Book Week

There are plenty of reasons and bookish causes to celebrate this month. Please tell me which days/weeks you will be celebrating and how you intend to do it.

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16 responses to “SEPTEMBER IS A MONTH FOR CELEBRATING “BOOKISH’ THINGS”

  1. carhicks Avatar
    carhicks

    I know I will read a book on the 6th and I can definitely buy one on the 7th (yes, I agree they should be flipped), I will try to read a memoir on the 22nd, and I have a book ready to read during Banned Book Week (My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult), so will mark those for sure. I will use this info throughout the month to post certain days, if that is okay with you Rae. Great post.

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    1. Jee Wan Avatar
      Jee Wan

      I loved My Sister’s Keeper! Hope you’ll enjoy it too 🙂

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      1. carhicks Avatar
        carhicks

        Thanks, I have enjoyed many of her books, so I am sure I will enjoy this one.

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      2. Jee Wan Avatar
        Jee Wan

        I love her books too 🙂

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      3. Rae Longest Avatar
        Rae Longest

        I read it, and it’s tough but good. Picoult often tackles something currently going on but under-reported.

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      4. Jee Wan Avatar
        Jee Wan

        Yes, which is why I love her books 🙂

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    2. Rae Longest Avatar
      Rae Longest

      I am thrilled and honored that you want to join in.

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        carhicks

        🤗

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  2. Jee Wan Avatar
    Jee Wan

    Oh wow I wasn’t aware of these dates! Sounds like it’s gonna be a bookish month for us!! Woot woot! I’m not sure which ones I’d celebrate yet but banned books week might be something I’d like to celebrate! I’ll play by ear 🙂

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    1. Rae Longest Avatar
      Rae Longest

      Welcome to the celebrating!

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    […] to Rae at Powerful Women Readers there is a lot of literacy celebrating going on in September. Let’s Celebrate! September is […]

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      Rae Longest

      Commented on your blog

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  4. Miriam Hurdle Avatar
    Miriam Hurdle

    Thank you for the info about bookish things in September, Rae.

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    1. Rae Longest Avatar
      Rae Longest

      Anything to promote literacy!!!

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  5. odbookreviews Avatar
    odbookreviews

    What a great post, I had no idea there were so many bookish celebrations this month!

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  6. Deb Nance at Readerbuzz Avatar
    Deb Nance at Readerbuzz

    I’ve often celebrated Library Card Sign Up Month. In better times, our school was invited to the library, where the librarians showed parents around the library and the parents were encouraged to get a card and check out books. Some years we also had a librarian from the public library at Meet the Teacher Night who gave out library card applications.

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