Read Across America Day 2008

Teacher reads Dr Seuss book to children.

March 2008
Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
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2	3 Read Across America Day Monday March 3 -16 years, -1 months, -13 days or -5888 days	4	5	6	7	8
9 Daylight Saving Start Sunday March 9 -16 years, -1 months, -7 days or -5882 days	10	11	12	13	14	15
16 Palm Sunday Sunday March 16 -16 years, -1 months or -5875 days	17 St Patricks Day Monday March 17 -16 years -30 days or -5874 days	18	19	20	21 Good Friday Friday March 21 -16 years -26 days or -5870 days	22
23 Easter Sunday March 23 -16 years -24 days or -5868 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 -16 years, -1 month, -13 days until Read Across America Day 2008.

Read Across America Day
Name(s):	Read Across America Day
Type:	Observance
When:	School day closest to March 2nd annually

Dates for Read Across America Day

Holiday	Date	Days to Go
Read Across America Day 2023	Thursday, March 02, 2023	-411
Read Across America Day 2024	Friday, March 01, 2024	-46
Read Across America Day 2025	Monday, March 03, 2025	321
Read Across America Day 2026	Monday, March 02, 2026	685
Read Across America Day 2027	Tuesday, March 02, 2027	1050
Read Across America Day 2028	Thursday, March 02, 2028	1416