Celebrate Teen Literature Day
ALA records that YALSA first celebrated the event in 2007 as Support Teen Literature Day, renamed it Celebrate Teen Literature Day beginning in 2013, and observed it on the Thursday of National Library Week; a 2014 YALSA board paper proposed replacing the event.
Date and recurrence
Historically the Thursday of National Library Week
This is retained as historical or legacy evidence. The site does not assume that the observance still recurs today.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is United States / legacy YALSA–ALA teen-literature observance. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Celebrate Teen Literature Day, Support Teen Literature Day
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
- Historical Context Only.
- Minors Context Care.
Sources
- American Library Association — 2007 observance historyAssociation History
- YALSA Board — 2014 National Celebration ConceptAssociation Board Document
Frequently asked questions
When is Celebrate Teen Literature Day?
Historically the Thursday of National Library Week The stored recurrence guidance is: Historical YALSA rule: Thursday of National Library Week. Recheck current YALSA/ALA programming before presenting it as an active annual observance..
Does Celebrate Teen Literature Day fall on the same date every year?
The record is historical/legacy and is not treated as a currently recurring annual date.
Is Celebrate Teen Literature Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States / legacy YALSA–ALA teen-literature observance. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Celebrate Teen Literature Day?
The stored designation basis is: ALA records that YALSA first celebrated the event in 2007 as Support Teen Literature Day, renamed it Celebrate Teen Literature Day beginning in 2013, and observed it on the Thursday of National Library Week; a 2014 YALSA board paper proposed replacing the event.. Supporting provenance includes American Library Association — 2007 observance history. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Celebrate Teen Literature Day international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / legacy YALSA–ALA teen-literature observance.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.