International Read to Me! Day
The campaign’s official site identifies International Read to Me! Day as 19 March and describes the date as a focal day within a broader ongoing reading effort.
Date and recurrence
19 March
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is International Read to Me! Day / literacy campaign. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
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.
Sources
- International Read to Me! Day — What We DoFirst Party Literacy Campaign
Frequently asked questions
When is International Read to Me! Day?
19 March The stored recurrence guidance is: 19 March.
Does International Read to Me! Day fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is International Read to Me! Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: International Read to Me! Day / literacy campaign. 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 International Read to Me! Day?
The stored designation basis is: The campaign’s official site identifies International Read to Me! Day as 19 March and describes the date as a focal day within a broader ongoing reading effort.. Supporting provenance includes International Read to Me! Day — What We Do. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is International Read to Me! Day international or country-specific?
The record has international or global institutional scope: International Read to Me! Day / literacy campaign. That does not mean every country treats the date as a public holiday or observes it in the same way.
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.
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