Donate a Book Day (2011 Book-of-the-Month Club / ALA partnership)
ALA announced the first-ever National Donate a Book Day for 14 April 2011 in partnership with Book-of-the-Month Club. The source establishes that launch edition, not an evergreen annual recurrence.
Date and recurrence
14 April 2011 launch
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 / 2011 Book-of-the-Month Club and American Library Association National Library Week partnership. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
National Donate a Book Day, Donate a Book 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.
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- Historical Context Only.
Sources
- American Library Association — first-ever Donate a Book DayAssociation Press Release
Frequently asked questions
When is Donate a Book Day (2011 Book-of-the-Month Club / ALA partnership)?
14 April 2011 launch The stored recurrence guidance is: Historical launch: 14 April 2011. Recheck an authoritative organizer before claiming a current annual recurrence..
Does Donate a Book Day (2011 Book-of-the-Month Club / ALA partnership) fall on the same date every year?
The record is historical/legacy and is not treated as a currently recurring annual date.
Is Donate a Book Day (2011 Book-of-the-Month Club / ALA partnership) an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States / 2011 Book-of-the-Month Club and American Library Association National Library Week partnership. 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 Donate a Book Day (2011 Book-of-the-Month Club / ALA partnership)?
The stored designation basis is: ALA announced the first-ever National Donate a Book Day for 14 April 2011 in partnership with Book-of-the-Month Club. The source establishes that launch edition, not an evergreen annual recurrence.. Supporting provenance includes American Library Association — first-ever Donate a Book Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Donate a Book Day (2011 Book-of-the-Month Club / ALA partnership) international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / 2011 Book-of-the-Month Club and American Library Association National Library Week partnership.
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 2026-09-10.