National Family Literacy Day®
The National Center for Families Learning says it worked with Congress in 1994 to designate November 1 as National Family Literacy Day® and continues to observe the date annually.
Date and recurrence
1 November annually
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 United States / National Center for Families Learning family-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
- NCFL — National Family Literacy MonthCreator First Party
- NCFL — Celebrate National Family Literacy Day and MonthCreator First Party
Frequently asked questions
When is National Family Literacy Day®?
1 November annually The stored recurrence guidance is: 1 November.
Does National Family Literacy 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 National Family Literacy Day® an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States / National Center for Families Learning family-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 National Family Literacy Day®?
The stored designation basis is: The National Center for Families Learning says it worked with Congress in 1994 to designate November 1 as National Family Literacy Day® and continues to observe the date annually.. Supporting provenance includes NCFL — National Family Literacy Month. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is National Family Literacy Day® international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / National Center for Families Learning family-literacy campaign.
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.
Other observances on November 1
These records also resolve to November 1, 2026 under the current authority data.
Antigua and Barbuda Independence Day
The Organization of American States’ current country page lists Antigua and Barbuda National Independence Day as 1 November.
Calan Gaeaf
Welsh heritage programming from the National Trust continues to use the Calan Gaeaf identity, while the traditional date is 1 November.
David Hamilton Jackson (Liberty) Day
The U.S. Virgin Islands Governor has proclaimed 1 November as David Hamilton Jackson (Liberty) Day; current government proclamations continue to identify the observance on 1 November.
Haryana Day
Haryana government sources identify 1 November with Haryana’s formation as a separate state in 1966 and commemorate Haryana Day.
Hawke’s Bay Anniversary Day
Employment New Zealand’s 2026 table lists Hawke’s Bay’s actual anniversary date as 1 November and the observed date as Friday 23 October, following the Friday-before-Labour-Day convention.
International Pet Groomer Appreciation Day
National Day Archives records November 1 and credits Krista Olson with founding the observance in 2019; current pet-industry editorial references retain November 1 annually.