Month-Long Observances:
- LatinX/Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15–October 15)
- World Alzheimer’s Month
- National Suicide Prevention Month
- National Recovery Month
Religious or Cultural Observances:
- Krishna Janmashtami (9/4), Hinduism
- Paryushan Mahaparva (9/8-9/15), Jainism
- Rosh Hashanah (9/11-9/13), Judaism
- Ganesh Chaturthi (9/14), Hinduism
- Yom Kippur (9/20-9/21), Judaism
- Mabon / Autumn Equinox (9/22), Paganism & Wicca
- Sukkot (9/25-10/2), Judaism
Dates of Significance:
- World Suicide Prevention Day (9/10)
- Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month Begins (9/15)
- World Afro Day (9/15)
- International Equal Pay Day (9/18)
- Bisexual Visibility Day (9/23)
- International Day of Sign Languages (9/23)
- National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (9/30)
Library Resources
Links shared are ebooks, all others are physical resources in our Behind the Eyes Collection.
Month-Long Observances:
LatinX/Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15)
- The Book of Wanderers by Reyes Ramirez
- Latinx Literature Unbound: Undoing Ethnic Expectation by Ralph E. Rodriguez
- Redreaming America: Toward a Bilingual American Culture by Debra A. Castillo
- Latino Sun, Rising: Our Spanish-Speaking U.S. World by Marco Portales
World Alzheimer’s Month
- Alzheimer’s Disease by Robert L. Martone and Nancy A. Piotrowski
- Leaving Tinkertown by Tanya Ward Goodman
- Forgotten by Marlene Goldman
Religious or Cultural Observances:
Rosh Hashanah (9/11-9/13), Judaism
- Rosh Hashanah by Salem Press Encyclopedia
Yom Kippur (9/20-9/21), Judaism
- Yom Kippur by Salem Press Encyclopedia
Sukkot (9/25-10/2), Judaism
- Sukkot by Salem Press Encyclopedia
Dates of Significance:
World Suicide Prevention Day (9/10)
- Preventing Suicide: The Solution Focused Approach by John Henden
International Equal Pay Day (9/18)
- Equal Pay: An Introductory Guide by Martin Oelz, Shauna Olney, and Manuela Tomei
Bisexual Visibility Day (9/23)
- Bisexual Spaces: A Geography of Sexuality and Gender by Clare Hemmings
International Day of Sign Languages (9/23)
- Sign Language: An International Handbook by Roland Pfau, Markus Steinbach, and Bencie Woll
