Month-Long Observances:
- LatinX/Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15)
- LGBTQ+ History Month
- National Disability Employment Awareness Month
- Filipino American History Month
- Global Diversity Awareness Month
- ADHD Awareness Month & Dyslexia Awareness Month
Religious or Cultural Observances:
- Shemini Atzeret, Judaism (10/2-10/3)
- Simchat Torah, Judaism (10/3-10/4)
- Navaratri, Hinduism (10/11-10/19)
- Dussehra/Vijayadashami, Hinduism (10/20)
- Samhain, Wicca/Paganism (10/31-11/1)
Dates of Significance:
- International Day of Older Persons (10/1)
- China National Day/Golden Week (10/1-10/7)
- World Mental Health Day (10/10)
- National Coming Out Day (10/11)
- Canadian Thanksgiving (10/12)
- Indigenous Peoples’ Day (10/12)
- White Cane Safety Day (10/15)
- Spirit Day (10/15)
- Invisible Disabilities Week (10/18-10/24)
- International Pronouns Day (10/21)
- United Nations Day (10/24)
- Intersex Awareness Day (10/26)
- Halloween (10/31)
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
LGBTQ+ History Month
- Queer: A Graphic History by Meg-John Barker & Jules Scheele
- A Queer History of the United States by Michael Bronski
- The Big Reveal: An Illustrated Manifesto of Drag by Sasha Velour
- The Real Lives of Transgender and Nonbinary Humans by Publish Your Purpose & Brandi Lai
- The Stonewall Riots: A Documentary History by Marc Stein
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
- Employment, Disability, and the Americans with Disabilities Act: Issues in Law, Public Policy, and Research by Peter David Blanck
Filipino American History Month
- Filipino Americans : Transformation and Identity by Maria P. P. Root
- Home Bound: Filipino American Lives Across Cultures, Communities, and Countries by Yen Le Espiritu
ADHD Awareness Month & Dyslexia Awareness Month
- Dyslexia by Gavin Reid
- Understanding ADHD: A Guide to Symptoms, Management and Treatment by Anna Maria Re and Agnese Capodieci
Dates of Significance:
World Mental Health Day (10/10)
- Introducing Mental Health: A Practical Guide by Caroline Kinsella & Connor Kinsella
Indigenous Peoples’ Day (10/12)
- An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
- The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer
- Notable Native People by Adrienne Keene
- The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen by Sean Sherman & Beth Dooley
- Dreaming in Indian: Contemporary Native American Voices edited by Lisa Charleyboy & Mary Beth Leatherdale
- There There by Tommy Orange
- The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
United Nations Day (10/24)
