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TOP January 2010
January 2010	Costa Book of the Year: Award winners announced in the 5 categories
January 2010	Waterstones Children's Book Prize shortlist announced
30th January - 6th February 2010	National Storytelling Week
TOP February 2010
February 2010	Waterstones Children's Book Prize winner announced
9th February 2010 F	Display training workshop : How to produce quick, easy and professional displays for your Children's Centre
15th - 19th February 2010 half term holiday
22nd February - 7th March 2010	Fairtrade Fortnight
23rd February 2010 F	It's better than real school Miss! Study Support and the Extended Schools Agenda - a role for the secondary school library.
27th February - 7th March 2010	Jewish Book Week
TOP March 2010
March 2010 - July 2010	The Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2009, judged by top poets Lemn Sissay and Selima Hill. Run by The Poetry Society and open to young people aged 11-17 this exciting scheme is the only national poetry prize of its kind that seeks to unearth, promote and support young poetic talent from across the UK.
March 2010	International Women's Day
March 2010	Redhouse Children's Book Award - shortlist announced
March 2010	Red Nose Day
March 2010	Blue Peter Book Prize winner announced
3rd March 2010 F	Reading Connect & Reading Champions Reading Connects, a DCSF-funded National Reading Campaign initiative, seeks to support schools in developing a whole-school reading culture.
4th March 2010	World Book Day
11th March 2010 F	Developing an enabling environment for reading in the EYFS This course will offer participants the opportunity to reflect on the reading environment in their setting, and to consider ways that it might be developed with reference to the nature and needs of young children.
12th - 21st March 2010	National Science and Engineering Week
18th March 2010 F	Picture a story:KS1/2 reading and art event The popular Picture a Story event again in conjunction with the Hertfordshire County Art Collection.
21st March 2010	World Poetry Day
23rd March 2010 F	"All the better to hear you with ....." Develop your storytelling techniques for social and emotional aspects of learning
24th March 2010 F	Bounce, clap and sing - running Baby Rhyme Times in Children's Centres. This highly practical course offers advice for planning and running successful Baby Rhyme Times.
25th March 2010 F	Paper and scissors - raising standards of writing through making books
TOP April 2010
April 2010	Galaxy British Book Awards - Children's book of the year winner announced
2nd April 2010	International Children's Book Day
2nd - 16th April 2010 Easter holiday
23rd April 2010	World Book & Copyright Day
29th April 2010	The Text Factor: KS3 reader development event
TOP May 2010
May 2010	The Guardian Children's Fiction Prize - longlist announced
May 2010	Museums and Galleries month
1st - 31st May 2010	National Share a Story Month
3rd May 2010 May Day Bank Holiday
12th May 2010 F	Supporting Family Learning
31st May - 4th June 2010	Bedtime Reading Week
31st May - 4th June 2010 half term holiday
TOP June 2010
5th June 2010	World Environment day
TOP July 2010
July 2010	Early Years Awards shortlist announced
July - September 2010	National Summer Reading Challenge in Libraries is aimed at encouraging 4 - 12 year old into libraries to maintain their reading over the school summer holidays. For more information and resources visit www.readingagency.org.uk.
7th July 2010 F	Display training workshop : How to produce quick, easy and professional displays for your Children's Centre
26th July - 1st September 2010 summer holiday
31st July 2010	Closing date for The Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2010. Run by The Poetry Society and open to young people aged 11-17 this exciting scheme is the only national poetry prize of its kind that seeks to unearth, promote and support young poetic talent from across the UK.
TOP August 2010

TOP September 2010
September 2010	The Booktrust Teenage Prize shortlist announced
September 2010	Early Years Awards winners announced
September 2010	Roald Dahl Funny Prize shortlist announced
September 2010	The Guardian Children's Fiction Prize winner announced
September 2010	International Literacy Day
September 2010	Roald Dahl Day
26th September 2010	European Day of Languages, see our collection of dual language books. The European Day of Languages (EDL), a Council of Europe initiative, is held annually on 26 September to celebrate linguistic diversity, plurilingualism and lifelong language learning.
September 2010	Early Years Book Awards This award, created by Booktrust, gives prizes for fresh methods of communicating with pre-school children. The shortlist and winners are chosen by a panel of six judges, including a children's book consultant, a nursery nurse, and children's authors.
TOP October 2010
1st - 31st October 2010	Black History Month
1st - 31st October 2010	International School Library Month Started by the International Association of School Librarianship (IASL) in 1999. It also includes International Children's Book Week which runs for the last week of the month (different from the UK's National Children's Book Week running 5th - 11th October 2009).
October 2010	Jean for Genes Day
October 2010	School Librarian of the Year Award winner announced
October 2010	National Children's Book Week An annual celebration of children's books and reading.
October 2010	National Poetry Day
October 2010	The Family Learning Festival is an annual awareness campaign that gets families together in fun, informal learning.
25th - 29th October 2010 half term holiday
TOP November 2010
November 2010	The Booktrust Teenage Prize winner announced
November 2010	Costa Book of the Year: shortlists announced in the 5 categories
November 2010	Guardian Fiction Prize winner announced
November 2010	Roald Dahl Funny Prize winner announced
November 2010	Universal Children's Day
TOP December 2010
December 2010	International Children's Day of Broadcasting
20th December 2010- 4th January 2011 Christmas holiday

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