International Literacy Day (marking its 50th anniversary since UNESCO first declared this occasion in 1965) is September 8, symbolizing a kind of literacy season as a new academic year gets underway.

Of course, as this website indicates, literacy should be a priority every day.

During the coming weeks, among the organizations holding major events in the New Haven region are:

• Concepts for Adaptive Learning, September 9 fund-raising benefit
• Junta for Progressive Action, September 10 fund-raising benefit
• The Jewish Coalition for Literacy, September 17 orientation for volunteer reading partners
• Literacy Volunteers of Greater New Haven, September 9 tutor trainings begin, with additional events through the month and Meriden fundraisers October 1 and 8
• New Haven Reads, October 23 Spelling Bee after fall tutoring begins and the book bank reopens this month

This is just a sampling.  Happy Literacy Day.