Banned Books Week 2026 takes place from October 4 to October 10, 2026, with the official theme:
“Let Books Be. Protect the Freedom to Read.”
Sponsored by the American Library Association and the Banned Books Week Coalition, the annual event spotlights intellectual freedom and ongoing nationwide censorship efforts.
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| Click on the badge above to visit the World Animal Day website. |
MISSION OF WORLD ANIMAL DAY
To raise the status of animals in order to improve welfare standards around the globe.
Building the celebration of World Animal Day unites the animal welfare movement, mobilizing it into a global force to make the world a better place for all animals.
It's celebrated in different ways in every country, irrespective of nationality, religion, faith or political ideology.
Through increased awareness and education we can create a world where animals are always recognized as sentient beings and full regard is always paid to their welfare.
Each and every one of us can make a difference for animals.
Make animal issue front page news - a vital catalyst for change.
Help make this world a fairer place for all animals.
Go to: https://www.worldanimalday.org.uk for more information!
One of our choices for helping animals:
Planting native-to-Midwest plants.
Native plants and native animals evolved together, and are co-dependent.
My gardens attract bees, birds, and bats.
We don't use pesticides.
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| Virginia Bluebells, in early Spring |
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| Wild Petunia, in early Summer |
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| Hyssop in Autumn |
Be nice to Mother Nature and all of her children.
Don't buy furs or give your business to any company that promotes the fur trade.
MISSION OF WORLD ANIMAL DAY
To raise the status of animals in order to improve welfare standards around the globe.
Building the celebration of World Animal Day unites the animal welfare movement, mobilising it into a global force to make the world a better place for all animals.
It's celebrated in different ways in every country, irrespective of nationality, religion, faith or political ideology.
Through increased awareness and education we can create a world where animals are always recognised as sentient beings and full regard is always paid to their welfare.
Click here: World Animal Day Website
October 4 is also the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, who is the Patron Saint of Animals.
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| ...by hanging out with wild animals! |
