| Start Date: | 01:00 9-8-2008 |
| End Date: | 24:00 9-8-2008 |
| Event Location: | Worldwide |
| Event Sponsor: | UNESCO |
| Event Description: | International Literacy Day has been celebrated every September 8 since 1965, when it was first established by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Many organizations and governments throughout the world take advantage of the day to consider the status of adult and child literacy, note progress, and identify work still to be done. |
| Event URL: | http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/literacy_day/ild_current.html |
| Subject Terms: | Child literacy; Adult literacy; International literacy day |