Astronomy Week First week in April
“Space isn’t remote at all. It’s only an hour’s drive away, if your car could go straight upwards.”
– Sir Fred Hoyle, Astronomer
“Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.”
– Arthur C. Clarke
International Children’s Book Day – April 2
“Reading is a discount ticket to everywhere.”
– Mary Schmich
“You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax all you need is a book!”
– Dr. Seuss
“One of the greatest gifts adults can give—to their offspring and to their society—is to read to children”
– Carl Sagan
National Read a Road Map Day – April 5
“Travel sparks our imagination, feeds our curiosity, and reminds us how much we all have in common.”
– Deborah Lloyd
“A road trip is a way for the whole family to spend time together and annoy each other in interesting new places.”
– Tom Lichtenheld
World Health Day – April 7
“Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.”
– Jim Rohn
“What most people don’t realize is that food is not just calories: It’s information. It actually contains messages that communicate to every cell in the body.”
– Dr. Mark Hyman
National Library Week Second week in April
“I have found the most valuable thing in my wallet is my library card.”
– Laura Bush
“The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library.”
– Albert Einstein
“Libraries were full of ideas – perhaps the most dangerous and powerful of all weapons.”
– Sarah J. Maas
National Sibling Day – April 10
“What causes sibling rivalry? Having more than one kid.”
– Tim Allen
“I grew up with six brothers. That’s how I learned to dance – waiting for the bathroom.”
– Bob Hope
President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act – April 11, 1964
“Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.”
– Frederick Douglass
“The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.”
– Ida B. Wells
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
– Martin Luther King Jr.
Passover begins – April 12
“The journey from slavery to freedom is one we need to travel in every generation. So, we were commanded to gather our families together every year at this time and tell the story of what it was like to be a slave and what it felt like to go free.”
– Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
Webster’s Dictionary published – April 14, 1828
“If a word in the dictionary were misspelled, how would we know?”
– Steven Wright
“Merriam Webster added 200 new words and definitions to their 2024 dictionary. All the additions have demonstrated widespread use over time, and offer a window into the world today. Here’s a small selection: freestyle, “an improvised performance especially of a rap,” and the jazzlike sounds of a jam band. More bookish diversions include true crime, a genre “that depicts and examines real crime cases,” and beach read, “a usually light work of escapist fiction (such as a thriller or romance.)” You can also lose yourself in a dungeon crawler, a video game “primarily focused on defeating enemies while exploring a usually randomly generated labyrinthine or dungeon-like environment.”
– merriam-webster.com
Pet Owner’s Day – April 18
“ Pets are humanizing. They remind us we have an obligation and responsibility to preserve and nurture and care for all life.”
– James Cromwell
“You cannot share your life with a dog … or a cat, and not know perfectly well that animals have personalities and minds and feelings.”
– Jane Goodall
Humorous Day – April 19
“The more you weigh, the harder you are to kidnap. Stay safe. Eat cake.”
– pinterest
“When the waitress asked if I wanted my pizza cut into four or eight slices, I said, “Four. I don’t think I can eat eight.”
– Yogi Berra
“Remember, if you lose a sock in the dryer, it comes back as a Tupperware lid that doesn’t fit any of your containers.”
– pinterest
Easter – April 20
“Easter is more than just eggs and candy. It is also about peace, love and family.”
“Easter is meant to be a symbol of hope, renewal and new life.”
– Janine DiGiovanni
Earth Day – April 22
“The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful”.
– E. E. Cummings
“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.”
– Robert Swan
National Garden Month
“The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just the body, but the soul.”
– Alfred Austin
“Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace.”
– May Sarton