Raising awareness about issues of inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility is important to me as a co-founder of the IDEA Team. One of the goals of the Team is to "Identify and share internal-facing engagement opportunities that will enhance understanding of IDEA topics".
To address the goal of sharing information internally in a highly visible way without adding to the burden of busy schedules, weekly emails were distributed beginning in March 2023. These emails are composed of resources identified for their quality and educational value for those interested to educate themselves about holidays and "awareness days" related to IDEA topics. Such "awareness days" include federally recognized holidays, historical remembrances, events for social causes, and so on.
These resources are not just educational for library faculty and staff, but for anyone looking to expand their knowledge of IDEA topics. All of these resources are now compiled in a single location that can be browsed by calendar month. The list of days and their links will continue to be updated as days are added or better educational resources are identified.
Please share the link to this guide as you wish. Further updates will continue to be made as needed.
The following sources were used to create the calendar of days:
Diversity Resources. (2025). Diversity Calendar 2025. https://www.diversityresources.com/diversity-calendar-2025/
Senior Executive Media Editors. (24, Oct 2023). Your Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Calendar for 2024. https://seniorexecutive.com/2024-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-dei-calendar/ (No longer being updated.)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2025). NIH Annual Observances. https://www.edi.nih.gov/our-communities/NIH-annual-observances (No longer available.)
Worktango. (2025). 2025 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) Calendar. https://www.worktango.com/resources/articles/dei-planning-calendar-for-2025