This calendar was initiated as a result of the Anti-racist Wales Action Plan.
It marks religious, cultural, awareness, diversity and memorial events and bank holidays. The events on the calendar link and display the various items in the Library’s wonderful collection.
“For last year's words belong to last year's language. And next year's words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning."-T.S. Eliot
World Braille Day is celebrated to honour the inventor of Braille, Louis Braille, and the importance of braille as a tool of communication and empowerment for the visually impaired.
Epiphany is celebrated to commemorate the three wise men's visit to see baby Jesus, his baptism and revelation at the wedding of Cana. It is celebrated as Little Christmas in some traditions.
This day is marked to further raise awareness of the persistent issue of human trafficking and prevent its crimes globally.
World Religion Day derives from the Baháʼí principles of the singleness of religion and of progressive revelation, which describe religion as continuously developing throughout generations. The purpose of World Religion Day is to highlight the ideas that the underlying spiritual principles in the world's religions are harmonious, and that religions plays an important role in uniting humanity.
Martin Luther King Jr Day is a federal holiday in the United States marking the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr who fought for the human rights and dignity of all people, and the contribution made by his legacy towards a just and equitable world.
Born Gobind Das, Gobing Singh was the tenth and last human Sikh Guru. He was a poet, a philosopher, and a warrior. Among his significant contributions to Sikhism are the creation of the Sikh military order known as the Khalsa in 1699, and the completion and enshrinement of the Guru Granth Sahib as the holy book and the eternal Guru.
International Day of Education is marked in celebration of the role of education for peace, development and creating opportunities for mankind to live to its fullest potentials.
Saint Dwynwen is the Welsh patron saint of lovers. Dwynwen is believed to have been the daughter of King Brychan Brycheiniog, who lived in the 5th century.