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.
United Nations day marks the anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations in 1945.
World Diabetes Day is observed on this day to raise global awareness on diabetes mellitus and to celebrate Sir Frederick Banting ,who discovered the insulin together with Charles Best in 1922.
Christmas is an annual celebration, commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ. It is a religious and cultural festivity marked by billions of people with love, presents, family and merriment.
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.
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.
Holocaust Memorial Day is an international memorial day for the victims of the Holocaust, which resulted in the genocide of one third of the Jewish people, along with countless members of other minorities, by Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1945.
Nelson Mandela International Day is an annual international day in honour of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela,a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician .it is celebrated in appreciation of the 67 years that Nelson Mandela spent fighting for justice, equality and human rights for all.
The International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is an international day selected by UNESCO to pay tribute and raise awareness on the transatlantic slave trade and the dangers of racism and prejudice.