Author: Lisa Mungovan

Today is Reed An Ebook Day. Check out a library e-book, from home. New York Public Libraries offer their Books For All collection, to anyone in the country, on a free e-reading app, called Simply-E. The Brooklyn Public Library is also offering free library cards to young adults, through Books Unbanned.

Today is Hug A Greeting Card Writer Day. It might be hard to find a writer, so maybe just show your appreciation, by sending someone a greeting card instead. It’s also Rice Krispies Treats Day. You only need crisp rice cereal, marshmallows, and butter, to make these delicious treats. Save one for me!

There was a bit of a scandal, at the World Stone Skimming Championships in Scotland. According to the Toss Master, stones must be collected on the island of Easdale, where the competition takes place. Several competitors were disqualified, after it was found they used a machine to smooth and notch their stones.

Every year, Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska has a “fattest bear” competition. Fat Bear Week features different bears each day, and you can see the contestants at explore.org. The chubby cubby appetizer, Fat Bear Junior, starts tomorrow. Brown bears are stuffing themselves, before they start their winter hibernation.

Today is World Manta Day. Manta rays are fish, with flexible cartilage instead of hard bone for skeletons, just like sharks. Their pectoral fins resemble wings, so they look like they’re flying instead of swimming. Mantas can grow 23 feet long, and give birth to babies called pups. They are friendly, so wave hello!

Today is Apple Dumpling Day! Peeled and cored apples filled with butter, cinnamon and sugar, are wrapped in dough. After they bake in the oven, they’re like balls of delicious apple pie! While your treats are baking, celebrate Country Music Day, by listening to Ring of Fire, by Johnny Cash.

Today is Day for Preservation of the Ozone Layer. The ozone layer is the region of Earth’s stratosphere that protects us from the Sun’s radiation, and chemicals called chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, had formed a hole in it. CFCs were banned decades ago, but the molecules can take 100 years to leave the atmosphere.

In the United States, today is Voter Registration Day. Kids who will be 18 by November 8th, can register now, to vote in the next election. Ask your parents, if they are registered to vote. They can register, check their registration status, or request absentee ballots, at vote.org. They’re voting for your future!

Today is Cinnamon Raisin Bread Day, so begin your day with a slice of tasty fruit-filled toast. Keep the sweetness going, with some chocolate-hazelnut spread on top, since it’s also Choose Your Chocolate Day. I’m sure you won’t mind having to sample all the different kinds of chocolate, to make the best choice.