diff --git a/static/js/localdate.js b/static/js/localdate.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..879ebe4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/js/localdate.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+function toLocalDate(dateEl, displayEl) {
+	var d = new Date(dateEl.getAttribute("datetime"));
+	displayEl.textContent = d.toLocaleDateString(navigator.language || "en-US", { year: 'numeric', month: 'long', day: 'numeric' });
+}
+
+// Adjust dates on individual post pages, and on posts in a list *with* an explicit title
+var $dates = document.querySelectorAll("article > time");
+for (var i=0; i < $dates.length; i++) {
+	toLocalDate($dates[i], $dates[i]);
+}
+
+// Adjust dates on posts in a list without an explicit title, where they act as the header
+$dates = document.querySelectorAll("h2.post-title > time");
+for (i=0; i < $dates.length; i++) {
+	toLocalDate($dates[i], $dates[i].querySelector('a'));
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/chorus-collection-post.tmpl b/templates/chorus-collection-post.tmpl
index 0e1164b..c231b64 100644
--- a/templates/chorus-collection-post.tmpl
+++ b/templates/chorus-collection-post.tmpl
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ body#post header {
 		{{range .Collection.ExternalScripts}}<script type="text/javascript" src="{{.}}" async></script>{{end}}
 		{{if .Collection.Script}}<script type="text/javascript">{{.Collection.ScriptDisplay}}</script>{{end}}
 	{{end}}
+	<script src="/js/localdate.js"></script>
 	<script type="text/javascript">
 
 var pinning = false;
diff --git a/templates/chorus-collection.tmpl b/templates/chorus-collection.tmpl
index 8250287..f555c2f 100644
--- a/templates/chorus-collection.tmpl
+++ b/templates/chorus-collection.tmpl
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ body#collection header nav.tabs a:first-child {
 		{{if .Script}}<script type="text/javascript">{{.ScriptDisplay}}</script>{{end}}
 	{{end}}
 	<script src="/js/h.js"></script>
+	<script src="/js/localdate.js"></script>
 	<script src="/js/postactions.js"></script>
 	<script type="text/javascript">
 var deleting = false;
diff --git a/templates/collection-post.tmpl b/templates/collection-post.tmpl
index 3dfa504..00535b9 100644
--- a/templates/collection-post.tmpl
+++ b/templates/collection-post.tmpl
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
 		{{range .Collection.ExternalScripts}}<script type="text/javascript" src="{{.}}" async></script>{{end}}
 		{{if .Collection.Script}}<script type="text/javascript">{{.Collection.ScriptDisplay}}</script>{{end}}
 	{{end}}
+	<script src="/js/localdate.js"></script>
 	<script type="text/javascript">
 
 var pinning = false;
diff --git a/templates/collection-tags.tmpl b/templates/collection-tags.tmpl
index f209162..2f79bbb 100644
--- a/templates/collection-tags.tmpl
+++ b/templates/collection-tags.tmpl
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
 	{{end}}
 	{{if .IsOwner}}
 	<script src="/js/h.js"></script>
+	<script src="/js/localdate.js"></script>
 	<script src="/js/postactions.js"></script>
 	{{end}}
 	<script type="text/javascript">
diff --git a/templates/collection.tmpl b/templates/collection.tmpl
index b87ce87..2d66a8d 100644
--- a/templates/collection.tmpl
+++ b/templates/collection.tmpl
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@
 	{{end}}
 	<script src="/js/h.js"></script>
 	<script src="/js/postactions.js"></script>
+	<script src="/js/localdate.js"></script>
 	<script type="text/javascript">
 var deleting = false;
 function delPost(e, id, owned) {
diff --git a/templates/read.tmpl b/templates/read.tmpl
index f1cbf29..7b43995 100644
--- a/templates/read.tmpl
+++ b/templates/read.tmpl
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 		</nav>{{end}}
 
 		</div>
-
+		<script src="/js/localdate.js">
 <script type="text/javascript">
 (function() {
 	var $articles = document.querySelectorAll('article');