March 20th is the official first day of Spring this year. It is the time of year when flowers start blooming, trees begin budding, and the weather gets warmer through the Spring months. Animals also have their young; this season allows animals to gather food for their young such as berries, grass, etc. It is also the perfect time to plant new trees and plants.
Time to plant new seeds and new words on pages during this season when everything comes to life. Enjoy this book of poems, Laughing Tomatoes and Other Poems. Here at the library, we will dive right into this wonderful poetry resource and plant a Poet Tree of our own.
St. Patrick's Day is celebrated nowadays by wearing green and decorations of three-leaf clovers and Leprechauns, but what many don't know is that St. Patrick was an actual person who existed around the fifth century.
Maewyn Succat, known as St. Patrick, was kidnapped at the age of 16 from his parents and was enslaved in Ireland. Throughout his enslavement as a shepherd boy, he prayed to God to deliver him from bondage. He finally escaped at the age of 22 and became a priest, changing his name to Patricius. Not before long, he decided to go back to Ireland, not to get revenge on the people there, but by lovingly returning to teach people about God. He planted churches and made it his life's mission to convert people to Christianity. He was said to have passed away on March 17th.
People first celebrated St. Patrick by simply going to church in gratitude of all the work that he did for the Catholic church while he was alive. The celebrations have changed drastically; cities all over the world recognize March 17th as a day of wearing green, attending parades, having a five-day celebration, eating traditional Irish food and listening to traditional Irish music.
It's important to learn about our traditions to learn their origin and see how much they've changed.
Let's celebrate the life and works of Dr. Seuss. All week we will have different dress up days that coincide with his various books.
Monday – Crazy Socks Day - FEATURE BOOK: Fox in Socks
Tuesday – Pajama Day - FEATURE BOOK: Dr. Seuss Sleep Book
Wednesday – Wacky Clothes Day - FEATURE BOOK: Wacky Wednesday
Thursday – Silly Hat Day - FEATURE BOOK: Cat in the Hat
Friday – Favorite Dr. Seuss Character - FEATURE BOOK: The Lorax
**Wednesday we will be celebrating our Accelerated Reader students who reached their goal and percentage. The celebration begins at 1:40 at the library.
March 20th is the official first day of Spring this year. It is the time of year when flowers start blooming, trees begin budding, and the weather gets warmer through the Spring months. Animals also have their young; this season allows animals to gather food for their young such as berries, grass, etc. It is also the perfect time to plant new trees and plants.
