St. Patrick's Day

Across the world, St. Patrick's Day has become a celebration of Irish heritage. But do you know why we celebrate it?

Saint Patrick, who lived during the fifth century, is the patron saint of Ireland and its national apostle. Born in Roman Britain, he was kidnapped and brought to Ireland as a slave at the age of 16. He later escaped, but returned to Ireland and was credited with bringing Christianity to its people.
In the centuries following Patrick’s death (believed to have been on March 17, 461), the mythology surrounding his life became ever more ingrained in the Irish culture: Perhaps the most well-known legend of St. Patrick is that he explained the Holy Trinity (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) using the three leaves of a native Irish clover, the shamrock. (History.com)

While the roots of the holiday are definitely associated with Catholicism, the celebration has gone beyond its origins.

Today, people of all backgrounds celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, especially throughout the United States, Canada and Australia. Although North America is home to the largest productions, St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated around the world in locations far from Ireland, including Japan, Singapore and Russia. Popular St. Patrick’s Day recipes include Irish soda bread, corned beef and cabbage and champ. In the United States, people often wear green on St. Patrick’s Day.
In modern-day Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day was traditionally been a religious occasion. In fact, up until the 1970s, Irish laws mandated that pubs be closed on March 17. Beginning in 1995, however, the Irish government began a national campaign to use interest in St. Patrick’s Day to drive tourism and showcase Ireland and Irish culture to the rest of the world. (History.com)

So, now that you know a little more about St. Patrick's day, what are you doing to celebrate it?

- Listen to Irish poetry by  W.B. Yeats, Seamus Heaney, and Samuel Beckett on Spotify.
- Listen to a 3-hour compilation of some of the best Irish music here.
- Learn some Irish dancing, here are plenty of to teach you, so you can learn from the comfort of your own home.
- Search your yard or local park for 4-leaf clovers.
- Print off some color pages from scribblefun.com
- Educational worksheets from education.com

Showed the Love - February 2020

February Events

February 12th Spot's Pots Pottery came out with a story and craft. It was a cold and rainy day but that did not stop approximately 30 to be in attendance. Many thanks to Ms. Kara for coming out and sharing a story and then having a pottery craft for all to do. Remember that if you were at the storytime and painted your pottery it is available for pickup at Spot's Pots in Dickson on Main St.

Future Events

March 18^th at 10:30 am Children’s Story Time hosted by Ms. Liz. Check it out at our event page.

March is Women's History Month. Stop by and grab a book about a woman that has made a difference.

The voting for our adult coloring contest has started. You can vote for the favorite until March 13th. Winner will be announced March 14th. One vote per patron per day. We have prizes from Cuttin' Up Hair Salon, SOS Massage, and White Bluff Car Care. Make sure to check the event page for more information.

Also, our quarterly book sale will begin March 15th. Make sure to check it out. You NEVER know what you will find! There are many books and DVDs that we will be putting out.

We would love to host more story times and other activities. We just need volunteers to get it done. Would you be interested in helping?

February New Patrons

In the month of February, we added another 23 more friends. Welcome! We are so very glad to have you here.

February Circulation

• 256 books were checked out
• 97 DVDs were checked out
• 8 CD-Books were checked out
• The computers were used 85 times.

February New Resources

We were able to add 81 items

• 47 books, 6 were brand new
• 5 CD-Books
• 29 DVDs