Off The Shelves: Holidays

Fri, 18 Apr 2003 21:21:08 GMT

Just a reminder

The Library will be closed on Easter Sunday.

Mon, 17 Mar 2003 20:28:45 GMT

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

The History of St. Patrick's Day from the History Channel

Fri, 21 Feb 2003 16:09:38 GMT

Even though President's Day was celebrated last Monday, George Washington's Birthday isn't until Saturday. So - here are some sites where you can read more about our first president.

Rediscovering George Washington from PBS

George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress

George Washington's Mount Vernon

Fri, 14 Feb 2003 19:42:54 GMT

Happy Valentine's Day!

A history of Valentine's Day from the History Channel

Wed, 12 Feb 2003 17:53:03 GMT

Happy 194th Birthday to Abraham Lincoln!

Abraham Lincoln Historical Digitization Project From Northern Illinois Univ.

Abraham Lincoln Papers From the Library of Congress

Abraham Lincoln Bookshop

Mon, 30 Dec 2002 23:26:53 GMT

Just a reminder: The Library will be closed both New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. We re-open on Thursday at 1 pm.

Hope everyone has a safe holiday.

Sun, 29 Dec 2002 18:27:33 GMT

Looking for someplace to spend New Year's Eve? Metromix has listing of many of the concerts and dining spots in the Chicago area in their New Year's Guide

Fri, 20 Dec 2002 15:39:37 GMT

White House Christmas Decor Through A Dog's Eyes ....

White House Christmas Decor Through A Dog's Eyes [WPL: waterboro lib blog]

White House Christmas Decor Through A Dog's Eyes: Barney, the Bush's black Scottish terrier, recently recorded a tour of the White House Christmas decorations; click on Barney Cam to see the 4-1/2 minute show (requires Real Player). If this link doesn't work, try this one. Some of the video is of Barney pushing an ornament around the floor.

Sat, 30 Nov 2002 15:18:02 GMT

Hanukkah or Chanukah celebrations have begun. Here are a couple of websites with more information on this holiday.

Chanukah from Torah.org

Virtual Chanukah

Hanukkah Traditions

Wed, 27 Nov 2002 23:04:06 GMT

Thanksgiving Proclamations

Governing Council of Charlestown, Massachuetts - 1676

President George Washington - 1789
This was the first presidential proclamation of a day of thanksgiving

President Abraham Lincoln - 1863
This proclamation made the day an offical holiday to be celebrated on the last Thursday of November

President George Bush - 2002

Tue, 26 Nov 2002 21:52:09 GMT

The First Thanksgiving

The event we now know as "the First Thanksgiving" was in fact neither the first occurrence of our modern American holiday, nor was it even a 'Thanksgiving" in the eyes of the Pilgrims who celebrated it. It was instead a traditional English harvest celebration to which the colonists invited Massasoit, the most important sachem among the Wamapanoag. It was only in the nineteenth century that this event became identified with the American Thanksgiving holiday.

From Plimouth Plantation

Mon, 25 Nov 2002 21:25:17 GMT

Looking for some last minute Thanksgiving recipes? Try Allrecipes' Thanksgiving guide.

Thu, 31 Oct 2002 20:44:40 GMT

In the Spirit of Halloween - A Haunted Library

Boo Who?.

A reminder that if you're not in or near a haunted building, you can keep tabs on the Willard Library's Ghost Cam and try to spot one of theirs.

"The Willard Library Ghost Cams were inspired by the question 'Is Willard Library Haunted?' It has become a fascinating, and somewhat credible, legend that drives thousands of people to search the library for remnants of lost spirits. The site is a virtual ghost hunting mecca. Take a virtual tour of the library with Greg Hager, Willard Library Director, and see if you can locate the cams hidden in the building. Libraryghost.com offers three cams for your ghost hunting pleasure. The Children's Room cam and the Research Room cam are both refreshed every thirty seconds. The newest cam, which is located in the basement, is virtually live - it refreshes every second!"

Totally cool, despite the truly awful implementation of frames. Who ya gonna call?

[The Shifted Librarian]