At Decatur Public Library we try to stay updated on all national days. It gives us ideas for social media posts, programs and trivia. For instance, today, June 4th is National Donut Day, National Cheese Day, and National Hug Your Cat Day, to name a few. Of course, this meant we ordered donuts. We were also trying to mark items off our to-do list as quickly as possible, because Summer Reads kicked off on Tuesday. While Summer Reads is always a lot of fun; it always puts us behind on the day-to-day tasks of our jobs.
If you haven’t thought about signing up for
Summer Reads please go to https://mydpl.org/summerreads/ to find out about our programs this year.
There is a program for everyone in the family, no matter your age or reading
ability. So make it a family goal to read more this summer and get everyone to
participate.
Most people check this blog to find the monthly
tasks for our annual year-long Adult Reading Challenge, and the national day
list actually gave us the idea for this month’s task. June 4th is also Old
Maid’s Day, established in 1948 to celebrate the contributions of Old Maids to
their families and communities. In honor of that, read a book with
an Old Maid or spinster character. The definition of an Old Maid, according
to The American Heritage College Dictionary, is “A woman who has remained
single beyond the conventional age for marrying.” By the way, it also says
this is offensive. This is not meant offensively, it is simply a character
that appears in many books across genres.
Happy Reading!
