National Whooping Crane Day “High horns, low horns, silence, and finally a pandemonium of trumpets, rattles, croaks, and cries that almost shakes the bog with its nearness…A new day has begun on the crane marsh.  A sense of time lies thick and heavy on such a place…Our ability to perceive quality in nature begins, as…

Learn About Composting Day! “Nature demands a gift for everything it gives, so what we have to keep doing, is returning leaves and compost materials back to the soil, then we’re continuously giving the gifts to nature, because we have a return cycle.” -Geoff Lawton

National Creativity Day “Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes and having fun.” -Anonymous

National Smile Day! “Dare to Be When a new day begins, dare to smile gratefully. When there is darkness, dare to be the first to shine a light. When there is injustice, dare to be the first to condemn it. When something seems difficult, dare to do it anyway. When life seems to beat you…

National Go Barefoot Day “Going barefoot is the gentlest way of walking and can symbolize a way of living-being authentic, vulnerable, sensitive to our surroundings.  It’s the feeling of enjoying warm sand beneath our toes, or carefully making our way over sharp rocks in the darkness.  It’s the way of living that has the lightest…

American Indian Citizenship Day “Children, language, lands: almost everything was stripped away, stolen when you weren’t looking because you were trying to stay alive.  In the face of such loss, one thing our people could not surrender was the meaning of land.  In the settler mind, land was property, real estate, capital, or natural resources. …

Insect Repellant Awareness Day Homemade Bug Spray Ingredients: 4 oz glass spray bottle 2 oz witch hazel or apple cider vinegar 2 oz water 10 drops lemon eucalyptus or eucalyptus 8 drops rosemary essential oil 8 drops tea tree (melaleuca essential oil) 8 drops cedarwood essential oil 8 drops thyme essential oil If you use…

National Cheese Day “Age is of no importance unless you’re a cheese.” – Billie Burke

Join us in watching "Song Sung Blue".  You are welcome to bring your on comfy camp chair, snacks, and beverage.  The library will provide popcorn.