National Turkey Neck Soup Day “What a marvelous resource soup is for the thrifty cook—it solves the ham-bone and lamb-bone problems, the everlasting Thanksgiving turkey, the extra vegetables.” Julia Child

National Clams on the Half Shell Day “She ate so many clams that her stomach rose and fell with the tides.” Louis Kronenberger

No Foolin' though . . . The library will close at 2 p.m. today. April Fool’s Day “Our wisdom comes from our experience, and our experience comes from our foolishness.” ---Sacha Guitry

No Foolin' the Library will close at 2 pm today. So sorry for any inconvenience.

Children's Book Day “Reading for me is spending time with a friend.” Gary Paulsen

National Burrito Day “A burrito is a sleeping bag for ground beef.” Mitch Hedberg

National Carrot Day “I had to sit down and promise the kids I would no longer have any spray tans. My husband started sending me the carrot emoji.” Mel Giedroyc

National Dandelion Day “Beautiful as a dandelion-blossom golden in the green grass, this life can be.” Edna St. Vincent Millay

National Caramel Popcorn Day “You are caramel popcorn. Don’t let anyone treat you like raggedy old basic buttered popcorn.” Cody Rigsby

National Coffee Cake Day “It’s called coffee cake not because it contains coffee, or it's meant to contain coffee, but because it goes well with coffee. A nice sweet thing to eat that is complimentary with the taste of coffee.” Michael Dougan

National Library Workers Day “The most important asset of any library goes home at night – the library staff.” Timothy Healy

National Pimento Cheese Day “A cheese may disappoint. It may be dull, it may be naive, it may be over-sophisticated. Yet it remains cheese, milk’s leap toward immortality.” Clifton Fadiman

National Farm Animals Day “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” George Orwell, Animal Farm

National Cheese Fondue Day “There is no old bread that cannot find its cheese.” French Proverb

National Licorice Day “We’re like licorice, not everybody likes licorice, but the people who like licorice really like licorice.” Jerry Garcia

National Peach Cobbler Day “Fresh peach pie can lift a bullying reprobate into apologetic courtesy; I have watched it happen.” Leif Enger

National Grits Day “There’s a Yankee for you. Grits ain’t groceries? Next you’’ tell me eggs ain’t poultry and Mona Lisa was a man.” Stephen King

National Glazed Spiral Ham Day “Country ham is baked whole, usually with a glaze, sometimes studded with cloves, and served as the centerpiece at Christmas and Easter feasts.” Kate Christensen

National Orchid Day “An orchid in a deep forest sends out its fragrance even if no one is around to appreciate it.” Confucius

National Banana Day “Goals are like bananas, they come in bunches.” Brendan Morrison

National Animal Crackers Day “I bought a box of animal crackers, but there was nothing inside. They’d eaten each other.” Lily Tomlin

National Garlic Day “There are five elements: earth, air, fire, water and garlic.” --Louis Diat

National Cheddar Fries Day “I like food too much to go on some crazy diet. French fries are my favorite downfall.” Holly Madison

National Chickpea Day “Beans, beans, the magic legumes—the more you ingest, the more you consume.” Al Yankovic

Earth Day “In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” John Muir

National Zucchini Bread Day “There is nothing that is more positive than bread.” Fyodor Dostoevsky

National Pigs-in-a-Blanket Day “I wanted to eat a pig-in-a-blanket, in a blanket.” Kevin Malone

National Steak Day “I take a vitamin everyday---it’s called a steak.” Jim Harbaugh

National Pretzel Day “But you can’t just sit around the fireplace and sip cokes and eat pretzels and get an attitude of confidence. You have to put in hard work.” Lee Haney

National Prime Rib Day “I believe books should be like a prime rib steak—good and thick.” E.A. Bucchianeri

National Blueberry Pie Day “You’ll never regret eating blueberries or working up a sweat.” Jacquelyn Mitchard

National Zipper Day “Nobody notices it when your zipper is up, but everyone notices when it’s down. Cynthia Lewis

National Raisin Day “A grape falls off a vine...and dries. Everything happens for a raisin.” Jomny Sun

National Salad Day “A well-made salad must have a certain uniformity; it should make perfect sense for those ingredients to share a bowl.” ---Yotam Ottolenghi

National Truffles Day “You gotta have swine to show you where the truffles are.” ---Edward Albee

National Raspberry Tart Day “Every good jam tart deserves the finest preserve.” ---Rachel Khoo