Library News and Views: Celebrate May Day by reading a book

By Kristen Kindle

Today is May Day. A holiday that has been around since before the Christian era as the first day of summer. Growing up I celebrated this day by driving the neighbor’s houses and sneaking a basket of candy to their front door and ringing the doorbell, if we were caught we got kissed. Many European countries celebrate the holiday but each have their own variations, and we included some library variations too.

Great Britain holds dances and a crowning of the May Queen, it is also when many villages celebrate the fertility of the soil. Since the Christian reform it has included t...