It may not be high on most people's list of favorite holidays, but tomorrow is May Day. According to World Book encyclopedia, May Day "is celebrated as a spring festival in many countries. It marks the revival of life in early spring after winter. May Day celebrations may go back to the spring festivals of ancient Egypt and India."

And who can argue with a holiday that celebrates the arrival of warm weather?

Since it's not a hot topic, I didn't expect to see much in the library's catalog, but we actually do have several books. I did a general keyword search for "May Day" (with the quotes, so it searched for the two words as a single phrase). The catalog came up with ten titles. Now, a general keyword search will search subject, title, author, and all additional text in a book's catalog record, including the table of contents. The computer doesn't know that I mean the holiday--it just looks for the words, and it finds any record with that phrase in it. So, I found a Louisa May Alcott book because it contains a story called "Mabel's May day." But I also found:

Paula Deen celebrates! : best dishes and best wishes for the best times of your life
This one has chapters on how to celebrate special occasions--including, you guessed it, May Day.

There's also an oldie but goodie, "The Days we Celebrate"

For children, there's:

"Summer's Coming In" by Natalia Benting, which is a verse description of various summer and spring festivals.

May Day, by Dorothy Les Tina.

So, pick up a good book and celebrate May Day--curl up on one of the chairs in front of the library and enjoy the weather!