National Third Shift Workers Day / National Nightshift Workers Day
A day of appreciation for those who are still slaving away while the rest of us are snuggled up tight in our beds, while visions of sugarplums dance in our heads!

Gonna be some sweet sounds coming down
On the nightshift
I bet you’re singing proud
Oh, I bet you’ll pull a crowd
Gonna be a long night, it’s gonna be all right
On the nightshift
Oh you found another home, I know you’re not alone
On the nightshift*

*Nightshift by The Commodores
photo credit: night shift super fun by numbersixx

Library Legislative Day
Librarians are taking it to the streets today, out to their local state capitals and to Washington to talk about the importance of libraries and related issues.

Limerick Day
A limerick is a five line poem popularized by Edward Lear. On this his birthday, take some time to write your own limerick today. Here is an example to get you started. . .

There once were some rhymes they called limericks
Repeated by smart men and dimwits
They’re easy to make
A real piece of cake
Until you get to the last line

And many limericks can be quite colorful. Remember - There once was a man from Nantucket. . . ??

photo credit: via flickr

Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is a time of commemoration and celebration for Mom. It is a day for breakfast in bed, family gatherings, and crayon scribbled “I Love You’s.”

So join us for our Mother’s Day celebration - Mother’s Day on the Net.

 For your entertainment you’ll find fun Holiday things for you, your mom and your family. We’ve got some stories to read, recipes to make and muffins to bake, pictures for the kids to color, and holiday craft gift ideas! So bring the kids and tell your friends.

Letter Carriers Food Drive / Stamp Out Hunger
The time of year is here again when millions of Americans combine forces for Stamp Out Hunger? ?the nation’s largest annual single-day food drive!

ABOUT STAMP OUT HUNGER?
On Saturday May 10th, letter carriers in more than 10,000 communities will collect food items and deliver them to local food banks to help some of the millions of Americans, including an estimated 13 million children, who face hunger every day.

Since 1993, families have donated more than a half-billion pounds of food to Stamp Out Hunger?. You can help make this year our most successful ever.

Simply place bags filled with nonperishable food items like canned meats and fish, canned soup, juice, pasta, vegetables, cereal and rice next to your mailbox this Saturday, May 10th.Your letter carrier will pick up the bags and deliver them to your local food bank.

To learn more, visit HelpStampOutHunger.com