Holiday Reminder: St. Patrick’s Day will be celebrated next Wed. March 17th.

Visit our St. Patrick’s Day celebration for fun and more information.

Did You Know? Facts, Figures & Folklore About St. Patrick’s Day March 10 : 07 days till St. Pat’s Day

Did you know that Patrick, nee Maewyn, was captured by Gaelic slave traders at the age of sixteen and sold to an Irish sheep farmer?

Patrick was enslaved for six years, during which he turned to Christianity for comfort. He escaped at the age of 22, and spent the next 12 years living in a British monastery. It was there that he adopted the name Patrick.

Did you know that Patrick returned to Ireland after his time in a monastery, along with 20-some followers, serving as a Christian missionary?

Celebrating the patron saint of Ireland, its said that on St. Patrick’s Day everyone is Irish! The day is celebrated worldwide with shamrocks, parades and green beer!

We’ll be presenting a new “Did You Know?” fun fact each day so join us as we countdown to St. Patrick’s Day on March 17th!

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Learn What Your Name Means Day
We know you were named after your great-grandfather on your step-dad’s mother’s side. But do you really know what’s the meaning behind your name?

Take some time today to search the web or the library for more information on your name. You’ll never know what you’ll find!

UPDATE: Here’s a good site to help find info on your first name – Behind the Names – http://www.behindthename.com/

It’s Celebrate Your Name Week! and all this week that’s exactly what we’ll be doing – celebrating our names! So stop back tomorrow for more fun during our week long celebration of names.