Happy New Year
When the Reference Department organizes their individual weekly displays, one of the first sources we go to is the Chases’s Calendar of Events book which is a guide to special days, weeks and months for the country and beyond. Sometimes we hit upon a display that would apply, sometimes not. It is a reference book so we recommend you come back to the Reference Desk and take a look. A lot of those special events are quite entertaining. It also contains anniversary birth & death dates for notable people.
When the Reference Department organizes their individual weekly displays, one of the first sources we go to is the Chases’s Calendar of Events book which is a guide to special days, weeks and months for the country and beyond. Sometimes we hit upon a display that would apply, sometimes not. It is a reference book so we recommend you come back to the Reference Desk and take a look. A lot of those special events are quite entertaining. It also contains anniversary birth & death dates for notable people.
Typical entries are as follows:
January 5-Monday: Alvin Ailey: Birth Anniversary
January 5-Monday: All my Children TV Premier
January 7-Wednesday: Nanakusa: Festival dates back to the seventh century and recalls the seven plants served to the emperor that are believed to have great medicinal value
January 7-Wednesday: I’m Not Going To Take it Anymore Day
January 8-Thursday: Show and tell day at work
January 11-Sunday: Cuckoo Dancing Week: (Jan. 11-17) To honor the memory of Laurel and Hardy whose theme “The Dancing Cuckoos” will be celebrated
January 11-Sunday: Golden Globes Award Show
A lot of these entries have contact information for more information.
So you see, what may appear random to you, the patron, is a well thought out display by the Reference team. Take a look at Chase’s and while you are at it. Check out our constantly changing displays.
