That’s right: every week we are going to celebrate some small holiday! We want you to join us in celebrating every week – because really, everyone needs a little more happiness in their lives.

Join us in celebrating the holiday just yourself, and take some small quiet time to enjoy it. Or, take our book and program ideas, and celebrate in a larger way in your library. Take a small, goofy opportunity to have a little more fun today! (We celebrate you in doing this!)

Today is National Handwriting Day! If you are like me, your handwriting is really deteriorating. Mine was never great, and it’s pretty illegible now. I’m better at printing anyway, and it’s easier to read. But I feel bad about it when I see other people’s lovely handwriting, especially in older printed material. If you feel like this, maybe today is a day we can do a little work to make our writing, in whatever form, nicer looking and easier to read!

Browse a few books today:

• Spencerian Copybook Set Plus Theory – Penmanship For Kids and Adults (Ages 8 and up)
• The Lost Art of Handwriting: Rediscover the Beauty and Power of Penmanship, by Brenna Jordan
• The Ultimate Guide to Modern Calligraphy & Hand Lettering for Beginners: Learn to Letter: A Hand Lettering Workbook with Tips, Techniques, Practice Pages, and Projects, by June and Lucy
• Cursive Handwriting Workbook for Teens: Exercises to Learn, Practice, and Improve, by Missy Briggs
• Printing Practice Handwriting Workbook for Boys, by Julie Harper
• Cursive handwriting workbook for Adults: Learn to write in Cursive, Improve your writing skills & practice penmanship for adults, by Sujatha Lalgudi

And maybe try a few programs in your library:

• hold a calligraphy event, where everyone can learn to write their names and maybe a few other important words
• make papers available and let patrons put together their own journals so they can do some gratitude writing each night
• host a writing session to let patrons write poetry, and have an open mic night where they can share their writings
• bring in a speaker to talk about handwriting analysis, and any meaning hidden in people’s handwriting style

The main thing today: just take a few minutes to enjoy yourself and to have a happy minute. We are here for you, and your year-long celebrations!