Today, Sorry Charlie Day, on April 6, allows us to pause and reflect on the rejections we’ve faced throughout our lives. Charlie the Tuna served as a spokes-tuna for StarKist for almost 20 years and was notorious for never measuring up as a tuna that tasted good (even though he had good taste). Constantly being told “Sorry Charlie” endeared him to the American public and made him relatable to our everyday rejections. But Charlie never gave up and, today, we can celebrate our own perseverance or learn from the experiences of others in bouncing back from rejection.
National Library Workers Day
National Library Workers Day is observed on the Tuesday of National Library Week, which is on April 25 this year. The day recognizes the importance and contributions of the library staff who keep our libraries running while we get lost in the wonderful books. Libraries are more than a place for borrowing books, they reflect the needs and expectations of our community. And library workers are the ones fulfilling those needs and expectations by making information, books, and resources more accessible. Libraries work because they work!
Tartan Day
Tartan Day, observed in the United States on April 6 every year, commemorates the day that the Declaration of Arbroath (or the Scottish Declaration of Independence) was signed in 1320. The reason it’s so important is that the American Declaration of Independence was actually modeled on the Declaration of Arbroath and quite a big proportion of the Founding Fathers were of Scottish descent (almost half of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and nine of the 13 governors of the newly established United States, were Scottish!)