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Not only is Saint Patrick's Day a day to wear green and enjoy all things Irish, it is a day to celebrate Irish literature and culture.

Broward County Library offers excellent programs and resources to make the most out of this holiday.

Search the library's online catalog to find materials from Irish poets and writers including:

James Joyce
George Bernard Shaw
Samuel Beckett
William Butler Yeats
Jonathan Swift
Oscar Wilde

Programs for Adults:
Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center at Nova Southeastern University
March 9, 16, 23, 30 - Irish Film Series, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Call for titles.
March 15 - Genealogy: Irish-American Resources, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Register:
954-262-4613.

Stirling Road Branch Library
March 15 - Irish Dance Presentation in honor of Irish-American Month by the Harling Irish Dance Academy, 2:00 p.m.

Tamarac Branch Library
March 28 - Irish Dance presentation by the Harling Irish Dance Academy, 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

Programs for Teens:
Pompano Beach Branch Library
March 16 - Saint Patrick's Day Party - includes music, dance, and Irish fun for the whole family, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Register: 954-786-2181.

Programs for Children:
Main Library
March 14 - Saturday Morning Tube Leprechaun Craft, ages 6 - 12, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Register: 954-357-7504.

Miramar Library and Education Center
March 14 - Saint Patrick Day Craft, ages 7 - 11, 2:00 p.m. Register: 954-437-1806 ext. 223.

Northwest Regional Library
On Display - Books and exhibit in lobby celebrating Saint Patrick's Day.
March 16 - Celebrate Saint Patrick's Day with stories, songs, crafts, and fun, 3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
March 17 - Wear Green Day! Travel to Ireland by video and learn about the "Great Famine" and sing Irish songs, all ages, 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Pembroke Pines Branch/Walter C. Young Resource Center
March 4 - Celebrate Saint Patrick's Day with a Family Story Time at 6:30 p.m.

South Regional/Broward College Library
March 14 - Saint Patrick's Day Craft - Join the library for a fun leprechaun craft for ages 3 and up, 2:00 p.m.