Homer Township Public Library

We're closed on Thanksgiving Day (November 24), and we close at 5:00 p.m. this Wednesday, but we're open Friday. For books about Thanksgiving, check our catalog.

Here are a few Thanksgiving links, selected by our reference librarians:

• Thanksgiving Facts -- From the Census Bureau. Did you know that about 256 million turkeys were raised in the U.S. this year? Now you do.


• Name the National Turkey -- Vote to name the bird (and alternate) that President Bush will pardon.


• You Are the Historian: Investigating the First Thanksgiving -- Online activities from Plymouth Plantation. (Requires Flash Player, high-speed connection recommended.) The same website also has an interesting aricle about fasting and thanksgiving days in the Plymouth Colony.


• Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Thanksgiving Day Proclamation


• Turkey and Stuffing Calculator -- Enter the number of people you're feeding, and Butterball's calculator will tell you how much bird to buy. The company's site also tells how to know when the turkey's done.


• Food Network Thanksgiving Archives -- Includes a video showing how to carve a turkey.


• Vegetarian Thanksgiving -- Tofu turkey and other meatless recipes from VegWeb.


• Mr. Breakfast Recipes: Thanksgiving -- 15 ways to use leftovers the morning after.