Welcome to National Welding Week, National Lingerie Week, and National Playground Safety Week. Today is Great Poetry Reading Day and Kiss-Your-Mate Day. Show your mate how much you care by reading a poem and sharing a kiss with him or her when least expected!
    Wednesday is Moment of Laughter Day. Laughter is a potent and powerful way to deal with the difficulties of life, so set aside some time this day to experience the positive benefits of laughing! Thursday is National Honest Day, which celebrates honesty and those who are honest and honorable in their dealings with others.
    Friday is May Day, Law Day, and International Tuba Day. Saturday is National Baby's Day, Sunday is International Unmothers Day, and Monday is Relationship Renewal Day.

WHAT'S HAPPENING?
Little things mean a lot at Wednesday's 10:00 a.m. storytime in stories, a stick puppet play, and a craft where participants will make little fuzzy wuzzies. Saturday morning's 10:00 storytime celebrates Cinco de Mayo with a fiesta of stories and activities about Mexico.

BOOK TALK
    This week's book information is provided by librarian Rosie Klopfer. Gardening in the Southwest or in Roswell is different than any where else. If you need to know what will grow here, where, when, and how to plant it, then the library has several books on Southwest gardening and landscaping to help you!
    In the adult collection, you might check out "Best Plants for New Mexico Gardens and Landscapes," by Baker Morrow; "Native Plants for Southwestern Landscapes," by Judy Mielke; "Shade and Color with Water-Conserving Plants," by James Walters; "Desert Landscaping: How to Start and Maintain a Healthy Landscape in the Southwest," by George Brookbank; "Taylor's Guide to Gardening in the Southwest," by Roger Holmes; "Landscaping with Native Plants of Texas and the Southwest," by George Miller; "Gardening in Dry Climates," by Scott Millard; "Southwest Gardening," by Rosalie Doolittle; and "Gardening in the South and West," by Marian Stuart Scruggs.
    The children's department also has some nice books, such as "Native American Gardening," by Michael Caduto, and "The children's Kitchen Garden," by Georgeanne Brennan.

DID YOU KNOW?
    If you're getting ready to plant a vegetable garden, you'll want to heed the advice of Stephen Reiners, assistant professor of horticulture at Cornell University. He encourages gardeners to rotate vegetable crops for a more bountiful harvest. Bacteria and fungi usually attack only specific plants or plant families. Annual vegetables like tomatoes make easy targets if they're grown in the same spot year after year.
    To break this disease cycle, wait at least three years before replanting the same crop in the same spot. You can still plant on the same spot - just make sure to grow vegetables from different families.
    With summer on the way, we'll all be exposed to the sun more, which means a heightened threat of skin cancer. Here's a skin checkup that can save your life. Check moles every six months for any changes. See a physician if a mole meets any of the ABCD conditions: Asymmetry - the two sides don't match in shape or color; Border - is irregular, ragged or notched or seems blurred; Color - varies in different parts; Diameter - is more than one-quarter inch.

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Here's another word of wisdom from "A Cowboy's Guide to Life." "Don't worry about bitin' off more than you can chew. Your mouth is probably a whole lot bigger than you think."

JUDY ARMSTRONG, 624-7276