Valentine's Day!
Valentine's Day started long ago in Roman times with a pagan fertility festival dedicated to Faunus, the god of agriculture. It was not until the fifth century that Pope Gelasius declared February 14 Saint Valentine's Day, and still later in the 18th century that exchanging letters that would evolve into what we recognize today as our day of exchanging tokens of affection.
Flowers, chocolate, presents and notes of affection, all have evolved from one festival thousands of years old! Like the thread of connection that spans the ages of the history of St. Valentine's Day, we hope that you will find someone to connect with this Valentine's Day!
Happy Valentine's Day from Jessup Library!
Check out our list of Valentine's Day books:
If you would like to put one of these books on hold, please email us at circulation@pvcc.edu
100 Love Sonnets by Pablo Neruda
Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon (sequel to Outlander)
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
All About Love: New Visions by Bell Hooks
The Heart of A Woman by Maya Angelou
If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin
Rumi's Secret: the life of the Sufi poet of love by Brad Gooch
Love in Color: mythical tales from around the world, retold by Bolu Babalola