In 1882, Peter McGuire suggested: "Let us have, a festive day during which a parade through the streets of the city would permit public tribute to American Industry." (Detroit News, September 4, 1997). For many years cities and towns held Labor Day parades to celebrate workers across the nation. Now we view it as the last holiday of summer. A day for a last picnic, a last swim in the public pool, and we start to put away our summer clothes, school is back in session, and we look forward to cooler weather, turning leaves and harvest celebrations.
No matter how you celebrate this Labor Day, enjoy this Labor Day, Monday, September 1, 2008.
Suggested readings from our libraries:
Ansory, Mir Tamin (1999) Labor Day. Heinemann. 32 pp.
Scott, Geoffrey (1982) Labor Day. Carolrhoda. 48 pp.
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