{"id":648,"date":"2007-02-05T13:19:31","date_gmt":"2007-02-05T18:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/info.lib.utk.edu\/news\/blog\/2007\/02\/05\/discover-valentines-day-the-ut-libraries\/"},"modified":"2007-02-05T13:19:31","modified_gmt":"2007-02-05T18:19:31","slug":"discover-valentines-day-the-ut-libraries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/news\/2007\/02\/discover-valentines-day-the-ut-libraries\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover Valentine&#8217;s Day @ the UT Libraries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Documenting Love with Government Documents, Online<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fight off the winter doldrums with some interesting facts and statistics about Valentine&#8217;s Day, from the Government Documents department at the UT Libraries:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Candy is dandy!<\/b> How much candy do Americans eat each year? Where are the most romantic-sounding places in America? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.census.gov\/Press-Release\/www\/releases\/archives\/facts_for_features_special_editions\/007906.html\">The U.S. Census Bureau answers these questions and more.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Love is in the air, and in the mail<\/b>&#8212;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usps.com\/lovestamp\/welcome.htm\">This year&#8217;s love stamp features the Hershey&#8217;s Kiss, from the U.S. Postal Service. <\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Crack the Valentine&#8217;s mystery<\/b> America&#8217;s Library <a href=\"http:\/\/www.americaslibrary.gov\/cgi-bin\/jb_date.cgi?month=02&amp;day=14&amp;x=17&amp;y=8\">traces the history of celebrating Valentine&#8217;s Day from ancient times to today<\/a>. <\/li>\n<li><b>Roses are red, violets are blue,<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ars.usda.gov\/is\/kids\/plants\/story2\/flower.htm\">See nature&#8217;s color code for flowers from the Department of Agriculture. <\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Love means never saying goodbye<\/b>, even in a long distance relationship. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/m\/dghr\/flo\/rsrcs\/pubs\/12511.htm\">Here are some tips for long-distance relationship success from the Department of State. <\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Looking for a Libido Lift?<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/fdac\/features\/196_love.html\">The Facts about Aphrodisiacs<\/a> from the US Food and Drug Administration. <\/li>\n<li><b>Jungle Love?<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/nationalzoo.si.edu\/publications\/pressmaterials\/PressReleases\/NZP\/2004\/vday.cfm\">Animals at the National Zoo get in the mood for Valentine&#8217;s Day. <\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Love Potion #9. <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/superfund\/action\/community\/mercury.pdf\">Read about the use of mercury in casting love spells in a report from the Environmental Protection Agency. <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More information about government documents is available at <a href=\"http:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/govdoc\/\">http:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/govdoc\/<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/askusnow\/\">AskUsNow!<\/a>, or by contacting <a href=\"mailto:jprescod@utk.edu\">Janette Prescod<\/a>, Periodicals\/Documents and Microforms Librarian.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Documenting Love with Government Documents, Online Fight off the winter doldrums with some interesting facts and statistics about Valentine&#8217;s Day, from the Government Documents department at the UT Libraries: Candy is dandy! How much candy do Americans eat each year? Where are the most romantic-sounding places in America? 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