Valentine--College of St. Catherine Libraries

History and Background of Valentine's Day

Learn about St. Valentine:

Search Catholic and Periodical Literature Index for "Valentine" (library barcode required)

The Directory of Saints BX4656.5 .S26 1996 (St. Paul Reference Collection)

The Bible and the Saints BS513.2 .D8313 1994 (St. Paul Reference Collection)

The Oxford Dictionary of Saints BR1710 .F34 1992 (St. Paul Reference Collection)

New Advent: St. Valentine

Valentine's Day - American Catholic

Catholic Online Saints - St. Valentine

Background of Valentine's Day:

Search Oxford Reference Online for information about Valentine's Day and St. Valentine (library barcode required)

Chase's Calendar of Events GT4803 .C48 2006 (St. Paul Reference Collection)

How Stuff Woks - Valentine's Day

The History Channel - Valentine's Day

Today in History: February 14 (American Memory Library of Congress)

Valentine's Day for Lovers

Eat a nice dinner:

Search epicurious.com for recipes to make for your sweetie

Twin Cities Dining Guide - Restaurants open for Valentine's Day

AOL CitySearch Valentine's Day

Order flowers for your boyfriend or girlfriend:

FTD

telefloral

www.1800flowers.com

Give chocolate:

Godiva

Hershey's

Scharffen Berger

Send a free e-card to that special person:

123Greetings

Catholic Greetings

Free Web Cards

Hallmark free e-cards

Read love poems to your Valentine: (located at the St. Paul Library)

The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning PR4193 .A3 1899

The Sonnets: A Lover's Complaint by William Shakespeare PR2848.A2 .S53 (e-book)

Love Poems of Six Centuries PR 1184 H85L

Love Poems PR 1184 R55L

Listen to romantic music: (located in Media Services at St. Paul)

Feels Like Home Norah Jones M1630.18.J66 F44 2004

Live in Paris Diana Krall M1366.K73 L58 2002

No More Drama Mary J. Blige M1630.18.B557 N6 2001

Sogno Andrea Bocelli M1749.18.B63 S64 1999

Come By Me Harry Connick, Jr. M1630.18.C67 C66 1999

Love Songs Ella Fitzgerald M1630.18.F53 L68 1996

Valentine's Day for Singletons

Get over your depression by eating chocolate:

Godiva

Hershey's

Scharffen Berger

Go out and have fun:

Anti-Valentine's Day Planner

City Pages Calendar

The Rake - Events on Feb. 14, 2007

Star Tribune Entertainment

Twin Cities Events

Stay home and watch TV:

TV Guide

Yahoo! TV

You are not alone:

Anti-V-Day

Anti-Valentine's Day Gifts

Be My Anti-Valentine

List of anti-Valentine films

CNN article: "Some college students say 'phooey'"