On Saturday, June 21, 2025, the sun was high and bright as Nederland experienced the longest day and shortest night of the year, the Summer Solstice. And this year, the place to be to truly celebrate this natural phenomenon was the Nederland...
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NEDERLAND - On Saturday, June 21, 2025, the sun was high and bright as Nederland experienced the longest day and shortest night of the year: the Summer Solstice. And this year, the place to be to truly celebrate this natural phenomenon was the Nederland Community Library (NCL).
Children and adults of all ages crowded the library, and with scissors, glue guns, and a colorful assortment of twine and ribbon, worked and laughed together to create their own personal symbols to honor nature.
For hundreds of years, flower crowns have been used in summer solstice celebrations all around the world, from the fantastically extravagant Ukrainian vinok to the classic handmade midsommarkrans crafted from the daisies, cornflowers, and ferns of Sweden.
Traditionally, flower crowns are made with those flora in bloom during the summer solstice and are worn to honor nature’s vibrancy and plenitude. Each flower also has its own symbolic meaning, in some cases representing friendship, innocence, or love.
Those who brought their artistic talents to the library were provided a wide assortment of beautiful flowers with which to craft their personal statements of appreciation for the natural world that surrounds us.
After spending time carefully creating their masterpieces (with a little help from NCL organizers and proud parents and grandparents), Nederland’s children of summer wore their crowns proudly, basking in the bright Saturday sun, and then running through the stacks to pick out a new book.
By the time that everyone had made their crown, the longest day of the year was still young. Families made plans to wear their crowns out downtown while getting something to eat, or to show off their crowns while dancing at that night’s summer concert in Chipeta Park.
A special thanks to the NCL staff and organizers of this brilliant Summer Solstice event, for spreading the love of nature to a town that is blessed with its abundance.
The Nederland Community Library is located at 200 Highway 72 North in Nederland and is open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., on Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m.
For more information about the library’s programs and events, call 303-258-1101 or go to: https://nederland.colibraries.org
