# Honoring Mothers & Mother Figures Every May
Mother's Day is a time to celebrate and honor mothers, motherhood and maternal figures of all kinds. It is often be accompanied by gifts of flowers, heartfelt cards, hand-made crafts, luxe spa days or even vouchers that mom can redeem for things like "a day off from doing laundry."
It can also be an opportunity to reflect on the invisible emotional labor expected of mothers in our society or to renegotiate the share of domestic tasks taken on by partners, children or other family members. That is to say, it's a day of appreciation and love!
Your librarians at Jacksonville Public Library have put together some great reading recommendations this month designed to help you mark Mother's Day in style (or maybe find a last minute gift idea for that awesome, book-loving mom in your life).
