Father’s Day is Sunday, a time to celebrate those special men in our lives who helped raise us or who guided us or simply to honor the wonderful men whom we look up to. If you haven’t already purchased the obligatory tie, golf tee or grabbed reservations at your dad’s favorite eatery, perhaps these resources will get you in the mood to celebrate dear old dad.

Movies

• Father of the Bride
• To Kill A Mockingbird
• Mrs. Doubtfire
• Life Is Beautiful
• The Pursuit of Happyness
• Field of Dreams
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Children's Books

• Just the Two of Us by Will Smith with pictures by Kadir Nelson
• Family Huddle by Peyton Manning, Archie Manning, Eli Manning, illustrations by Jim Madsen
• Grandpa & Bo by Kevin Henkes
• Father's Day by Anne F. Rockwell, pictures by Lizzy Rockwell
• My Father's Boat by Sherry Garland, illustrated by Ted Rand
• The Best Father's Day Present Ever by Christine Loomis, illustrated by Pamela Paparone

Free Library Podcasts

• Ian Frazier | Lamentations of the Father: Essays
• Sharon Robinson | Promises To Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America
• Dr. Dan Gottlieb | Letters to Sam: A Grandfather's Lessons on Love, Loss and the Gifts of Life

Also, you might be interested in this upcoming Author Event: Alice Ozma author of The Reading Promise: My Father and the Books We Shared and Robert Strauss author of Daddy’s Little Goalie: A Father, His Daughters, & Sports on July 19, 2011.