TAG: voter registration
Using your right to vote: Important information from the League of Women Voters
Posted in Explore and Discover, News on July 20, 2020 at 6:00 am
Guest blog by Beth Pellicciotti At the League of Women Voters’ National Convention this past month, Virginia Kase, the CEO of the national League, reminded us that at the height of the 1918 Flu Pandemic, women continued their fight for the right to vote. Their work was not in vain. In 1920, the 19th Amendment, […]
Tags: 19th amendment, ballot, ballot box, candidates, civics, Election Day, elections, general election, League of Women Voters, mail-in, primary, proposition, referendum, rights, voter, voter registration, voting
Civic learning at the library
Posted in Explore and Discover, News on September 4, 2019 at 6:00 am
By Dana Mannino I hear a phrase uttered at the Thanksgiving dinner table at least once each year: “Kids these day, they have no idea how the government works!” But that’s not the only place I’ve heard it. Last spring, our librarians asked people what kind of a community they wanted to live in. One […]
Tags: art, civic, civics, county, elected representatives, federal, government, government officials, knowledge, learning, local, portraits, posters, presidential, presidents, state, vote, voter registration
Volunteer opportunities: Reading Buddy Program, National Voter Registration Day, & technology evaluation
Posted in News on August 13, 2019 at 6:00 am
UPDATED: Dec 4, 2019 THE READING BUDDY PROGRAM Are you looking for a rewarding and engaging way to serve your community and work with children? If you answered yes, then the Reading Buddy Program may be the right fit for you. We are currently recruiting for this highly successful program, looking for adult volunteers to […]
Tags: adults, kids, reading, reading buddy, survey, technology, training, volunteer, voter registration
