Local Library Websites Offer Direct Link to Vote411.org
Voters across the nation will want to check out the latest online tool offered by the League of Women Voters, Vote 411, which helps people register to
vote and offers information on voting requirements and state deadlines.
The Vote 411 tool allows users to build an online voter's guide, view
political races, compare candidate positions side by side, and print out
"ballots" that can be used to remind them to vote on Election Day.
The tool also provides visitors with helpful voting information, candidate
statements, and details on current issues.
The
American Library Association is supporting Vote 411 in the wake of the
ALA Council's unanimous passing of the resolution opposing voter suppression at
the recent 2012 ALA Annual Conference. "Librarians recognize the crucial connection between citizens' voting
and democracy. We want to make this terrific tool available to every librarian
in the country," said Emily Sheketoff, executive director of the American
Library Association's Washington office. To increase access to the Vote411 site, local libraries across the country are adding a direct link from their own sites to provide library patrons with direct access to Vote411.
To visit the Vote411.org website, click here.
Connect Kids with This Year's Elections!
Two very special resources you can use to help the young people in your life engage with this year's elections are the interdisciplinary anthology Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out and its companion website, OurWhiteHouse.org.
Our White House: Looking In, Looking
Out was
created by the National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance as a collaborative
effort by over one hundred award-winning
authors
and illustrators. Our White House
overflows with fascinating essays, stories, letters, illustrations, comics, and
more.
The companion educational website, OurWhiteHouse.org, expands the book
content with additional stories and articles and also provides activities and
discussion questions related to book topics. The Our White House Presidential Campaign and Election
Kit for Kids is the most
recent addition to this site, which has been named a Great Web Site for Kids by
the American Library Association!
Both Our White House:
Looking In, Looking Out and OurWhiteHouse.org are projects created by the NCBLA
to not only promote literacy, but to also excite
people of all ages about our nation’s rich history. Learn more about how
parents, teachers, and librarians can inspire young people using the Our
White House resources in the online article "For Educators: Using
Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out and OurWhiteHouse.org in the
Classroom."
Our White
House is available
in both hardcover and paperback from Candlewick Press.
Ask for it at a library or bookstore near you!
in both hardcover and paperback from Candlewick Press.
Ask for it at a library or bookstore near you!
