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Celebrate Vote Early Day 2025

Vote Early Day is on October 28, 2025.

Now more than ever before, it is important to make the tools of democracy as accessible as possible to citizens.


National Voter Registration Day 2025

September 16, 2025, is National Voter Registration Day, a day to encourage all citizens to be active participants in our democracy by registering to vote. As a library community partner, you can help celebrate National Voter Registration Day.


International Democracy Day 2025

True democracy cannot exist without an informed citizenry. September 15, 2025, is International Democracy Day, a civic holiday celebrating democracy through shared dialogue, building trust, and preventing disinformation.


Celebrating the Civic Season


Civic Learning Week 2025

EveryLibrary is a proud partner of Civic Learning Week, taking place on March 10-14, 2025. As democratic centers within communities, civic education is an important part of public libraries. 


National Voter Education Week 2024 - Libraries as Catalysts for Civic Learning

VoteLibraries encourages all public libraries to serve as catalysts for civic learning by celebrating National Voter Education Week from October 7-11, 2024. This national campaign highlights the importance of civics in promoting and protecting constitutional freedoms at every level of government. 


Libraries Activating Communities on Vote Early Day - October 29, 2024

VoteLibraries wants to encourage public libraries and campus libraries to be a part of Vote Early Day on October 29, 2024, to empower voters ahead of the November 2024 elections.


The EveryLibrary Institute Launches Three New VoteLibraries Initiatives with Leading Civic and Democracy Partner Organizations:

The EveryLibrary Institute, a 501c3 organization dedicated to building public support for libraries, partners with the League of Women Voters and Vote411, Nonprofit Vote, and the American Association of People with Disabilities REV Up to provide public librarians and library-focused organizations with tools and resources to participate in election administration efforts through its VoteLibraries initiative.


New Guide for Associations, Friends Groups, and Library Non-Profits on Election Participation

VoteLibraries and Nonprofit VOTE are releasing a new Voter Engagement Guide for library-focused nonprofit organizations to support and encourage their non-partisan participation in elections and civic engagement. 


National Voter Registration Day 2024

On September 17, 2024, we celebrate National Voter Registration Day, a day dedicated to protecting democracy by registering all eligible citizens to vote.