{"id":1007,"date":"2021-08-09T11:23:56","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T15:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/mblc_blog\/?p=1007"},"modified":"2021-08-09T11:23:56","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T15:23:56","slug":"national-voter-registration-day-sign-up-now-to-partner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/mblc_blog\/2021\/08\/09\/national-voter-registration-day-sign-up-now-to-partner\/","title":{"rendered":"National Voter Registration Day: Sign Up Now to Partner!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-916\" src=\"https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/mblc_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/nvrd_logo-2018-UNdated-071718.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"257\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/mblc_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/nvrd_logo-2018-UNdated-071718.png 800w, https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/mblc_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/nvrd_logo-2018-UNdated-071718-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/mblc_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/nvrd_logo-2018-UNdated-071718-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/mblc_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/nvrd_logo-2018-UNdated-071718-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>By Michelle Eberle, Consultant at the Massachusetts Library System<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Massachusetts Library System and Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners are excited to share that we are collaborating on <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalvoterregistrationday.org\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Voter Registration Day (NVRD)<\/a> for a second year. We encourage your library to participate, too!\u00a0 Read on for the official announcement and invitation from the Assistant Director for State Advocacy for the American Library Association (ALA). Libraries can partner by hosting a virtual or in-person event for National Voter Registration Day, or publicizing NVRD social media copy and graphics.\u00a0 National Voter Registration Day provides an excellent <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalvoterregistrationday.org\/toolkit-for-organizations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">toolkit for organizations<\/a> to support your voter engagement efforts. Please use the link below to register to help ALA track how many libraries partner for NVRD.\u00a0 We hope that your library will take part in this important collaboration.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Official Invitation from ALA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m pleased to announce that ALA is once again a premier partner of <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalvoterregistrationday.org\/about\/\">National Voter Registration Day<\/a> (NVRD), to be celebrated this year on September 28.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, hundreds of libraries across the country have participated in NVRD and registered thousands of voters for local, state, and national elections. We invite you to join us again this year by registering here: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/ALANVRD\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/ALANVRD<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>By signing up, you\u2019ll receive free resources and training opportunities to help you prepare. For academic libraries, NVRD offers the opportunity to connect with Campus Takeover, a student mobilizing effort that provides specialized resources and activities for college campuses.<\/p>\n<p>Library workers are leaders in civic engagement. If you are registering voters or doing other types of voter engagement in the coming months, let ALA know! Please tag us on social media: @LibraryPolicy and #LibrariesEngageVoters.<\/p>\n<p>Register for NVRD today: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/ALANVRD\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/ALANVRD<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you.<\/p>\n<p>Megan Cusick<\/p>\n<p>Megan Murray Cusick, MLIS<br \/>\nAssistant Director, State Advocacy<br \/>\nPublic Policy &amp; Advocacy | American Library Association<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Michelle Eberle, Consultant at the Massachusetts Library System The Massachusetts Library System and Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners are excited to share that we are collaborating on National Voter Registration Day (NVRD) for a second year. 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