Celebrating 2022 U.S. Constitution Day 9am-5pm
Friday, September 16, 2022
You are invited to join us to celebrate U.S. Constitution Day on September 16! Free and open to the public! Bring a friend with you. Featured activities include:
Vote
Voter Registration Tables
Time: 2pm-4:30pm
Location 1: outside between Brochstein and Fondren Library (if weather permits). Rainy day: Inside near Circulation Desk, 1st floor, Fondren Library
Location 2: near the glass display cases to the left of the office of Friends of Fondren at the Quad Side entrance, 1st floor, Fondren Library
Certified Voter Registrars will be available to assist you.
Express yourself
Time: 9am-5pm
- What does the Constitution mean to you?
- How has your community been impacted by the 15th and 19th amendments, which guarantee all citizens the right to vote regardless of race or gender?
- How can you help the US achieve the important tenets of the 15th and 19th amendments--the right for everyone to vote regardless of race or gender?
- What constitutional right is most important to you, and why?
Share answers with us using the hashtag #RiceVotes
Whiteboards will be scattered throughout the library to share your thoughts.
Snacks
Time: 12pm, 3pm
Location: Kelley Center Information Desk, basement, Fondren Library
Fondren Library is a Congress designated Federal Depostiroy Library since 1967.
Play a game, get a cookie, a drink, and a free Pocket Constitution! [first come, first serve]
Learn about voter registration and election
Exhibit: Get Registered, Get Informed, Get Involved.
Time: Now-November 8th
Location: near the glass display cases to the left of the office of Friends of Fondren at the Quad Side entrance, 1st floor, Fondren Library
Learn about the history of voting in the U.S.
Exhibit: History of Voting in America
Time: Now-November 8th
Location: the glass display cases to the left of the office of Friends of Fondren at the Quad Side entrance, 1st floor, Fondren Library
Learn about what does the Constitution say about the right to vote?
Location: the display case near Kelley Center Information Desk, basement, Fondren Library
Time: Now-November 8th
Exhibit: What does the Constitution say about the right to vote